About us
You’ve probably heard of Auto Trader, but do you know what we’re all about?
We’re the UK’s leading automotive marketplace, a heritage brand, and a tech darling of the stock market. We bring together vehicle buyers and sellers to give them real choices. Cars may be what we're best known for but we’re also the place for pretty much everything else on wheels, from e-bikes to caravans.
In the automotive world, change is a constant, that’s why we take our job of untangling the complex car-buying journey very seriously.
At our core, we’re all about people. We go our own way while embracing diversity and celebrating our differences. We dedicate ourselves to the idea that we work better together.
Auto Trader is a beautiful, surprising and vibrant place to work. We might not be for everyone, but we could be perfect for you.
About the job
At Auto Trader, we are proud of our people-centred culture, and believe that our people are integral in making us a unique place to work. We’re looking for a resilient and experienced Senior HR Advisor to join our People Team. Our focus is on providing tailored advisory support to Auto Trader and delivering an amazing employee experience at all stages of an employee’s Auto Trader adventure.
The Senior Advisor will play a key role in managing complex Employee Relations (ER) cases from start to resolution. You’ll have the opportunity to build trusted relationships within the business and play a key role in providing guidance to our People Managers to help enhance our employee experience. This includes designing and delivering ER based training for our manager community.
Another key part of the role is acting as a point of escalation for our People Advisors. This will enable you to use your technical expertise to guide, mentor and help develop more junior members of the team.
You’ll also have the opportunity to take on relevant project work to drive continuous improvement to our processes within the team and the wider employee lifecycle at Auto Trader.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the team during a period of change as we continue to invest in providing a great employee experience and enhance our strategic influence across the business.
What we're looking for
- Previous experience operating at a Senior HR Advisory level, within a commercial environment.
- Experience in leading complex employee relations (ER) cases from start to close and taking ownership of implementing any recommendations if relevant.
- Proven experience in coaching and mentoring People Advisors, particularly in the area of Employee Relations
- Experience in varying the employment contract through meaningful consultation
- Experience in supporting with family leave, such as maternity, adoption, paternity and shared parental leave (ShPL) and strong knowledge of the legal framework and statutory requirements related to this
- Experience in advising on complex employee wellbeing and mental health cases.
- Awareness of neurodiversity in the workplace and how an employer can support where required.
- A flexible and collaborative approach with the ability to prioritise tasks and manage conflicting priorities and deadlines with short notice.
- A solid understanding of employment law and the application of such laws in a commercial environment.
- Confidence in delivering people management training to groups of people and supporting with adapting or evolving this training as necessary.
Though not essential for this role, it would be a plus if you had any exposure to any of the below:
- Experience in advising on and supporting with complex neurodiversity cases.
- A mental health first aid qualification would be beneficial.
- Experience in some form of organisation restructures.
- Experience working with a shared mailbox.
- Confidence in providing information for monthly Payroll checks and awareness of what may impact employee pay.
At Auto Trader, we believe that every candidate brings a unique blend of talents. If you find yourself ticking some, but not all, of the requirement boxes, we'd love to hear from you.
Benefits
We’re offering a salary of £36,000 – £42,000, plus an additional 10% of your salary awarded to you in shares each year. These awarded shares will become yours in yearly instalments over the next three years, and you can choose to either sell them or keep them as shares. And you'll receive 29 days holiday, plus bank holidays and comprehensive private medical cover.
That’s not all. We have employee pension contributions up to 7%, enhanced family leave provisions, a car salary sacrifice scheme, share-save options, and much more.
We always want to give you the support you need and help prioritise your wellbeing, that’s why we provide access to 24/7 online GP and dentist, as well as specialist support for assisted fertility, gender dysphoria, menopause, period care plans and lots more.
On top of all that, our hybrid model, Connected Working, combines the best of both worlds – office and home working. You’ll have two fixed weekly office days for team collaboration and one more of your choice to suit your work-life balance.
Additionally, during July and August, along with two weeks in December, we have our remote first periods. During these times, you can work remotely, whether that's from another location in the UK or even from certain locations abroad.
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