Careers at PeoplePerHour
PeoplePerHour is the UK's leading marketplace for freelance hiring. With a community of over 1.5MM freelancers worldwide we empower businesses large and small to hire talent on-demand thereby remaining lean and flexible.
Our mission is allow people to achieve their dream of gaining financial independence working from anywhere at any time with anyone they chose to. We believe this is the future of work.
Founded in 2008 we have raised over $10m in funding from a mix of prominent angels and VCs (Index) and angel investors. The company is now is now profitable and growing internationally.
The company and its founder has been featured multiple times on BBC News CNN Bloomberg Forbes ABC News Wall Street Journal Financial Times Inc. Wired Magazine Tech Crunch the Guardian Telegraph to name just a few. For full list of coverage see here
Our values
Our company culture matters more than anything to us. We only hire people who share our core values, no matter if they are superstars. You will fit in if you are someone who:
- Loves Brutal honesty
- Hates sugarcoating
- Hates pointing fingers
- Hates fluffing. Says it like it is with brutal honesty
- Acts like an owner
- Doesn’t sit around waiting to be told what to do
- Is selfless: don’t just cover your own back. Always put yourself last
- Cares about the business and its overall success
- Picks garbage off the floor
- Is Accountable
- Do what you say & commit to. Gets it done!
- Resourceful & scrappy. Doesn’t need handholding. Will find a way
- Goal orientated. Sets and hits targets
- Constantly raises the bar
- Is curious and inquisitive. Always questioning: how can we do this better?
- Finds ways to improve the status quo
- Goes above and beyond what’s given to him/her
- Thinks outside the box and loves innovation
- Self-reflective and improves a little every day
- Is a Team player
- Is a clear communicator. You care about whether the other person understood, not just what they said
- Shows empathy: You care and don’t just throw the ball over the fence
- Makes an effort to gel and bond with the team