People Operations Manager

At Gravity Sketch, we are transforming how creative teams realize their vision. Our platform empowers entire teams to create, communicate, and collaborate spatially, breaking down the barriers of traditional workflows to make the design process more inclusive, efficient, and enjoyable. By enabling seamless, real-time interaction in a shared 3D environment across VR, desktop, and web, we empower the world's most innovative companies to bring better products to life.

We’re a lean but ambitious team of 50+ spread across the globe. We may be geographically spread out, but we’re tied by our mission to help people bring better products to life! Our focus is on output and getting the work done, not counting the hours you work. We appreciate that everyone has their own optimum setup, so provide flexibility in terms of when and where you get work done. 

Force Multiplier

• Make everyone around you better 

• Raise the Bar

• Deliver Results 

Owner mindset

• Hold yourself and others accountable 

• Make every investment as if it were your own 

• Don't let the egg drop 

Resourceful

• Take calculated risks 

• Use what you/we have to deliver the most value

• Stay Hungry 

Curiosity  

• Always be in learning mode

• Go Deep: ask the why/why not

• Explore and have fun

Empathy

• Put yourself in the shoes of your customer  

• Be genuinely caring and respectful

• Act from a place of understanding/longing to understand 
  

Our values are at the heart of our culture, we encourage everyone to experiment, bring new ideas to the table, and challenge one another to arrive at the best solutions for our users.

We work hard, and know how to have fun too; with company trips, socials, sports, gaming sessions and more. We welcome you to share your hobbies with the team so we can all try something new!

We are at an exciting point in our journey. We have around 50 people across the UK, US, and beyond, and we have built strong foundations for how we hire, support, and develop our team. Now, we are looking to evolve our people operations as we move into our next phase of sustainable growth. You will have the freedom to shape what great looks like and have a real impact on how our team works and feels every day. If you love the energy of a startup and want to help shape the culture and experience of our global team, we would love to have you with us.

As People Operations Manager, you will be responsible for improving and maintaining the systems, processes, and culture that enable our people to do their best work. You will ensure we have solid HR foundations in place while fostering engagement, alignment, and a supportive environment. You will work closely with the leadership team to align people strategy with business goals, while also supporting with general operations to help the company run smoothly and efficiently.

• Culture & Employee Experience:

  • Promoting and strengthening initiatives and practices for engagement, belonging, and collaboration across our hybrid workforce.

  • Act as a trusted partner and advocate for employees, including fostering open communication and feedback loops.

  • Working closely with the leadership team to define and strengthen the cultural DNA of the company, ensuring it remains authentic and scalable through future growth

• People Operations

  • Own and improve all core people processes, to include onboarding, performance management, and offboarding, as well as compensation reviews, employee benefits and career development frameworks.

  • Ensure HR compliance with UK employment law and maintain accurate, up-to-date employee records and policies.

  • Implementing and managing a new HRIS system and streamlining workflows and reporting across the wider function

  • Partner with managers to provide guidance on employee relations, performance issues, and organisational design.

• Talent & Workforce Planning

  • Support hiring managers with structured, fair, and efficient recruitment and onboarding processes.

• Operations support:

  • Support with improving company-wide processes and systems.

  • Assist with ongoing information security compliance (no previous experience necessary)

  • Restructure how we communicate internally to build systems for effective distribution of critical information

  • Assist with planning and organising social events, and ad hoc operational projects, to include support with celebrations of company and team wins both big and small to ensure good work is rewarded across the business

Requirements:

• Previous experience working in people/HR roles, including start up/small business experience

• Passionate about creating a great employee experience

• Strong interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence, and discretion

• Work with a pragmatic, solutions-oriented mindset

• Our studio is based in Brixton - being able to go to the studio regularly would be beneficial, but not required.

• Uncapped holidays: The startup world is busy, we encourage taking time off to recharge and rest.

• £50 month personal wellbeing budget

• Private healthcare

• £1,000 personal budget per year for professional development. You will learn a lot here but there may be more want or need. With this budget, we aim to support you in your career growth.

• Team lunch Wednesdays: out together in person, or virtually with food delivery credit.

• Socials and an annual global meet up: we are passionate about bringing everyone together whenever we can, this helps build tighter bonds and alignment.

• Enhanced parental leave policy (maternity and paternity)

• Cyclescheme & Techscheme

• Chance to work at a start-up changing how the products of the future are designed, and exposure to a transparent startup journey

• Real work ownership - you drive your own initiatives and have an opportunity to take your work all the way through to launch.