London, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid
Location: London, UK (Hybrid) Reports to: VP of Operations Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent About OctaiPipe OctaiPipe is a young, ambitious company with the vision to become the global driving force behind the next …
Skills: UK Employment Law, GDPR Compliance, Employee Lifecycle Management, Recruitment, Performance Management
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Take end-to-end ownership of the people function, managing everything from recruitment and contracts to HR compliance and performance. Partner with leadership to shape company culture, employee experience, and organizational design during a phase of rapid growth.
Requires 3–5 years of experience in People Ops or HR generalist roles, preferably within a tech startup or scale-up. Must have strong knowledge of UK employment law and GDPR, with a CIPD Level 5 qualification preferred.
Location: London, UK (Hybrid)
Reports to: VP of Operations
Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent
About OctaiPipe
OctaiPipe is a young, ambitious company with the vision to become the global driving force behind the next paradigm of foundational physical AI - ensuring our connected world and critical infrastructure are safe, secure, and sustainable. Following a recent funding round, the company is entering an exciting phase of rapid growth and is looking for exceptional people to help shape that journey.
OctaiPipe is on a mission to revolutionise energy optimisation in data centres through decentralised artificial intelligence. Rather than moving data from the source, OctaiPipe moves algorithms to the data - enabling learning directly at the edge through novel federated AI technology. Its flagship AI for Cooling Efficiency (ACE) application is built on OctaiPipe’s proprietary distributed AI platform.
What We Solve
Cooling is one of the biggest energy challenges in modern data centres, accounting for more than 30% of total facility energy usage. OctaiPipe’s ACE platform combines AI-driven optimisation with natural language recommendations to reduce cooling energy consumption by up to 30%, helping operators improve sustainability, efficiency, and operational performance.
Reducing cooling energy usage at this scale can lower overall data centre energy consumption by at least 10%. If adopted across all UK or US data centres today, this level of efficiency could effectively double global data centre capacity - without building a single new facility.
How We Are Different
What We Are Looking For
We’re looking for a People Operations Manager to take end-to-end ownership of our people function as we grow and scale. This role will be central to shaping team performance, culture, and employee experience, with a real opportunity to engineer an environment that gives people an amazing experience while also enabling them to perform at their best. Done well, this will support high retention, strengthen team cohesion, and help compound the intellectual capital of the business over time. You’ll own everything people-related, from recruitment and contracts through to HR compliance, performance, culture, and retention, while partnering closely with the VP of Operations, Office Admin, and people managers across the company.
Key Responsibilities
Employee Relations & Wellbeing
Employee Engagement & Culture
Employer Branding
Recruitment & Hiring
Onboarding
Off-boarding
Employment Contracts & Documentation
HR Policies & Employee Handbook
Payroll Administration
Compensation & Benefits Management
Performance Management
Learning & Development (L&D)
Absence & Leave Management
Compliance & Employment Law
HR Data & Reporting (HRIS)
Organisational Design & Workforce Planning
Disciplinary & Grievance Procedures
Visa, Work Permits & Relocation
HR Tools & Systems Management
Requirements
Nice to Have
Why Join Octaipipe
What We Offer
AI powered energy optimisation for data centres
OctaiPipe is an AI-powered optimisation software solution that delivers up to 30% savings in cooling energy use with zero disruption. It reduces costs, emissions, and water usage—helping data centres improve PUE, meet sustainability goals, and comply with global standards like ISO 50001, EED and CSRD. With pricing calibrated to energy savings, typical payback is under 3 months. For a 5MW site, OctaiPipe can cut over €600,000 in annual costs, reduce PUE from 1.42 to 1.30, and avoid more than 800 tonnes of CO₂.
Offices: London, GB
AI powered energy optimisation for data centres
OctaiPipe is an AI-powered optimisation software solution that delivers up to 30% savings in cooling energy use with zero disruption. It reduces costs, emissions, and water usage—helping data centres improve PUE, meet sustainability goals, and comply with global standards like ISO 50001, EED and CSRD. With pricing calibrated to energy savings, typical payback is under 3 months. For a 5MW site, OctaiPipe can cut over €600,000 in annual costs, reduce PUE from 1.42 to 1.30, and avoid more than 800 tonnes of CO₂.
Offices: London, GB
