About the Role
Lupa is building an AI-native operating system for veterinary practices and pet parents, aiming to replace fragmented systems with an intelligent platform for scheduling, client communication, clinical documentation, and AI-driven care guidance. This role is crucial for managing the employee lifecycle and ensuring smooth HR operations in a high-growth environment.
Responsibilities
- Own the employee lifecycle end-to-end, from offer through to exit.
- Build and run a best-in-class onboarding experience.
- Own HR compliance, including right-to-work checks, visa sponsorship administration, GDPR, and employment law.
- Maintain accurate employee records and HR systems, and produce necessary reports.
- Serve as the first point of contact for employee and manager queries regarding policies and processes.
- Continuously improve HR processes and raise the bar on people operations.
Requirements
- Previous experience in an HR Manager, People Operations Manager, or HR Advisor role.
- Strong understanding of employment law, HR compliance, and the operational mechanics of the employee lifecycle.
- Experience managing right-to-work processes.
- Experience managing visa sponsorship administration (ideal).
- Comfortable owning HR systems and maintaining employee data quality.
- Experience in a high-growth startup or scale-up environment (nice to have).
- CIPD qualification or equivalent hands-on experience (nice to have).
Skills
- HR compliance
- Employment law
- Employee lifecycle management
- Onboarding
- HR systems management
- Data accuracy
- Process improvement
- Communication
- Problem-solving
Location
- Paddington, London
Work Type
- In-person
Experience Level
- HR Manager
- People Operations Manager
- HR Advisor
Education Level
- CIPD qualification (nice to have)
About the Company
- Lupa is building a category-defining product the industry has never seen before.
- We’re the AI-native operating system for veterinary practices and pet parents.
- Practices run more efficiently, vets get back to doing what they love, and pet parents feel more connected to their animals’ health than ever.
- One of Europe’s top 100 AI startups with a team of 50 people.
- 10x growth in twelve months.
- The UK market leader, now charging hard into the US and Europe.
- We have $25M in funding, 1M+ pets on the platform, and a buzzing HQ in Paddington, London.
- This is a rare chance to join a rocket ship at exactly the right moment.
