People Project Manager

We are TravelPerk: a scaling unicorn valued at $1.3billion that has raised over $400m since our creation in 2015. Backed by world-class investors with portfolios including AirBnb, Stripe, Slack, Trello, Gusto, Twitter, Farfetch and Deliveroo, our team is made up of A-players from across the travel and technology industries.

Over the past few years, we've been named the fastest-growing SaaS startup in the world by SaaS1000 and featured as one of the hottest startups to watch by both Forbes and Wired. We're revolutionizing the B2B corporate travel market—worth over $1.4 trillion— to connect people in real life in an enjoyable and sustainable way.

TravelPerk are innovators. During the last year we have welcomed and acquired the likes of Click Travel, NexTravel and Albatross to the team. From TravelCare, to FlexiPerk and of course GreenPerk we are shaping the future of the industry. Our team continues to emerge stronger and stronger as we adjust to the new normal—and that's where you come in!

If you're ready to take off with us, keep reading!

The role:

We are looking for a People Project Manager to report to the Senior Director of People Operations. This role plays an integral part in driving change so we can enable our People to live their best lives, and do their best work, in a community where they belong. You will lead key strategic People initiatives across the full project lifecycle, and help establish a standardized way of managing and governing projects.

What will you be doing?

• Manage the People team project portfolio to ensure progress against our goals.
• Establish and apply our project methodologies to ensure initiatives are planned and executed effectively.
• Create and manage comprehensive plans that reflect agreed timelines while overviewing scope and budget of the projects.
• Assemble project teams, outline project roles and manage project resourcing.
• Bring key stakeholders together, ensure appropriate communication and meeting cadences.
• Develop and execute change management plans.
• Ensure creation of success metrics, and monitor success before closure or iteration.
• Facilitate decision making as required throughout the project lifecycle.
• Monitor project health, dependencies and raise any risks to ensure proactive mitigation.
• Develop strong relationships with stakeholders, and negotiate to resolve project conflicts and competing priorities.
• Identify ways to improve employee experience, drive process improvements and automation initiatives.
• Run retrospectives to ensure continuous improvement.

What you will need to succeed?

• Significant People Operations and/or Project Management experience, being responsible for change management, process improvement and/or operational support within Human Resources department.
• Experience delivering change initiatives and People Operations projects.
• Experience with leading HR technology initiatives is highly preferred.
• Analytical mindset that will enable you to thoroughly interpret business processes, structures and systems.
• Ability to assess needs, influence, collaborate, deliver and partner in a cross-functional environment.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build relationships across a diverse range of stakeholders.
• Curious and critical thinker who can ask great questions, leverage various techniques to elicit requirements, analyze information and quickly identify problems and solutions.
• High level of attention to detail.
• You thrive in a fast paced collaborative environment.
• You are able to uphold the highest degree of data confidentiality.

Our benefits:

• A competitive compensation package, including equity in TravelPerk
• Generous vacation days so you can rest and recharge
• Health perks such as private healthcare or gym allowance, depending on your location
• Family services that include adoption benefits and equal paid parental leave
• Unforgettable TravelPerk events
• Mental health support tool for your wellbeing
• Exponential growth & personal development opportunities

How we work:

Our Vision is for a world where TravelPerk serves as the platform for human connection in-real-life (IRL). We take an IRL-first approach to work, where our team works together in-person 3 days a week. As such, this role requires you to be based within commuting distance of our London hub. We fundamentally believe in the value of meeting in-real-life to improve connectivity, productivity, creativity and ultimately making us a great place to work.

For certain positions we can help with relocation from anywhere in the world, please let us know in your applications and we will assess whether this is possible.

English is the official language at the office. Please submit your resume in English if you choose to apply.

At TravelPerk we believe that diversity adds incredible value to our teams, products, and culture. We don't just accept differences—we celebrate them, support them, and thrive on them for the benefit of our employees, products, and community. As an equal-opportunity employer, we stay true to our mission by ensuring that our place can be anyone's place regardless of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.