Human Resources Placement Year

About us

Dyson is a global technology enterprise. We solve the problems others choose to ignore, with surprising new inventions that defy convention and simply work better. We’re driven by progress and thrive on the challenge of relentless improvement. We’re growing fast and our ambition is huge – more categories, more locations and more people.

Our scale and rapid growth make Dyson rich in new opportunities. We value new ideas and diverse perspectives, so our people are trusted with real work and responsibility from the outset. You’ll be part of a global network of like-minded people – a community that supports and learns from each other.

At Dyson we do things differently. We look for the brightest new interns with the right attitude to thrive in our unique culture. We offer real jobs with real salaries and real prospects. You will have the autonomy and freedom to excel and have real impact on our business. We aim to inspire you to become our future leaders. This is why we need creative thinkers, people who are motivated and drive themselves forward.

About the role

Our People team are responsible for activating our unique philosophy and values to deliver a truly Dyson people experience. It’s essential that we attract and hire the best talent and retain them to build a solid foundation for our future growth. And our rapid growth means the organisation feels fast-moving, constantly changing, so there’s opportunity to make a difference and influence the right change. Our HR experts work across the employee lifecycle to motivate and engage our people, ensuring they perform at the highest level and helping us maintain our competitive edge.

You will rotate through two, 6-month placements supporting one of the key teams such as HR Business Partnering, Reward & Benefits, Talent, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging or Strategy & Transformation. You will gain valuable exposure to the Global HR function as well as the broader business, learning more about the key HR processes, methodologies, relevant legislation and systems.

You will be supporting HRBPs in the planning and implementation of organisation changes, HR projects and initiatives that support the Dyson People strategy/local plans including graduate recruitment, talent identification and management, management capability development, personal development/career planning. You will also review data and produce reports for key employee metrics (eg turnover, headcount, absence) identifying, investigating and flagging possible issues/trends and supporting HRBPs in identifying activities to resolve them. You will also support the development and implementation of strategies and global initiatives related to Reward & Benefits, Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Learning & Development, Diversity Inclusion and Belonging. You will provide project and change management support to enable the successful implementation of global and local People function initiatives.

Working with the team and interacting across business stakeholders, you’ll be comfortable learning from others but also sharing your own knowledge, ideas and opinions.

For the duration of your internship, you will have regular performance conversations as well as opportunities for development to enable you to build your reputation within the wider team and we’ll be looking to offer our high performing interns the opportunity to return on our graduate programme.

Please note

• Please note we do not offer hybrid/remote working for this position

• This role is based in Malmesbury, UK with a start date of August 2023.

• A cover letter is not required

About you

You will be contributing to the delivery of the next generation of Dyson technology, so you will need to be:

• Studying towards a degree in any discipline in any business subject area and be able to demonstrate your commercial acumen and understanding of Human Resources.

• Be in your penultimate year of your undergraduate or combined masters degree programme (exceptions allowed for 5 year programmes with a placement in the third year).

• Able to evidence how you have applied your knowledge to solve problems, either through your university projects or as part of your extra-curricular activities

• Happy to build your own networks to learn from the technical expertise around you.

• Creative problem solver with the ability to multitask in a rapidly changing environment.

• Passionate about Dyson and our technology to help us meet our ambitious future plans.

Benefits

Financial

• Performance related bonus scheme

• Competitive pension scheme

• Life assurance

• Discounts on Dyson machines

• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme

• Free bus travel to and from campus (from Bristol, Bath, Chippenham, and Swindon)

Lifestyle

• 27 days’ holiday (plus bank holidays)

• Free on-site lunches, fruit, and hot drinks

• Free on-site sports centre, gym, hair-salon, lifestyle assist (concierge)

• Ability to purchase additional holiday

• A relaxed dress code

Health

• Private medical insurance

• Employee assistance programme, digital GP. On-site GP and physiotherapist (Malmesbury)

• Prescription service, fertility treatment support

We’re committed to our campus culture and want to have people collaborating together, developing and learning from each other, five days a week. By having everyone on campus together, we have been able to nurture a fantastic social and dynamic environment, keeping our workforce energised and engaged.

Dyson is an equal opportunity employer. We know that great minds don’t think alike, and it takes all kinds of minds to make our technology so unique. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other any other dimension of diversity.