Job Description
Expana is the world’s leading agrifood-focused Price Reporting Agency (PRA) and global commodity intelligence provider. Formed through the combination of Mintec, Urner Barry, and associated brands, Expana brings together over 200 years of accumulated expertise in global commodity markets, serving more than 3,000 customers across 50 countries.
The Expana platform delivers 36,000+ proprietary price series across 900+ commodities, 70 million+ data points, and 1,400+ price forecasts, all underpinned by IOSCO-assured data integrity. Clients across retail, food manufacturing, agriculture, financial services, and industrial production rely on Expana to optimise procurement, manage commodity risk, and improve profitability across their supply chains.
Help Shape an Exceptional Employee Experience
We're looking for an experienced and proactive People Operations Manager to join our People team on a 12 month FTC.
Reporting directly to the Chief HR Officer, you'll play a pivotal role in ensuring our people operations run smoothly, efficiently and compliantly while delivering a first-class employee experience. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys combining operational excellence with continuous improvement, data-driven decision-making and people-focused service delivery.
As the operational backbone of the People function, you'll lead key HR processes across payroll, benefits, policy compliance, HR systems and reporting. You'll also manage a People Advisor, helping to drive performance and deliver exceptional support to employees and managers across the business.
What You'll Be Doing
What You'll Bring
We'd Love to See
- Experience supporting international or global payroll processes.
- Exposure to HR transformation, automation or AI-enabled process improvements.
- Experience supporting audits and broader governance requirements.
- People management experience.
If you're passionate about building scalable processes, leveraging technology to improve ways of working and creating an outstanding employee experience, we'd love to hear from you.
This is a unique opportunity to make a visible impact within a growing organisation. You'll work closely with senior leaders, influence how people operations are delivered and help build scalable foundations that support future growth and innovation.
We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and empowered to do their best work. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, experiences and communities.
If you're an organised, analytical and people-focused HR professional who thrives on creating exceptional employee experiences and operational excellence, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today and help shape the future of our People Operations function.
Our Core Values at Expana
At Expana, we take great pride in our core values, which guide our actions and shape our culture:
Brilliance We strive for excellence in everything we do, pushing the boundaries of creativity and innovation to deliver outstanding results.
Connected We believe in the power of collaboration and communication. By fostering strong relationships within our teams and with our partners, we create a supportive environment that drives success.
Make a Difference We are committed to making a positive impact in our industry and community. Our actions reflect our dedication to sustainability, social responsibility, and delivering value to our stakeholders.
Other values such as trust, transparency, creativity, and ownership define our brand and company culture. These qualities are what we seek in our teams as well. Your unique communication style and optimistic vision will inspire harmony with colleagues, customers, and business partners. Your commitment to excellence and strong relationship skills are also valued. Positive energy and strategic skills are key to succeeding at Expana. We value both individual success and collaboration, seeking dynamic team players who think outside the box. Everyone's development is integral to our collective success, so we foster and support each person's strengths and talents.
In return for your hard work and dedication, we offer fantastic rewards. Please note that we operate with an agile working model, allowing for remote work and occasional travel to our offices.
It is important to mention that we cannot sponsor or provide any work visas to any candidate in our locations and we will be conducting Right to Work checks during our hiring practices to ensure compliance with employment laws.
