Posted May 5

People & Talent Partner

London, United KingdomHybrid

Responsibilities

Support and guide managers through performance management cycles, including goal setting, reviews, and performance improvement processes.
Manage and evolve the company’s people drumbeat (e.g. performance review cycles, check ins, calibration processes).
Lead on employee relations matters, ensuring fair, consistent, and legally compliant outcomes.
Report engagement findings to leadership and ensure meaningful follow-through on actions.
Lead initiatives to strengthen company culture, belonging, and connection across teams.
Own and deliver internal social, cultural, and team engagement initiatives (e.g. events, rituals, recognition programmes).
Identify capability gaps and design learning interventions aligned to business needs.
Source, design, or facilitate training programmes for managers and employees.
Support leadership development and ongoing skills growth across Zen.
Ensure HR policies and processes are applied consistently and fairly.

We want students to have access to the best education possible, and we go the extra mile to find, onboard, match, and coach incredible educators that deeply care about their students.
experience in a rapidly scaling organisation.
You’ll be able to gain exposure to international HR practices and markets, while also having significant scope for career growth into senior People leadership roles.
Experience in a People Partner, HR Business Partner, or hybrid HR/Talent role where you've been responsible for a wide range of HR-related tasks including onboardings, exit interviews, benefits, grievances, flexible working requests etc. You have
experience coordinating and running performance review cycles end-to-end, and are now looking to take a more influential role in how managers interpret, calibrate, and act on performance outcomes.
You’re excited by growth environments, comfortable being a key go-to person for managers and employees, and energised by helping build and shape people processes rather than just running them.

Location: London Job Type: Full-time, on site Salary: £35,000 - 45,000 + share options
Schools spend over $9bn a year on temporary educators, with over $2bn per year of that spent on fees that take money out of the education system.
We have recently raised our Series B funding of $37mil, the largest round in European EdTech last year.

And if you’re curious about the role, but still have questions before you put in an application I’m happy for you to contact me directly here: sandy.vo@zeneducate.com

About the role We are seeking a dynamic and commercially minded People & Talent Partner to join our growing People team.
This is a high-impact, broad scope role with a strong focus on people partnering, culture building, and employee experience, alongside some talent acquisition responsibilities.
You will act as a trusted advisor to leaders and teams, helping shape how we support, develop, and engage our people as we scale.
This role offers significant scope to grow into broader international HR expertise across the US, Canada, and South Africa as we expand.
About Zen Zen Educate is a technology company that matches schools with temporary educator staff.
Our mission is to change the world of education recruitment.
By leveraging the latest technology, we purpose built a platform that helps schools to pay less while educators earn more.
This is your chance to make a difference and join a high growth tech startup on the ground floor.
We are a collaborative company, and the career growth opportunities are endless if you are someone willing to dive in, be entrepreneurial, and do whatever is needed to get the job done.
We are passionate about learning and development, and will invest in both your personal and professional growth.