People Director

Stuart is a sustainable 🌱 last-mile logistics company that connects retailers and e-merchants to a fleet of geolocalised couriers across several countries in Europe.

Our Mission 🚀

We are an impact-driven company that aims to build the future of logistics for a more sustainable world: shared, efficient and reliable. We are committed to creating a new standard for urban deliveries that meet today’s environmental and social challenges while offering a premium delivery experience blending speed, flexibility and convenience.

Our motto: “Make every delivery a moment all of us can truly celebrate!” More than 3000+ leading brands already partner with us across Restaurants, Grocery, Retail & Luxury, and eCommerce to deliver all types of goods at the tap of a button. Stuart is a highly diverse and inclusive company of 350+ employees with 90+ nationalities working across France 🇫🇷, Italy 🇮🇹, Poland 🇵🇱, Spain 🇪🇸 and the U.K. 🇬🇧

It’s the right moment and the right place for us to make an impact on millions of people, as home delivery services hit a record high. And guess what? You can help us fulfil our vision 🙌

Please, submit your CV in English, as we have an international hiring team.

What will I be doing? 🤔

• Working closely with the CEO and Executive team to implement and execute a seamless People Strategy and OKRs, supporting the employee lifecycle and a great employee experience at Stuart.
• The go-to expert for the creation, implementation, maintenance and alteration of workforce planning and organizational design.
• Building and maintaining good working relationships with members of the Work Councils in France and Spain; attending council meetings where required to present on change management processes or people strategy that will impact the business.
• Fostering an excellent working relationship with the Legal stakeholder group on matters related to high risk employee relation matters and change management processes.
• Accountable and responsible for the COE’s of Talent Acquisition, HR Operations, Learning and Development, Reward, Payroll and Workplace within the People team function.
• Working with the COE’s of the People function to ensure key large scale HR projects are delivered to a degree of high excellence. Sole responsibility for some key projects / HR work streams associated with business initiatives.
• Creation of robust processes and procedures across the operating countries, working with the COE’s of the People Function to ensure these meet the needs of the business and deliver high impact.
• Ability to implement agile practices, utilizing data in an innovative manner in order to create positive changes to the business.

What do we need from you? 😎

• Previous experience working in a fast paced environment ideally TECH based.
• Experience of managing and mentoring HR professionals/ People Leadership team across different European countries.
• High level of senior HR Generalist experience and comfortable with working across a broad HR spectrum.
• Suitably qualified in human resources, business administration or a related field.
• General employment law knowledge of France, UK, Spain as well as the ability to apply new knowledge to working practices and ER related scenarios. Working knowledge of employment law in Italy and Poland is a plus.
• People Champion - someone who is people oriented with a high level of empathy, really passionate about fostering an inclusive culture within Stuart and celebrating our individuality within teams.
• Comfortable with working in an ambiguous environment- open to change & adaptation, flexible.
• Ability to influence and negotiate with the senior management team, including that of the C suite with a commercial mindset.
• Fluency in English & French.

The stuff you wanna know 😉

• Work in an international, dynamic, and passionate environment with a company culture focused on learning and development 🎉
• Ticket Restaurant by Swile (€13 daily with 60% paid by the company) 🥗
• Stuart Academy, offering a wide range of upskilling and development opportunities
• Stuart is putting Mental Health Awareness first! Wellness Allowance (€40 monthly) to use in any gym or sport class 🧘
• Private healthcare provided by Alan 🧑‍⚕️

At Stuart, we believe that employees today want to evolve in collaborative, high-growth environments where they can demonstrate their abilities and thrive both professionally and personally. We are convinced that employees need to find alignment between their inner values and their company’s culture and mission to unlock their full potential. We work to create a culture of empowerment, continuous learning and growth where everyone can bring expertise, own projects and easily measure their impact 🙌

Stuart is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to promoting diversity. We don’t discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status 💙

Please note: Our Talent Acquisition Team is international coming from across the world 🌍 We kindly ask you to please submit your CV and application in English so that it can be reviewed correctly (unless the job posting is in a language other than English). Thank you 🤗

Want to learn more about us? Visit https://stuart.com/about-us/