Head of People & Talent

Our mission is to help people navigate relationship change with kindness, clarity and practical support. From moving in together to getting married, separating, co-parenting or blending families, amicable helps thousands of couples have better conversations and make clearer decisions.

Our digital, human approach combines technology with expert support to make things simpler, fairer and more accessible. We help people focus on what matters most, while reducing the cost and stress of navigating relationship change.

amicable is growing quickly as demand increases and the way people approach relationships continues to evolve.

Our values bring our purpose to life and make what we do and how we do it unique: we are Kind to everyone we encounter, we embrace Trust & Professionalism, with a quest for Customer Focus that drives us to be more Pioneering.

We are proud to be part of the Octopus Group.

People are at the centre of everything we do at amicable - for the couples we help, and for each other.

We'renow looking for a Head of People & Talent to lead our People function and make sure amicable attracts,develop sand keeps brilliant people.

This is a role for someone who hits the ground running.

You'llown hiring, onboarding and performance, holding a genuinely high bar so every person we bring in raises the standard of the team they join.

You'lllead our people data and reporting, working with our Operations

Director and the wider leadership team to shape how we deliver our people priorities, and manage our Talent Manager and People & Talent Assistantandworking closely with our fractional L&D partner.

You'llcombine strong HR judgement with hands-on delivery andbring real curiosity about where AI can change how this function works – not just speeding up reporting, but finding new ways to spot patterns, solve problems and make decisions.

Most importantly,you'llneed to align with our values - they guide every decision we make, and everyone at amicableembodiesthem.

This role is hybrid –you'llmainly workfrom home, with a minimum of 1 day a week in our Holborn or Richmond office.

• Partner with our people managers, helping them get the best from their teams
• Build genuine relationships across the business, so you proactively understand their needs
• Translate business priorities into practical people plans that managers and teams can act on
• Manage and support our Talent Manager and People & Talent Assistant

• Own our end-to-end talent acquisition approach, holding a genuinely high bar - quality over volume
• Work with our Talent Manager to manage andevolveour recruitment processandtools
• Own onboarding end to end, working with tech and hiring managers so every new hire feels welcome and ready from day one
• Coach and develop hiring managers to build their own capability

• Tracking the metrics that show how the function and business are doingon our HRIS and ATS
• Bring rigour to people data – leave, sickness,objectives, performance - so leadership always has a clear, evidence-based view
• Use that data to tell a story and influence stakeholders, not just report numbers
• Monitor retention data, spot trends, and put targeted interventions in place

• Write andmaintainpolicies in amicable'svoice - warm, plain English, no legal jargon – while keeping them legally sound
• Own and evolve our performance management framework and Mental Health First Aid programme
• Champion diversity, equity and inclusion across our policies and practices
• Design and deliver initiatives that strengthen engagement, wellbeing and belonging, including employee engagement surveys

• Use benchmarking and insight to bring data-led pay recommendations to the…