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Tyk • London, United Kingdom

HR Generalist - 9 Months Contract

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top 3 scores:
96%

Location flexibility

92%

Role modelling

90%

Hours flexibility

Job Description

Who are Tyk, and what do we do?
The Tyk API Management platform is helping to drive the connected world and power new products and services. We’re changing the way that organisations connect any number of their systems and services. Whether internal, external, public or highly encrypted systems, Tyk helps businesses drive value across the retail, finance, telecoms, healthcare, or media industries (to name just a few!)

If you’ve banked online, used an app to check the news, or perhaps even driven a connected car, API’s, and by extension, Tyk, make that possible. Founded in 2015 with offices in London - UK, London - Ontario, Atlanta and Singapore, we have many thousands of users of our B2B platform across the globe. Brands using Tyk range from Lotte, Bell, T Mobile, to RBS, Capital One and Vinci. We have a varied user base hailing from every continent – even Antarctica.

Our Mission

Tyk is on a mission to connect every system in the world. We’ve started by building an API Management platform.

Total flexibility, default remote, radical responsibility

Tyk was founded on the principle of offering flexibility and autonomy to our employees, we believe this allows our employees to achieve their best results. It also means we can build the best possible team, location and working hours are no barrier.

If this sounds like an environment that you believe could work for you then read on to find out more.

The role:

We’re looking for a sharp HR Generalist, with a keen eye for detail and a care for people! the role is a maternity cover for 9 months, reporting to the Head of People

Here’s what you’ll be getting up to:

  • Recruitment onboarding: Support the full cycle of recruitment, including coordinating the onboarding process.
  • Employee Relations: Foster a positive working environment by addressing employee concerns, facilitating conflict resolution, and promoting open communication.
  • Performance Management: Support performance appraisal processes, provide guidance on goal setting and assist managers in employee development plans.
  • HR Compliance: Ensure compliance with local labour laws and regulations, maintain accurate employee records, and update HR policies as necessary.
  • Payroll - Run payroll in collaboration with Finance, The Head of People, ensuring timely completion and accuracy.
  • HR Reporting: Generate reports on HR metrics, analyze data to identify trends, and provide insights for decision-making.
  • Culture and Engagement: Drive initiatives that promote employee engagement, recognition, and a strong organizational culture.
  • HR Systems: Competent in maintaining and maximising usage of HR Information System, and support in the training of system optimisations across the business
  • Administration - Internal change letters, exit interviews, and any other people related letters.

Requirements

  • Significant experience in HR, in a scale up environment or SaaS
  • Experience working in a multicultural business, ideally in a remote set up
  • Strong experience in employment law, employee relations and payroll management.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Proven ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines with high attention to detail.
  • Proficiency in HR software and MS Office Suite.
  • Demonstrated problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills.
  • High level of confidentiality and professionalism.

Our values tell the story of Tyk - here’s how:

  • It’s ok to screw up!

We’ve found that it’s often the ‘stupid’ or unexpected ideas that turn out to be the successful ones - so try it, at least we can say we have!

  • The only stupid idea, is the untested one!

It’s in our DNA - starting a business with founders 12 hours apart, giving our gateway away for free - sure, we did that, and we’d do it again!

  • Trust starts with you - make it count!

Trust is a two-way street - instil it from day one!

  • Assume best intent!

We have each other’s back - we’re all on the same team. Think before you speak or act.

  • Make things better!

Always try to leave things better than when you found them - change is constant, inevitable and embraced! Be that change we want to see.

What’s it like to work here?! check it out: https://tyk.io/worklife/

Tyk is an equal opportunities employer and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.

You can see more about us here https://tyk.io

Benefits

Here’s why you should join us:

  • We have total flexibility in hours, as we believe creativity flows better when our people are given freedom to decide when they are most productive. Everyone is unique after all.
  • Employee share scheme
  • Generous maternity and paternity leave
  • Volunteering Days
  • Company retreats
  • Employee Wellbeing platform

We all share the same vision - we value authenticity, respect, responsibility, independence, honesty, diversity and inclusion and most importantly treating others how you wish to be treated. We look for like-minded people who bring their personalities to work everyday, strive to achieve their personal goals and who are willing to challenge the way we do things, why? - to make what we do even better!

Company benefits

Enhanced maternity leave – 5 months full pay after completing 26 weeks' work
Enhanced paternity leave
Adoption leave
Shared parental leave
Work from anywhere scheme
Unlimited annual leave
Teambuilding days
Teambuilding holidays
Home office set up
Equity packages
Company shutdown periods
Company wide holidays/offsites
Volunteer days
Buddy scheme
Eye Care Support
Compassionate leave
Cycle to work scheme
Salary sacrifice
Share options
401K
Referral bonus
Sabbaticals
Charity donation scheme
Employee assistance programme
Tree planting
L&D budget
Coaching

We asked employees of Tyk what it's like to work there, and this is what they told us.

Location flexibility
96%
Employees are very happy with their working location freedom
Hours flexibility
90%
Employees are very happy with the flexibility in the hours they work
Benefits
69%
Employees are largely happy with the benefits their company offers
Work-life balance
80%
Employees feel that they can switch off quite easily from work
Role modelling
92%
Employees feel that flexible working is part of the culture
Autonomy
87%
Employees feel they have complete autonomy over getting their work done

Additional employee ratings
(these do not contribute to the FlexScore®)

Diversity
81%
Employees feel that the diversity, and the efforts to improve and maintain it, are great
Inclusion
82%
Employees feel like the company culture is brilliantly inclusive and equitable
Culture
83%
Employees feel like it is a really great environment to work in
Mission
78%
Employees feel quite excited about the company mission
Salary
71%
Employees feel that their salary is good and matches the value they bring

Working at Tyk

Company employees

125

Gender diversity (male:female)

33:67

Funding levels

$40 million

Office Locations

Awards & Achievements

Most flexible companies

Most flexible companies

Flexa100 2024
SaaS & Software

SaaS & Software

Industry awards 2023
2nd – Scaleup companies

2nd – Scaleup companies

Flexa100 2023
2nd – Saas & Dev Software

2nd – Saas & Dev Software

Industry awards 2022