PARTNER
since 2025
PARTNER SPOTLIGHT
Xero is a global small business platform that helps customers supercharge their business by bringing together the most important small business tools, including accounting, payroll and payments – on one platform. Xero’s powerful platform helps customers automate routine tasks, get timely insights, and connects them with their data, their apps, and their accountant or bookkeeper so they can focus on what really matters. Trusted by millions of small businesses and accountants and bookkeepers globally, Xero makes life better for people in small business, their advisors, and communities around the world.
Kate Hayward
Managing Director
Xero UK
WHY XERO PARTNERED WITH US
“At Xero, we’re committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone has the opportunity to make an impact and feels like they belong.
Our partnership with the Women in Tech forum in the UK is an exciting step to welcome more talented women and members of under-represented groups into our teams, particularly as we grow our product and technology teams in the UK.
We’re dedicated to becoming a gender balanced organisation by achieving 45% representation of women across all employees, people leaders, and senior leaders by the end of March 2027.
Through our open approach to flexible working, comprehensive diversity and inclusion training, and our vibrant UK Women of Xero employee resource group, we are ensuring Xero is a place where diverse talent truly flourishes.’’
XERO AT A GLANCE
Number of employees worldwide
4,500+ employees
Gender Diversity
56.4% men
43.6% women
Women in C-Suite
50% women
Women in Leadership
43.7% women
Women in Management (Sr. Leader)
46% women
XERO EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
HEALTH & WELLBEING
Flexible Working (hybrid and remote options)
24/7 Global Wellbeing Partner
Cycle to Work
Wellhub (discounted gym membership and access to wellbeing apps)
Season Ticket Loan (to cover your travel needs)
Unmind (app and online resources to help manage wellbeing)
Flu Vaccination
WORK & LIFE
Private Medical Insurance
Pension Contributions (Xero matches contributions up to 4.5%)
Employee Share Plan (everyone owns a piece of Xero)
Critical Illness Insurance
Life Assurance (coverage for three times your annual salary automatically)
Referral Bonus
Income Protection
Smile (Xero Reward – access to retail discounts from top brands and save on day-to-day purchases)
TIME OFF
Annual Leave (23 days per year)
Xtra leave (5 days to use whenever/however)
Xero Holiday Leave (3 days leave to use during our closedown period during Christmas and New Year)
Wellbeing leave (up to 20 days per year)
Religious, Ethnical and Cultural Leave (swapping public holidays to align with your cultural or religious beliefs)
Parental Leave (paid up to 26 weeks from day 1)
Partner Leave (6 weeks paid leave in baby’s first year)
Work from Anywhere (up to 90 days)
Lifestyle Leave (purchase additional time off, spread the cost over the year)
Community Connect (1 day of paid volunteering leave per year)
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION PROGRAMme
UK ERGS
GLOBAL ERGS
“Our mission as the Women of Xero employee resource group is to
empower women by fostering an environment where they can
thrive, lead, and contribute to their own and Xero’s success.
We’re proud to support this collaboration with the Women in Tech forum –
it represents a significant step towards creating a more diverse and
inclusive tech community.”
Kat Bond, Head of Partner Success (part of Women at Xero)
| WHAT DOes DIVERSITY,
inclusion, AND belonging
MEAN TO YOUR COMPANY?
Xero serves customers in 180 countries around the world; our customers represent many different cultures, walks of life, and personal circumstances. We consider building an open and inclusive workforce, which is representative of the customers and communities we serve, to be critical to delivering our purpose and strategy. Cultivating an open and inclusive culture also allows Xero to attract and retain top talent, and to benefit from a diversity of perspectives as we seek to innovate and better serve all our stakeholders. We believe creating an organisation where all can thrive is key to fostering a high-performance culture.
| HOW DO YOU EMBED THIS
INTO COMPANY CULTURE?
In 2025, we launched a refreshed action plan to create a more representative workforce. This includes introducing surveys and focus groups to deepen insights into our employee experience and establishing a cross-functional leadership team to further embed inclusive practices to drive a culture of belonging across Xero.
We have made progress in 2024-2025, with women representing 46.2% of new starters across Xero, through efforts focused on accessibility.
We also continued to drive an inclusive workplace by growing our voluntary Employee Resource Groups (ERGs). ERGs provide communities with a voice in shaping our culture, programmes and policies. At the end of 2025, 69% of UK Xeros are members of at least 1 ERG. Our ERGs membership grew to over 1,700, representing over 35% of our workforce.
Additionally, we have made progress against our goal to have 10% of our workforce identify within underrepresented racial/ethnic groups globally by the end of 2026, with representation at 8.1% in the UK at the end of our last fiscal year.
| WHAT MAKES OUR
COMPANY UNIQUE?
Xero puts the #human in everything we do. Just like our accounting software helps supercharge small businesses, with Xero, we’re committed to helping you supercharge your career. We believe that empowering both businesses and our people go hand in hand, and the proof is in a team of energised, forward-thinkers who make life better for our customers and each other every day.
Xeros work in global teams, a flexible work environment, and with a focus on making our work #human.
We are proud to have been recognised for several awards including UKʼs Best Workplaces for Women 2023 as well as named one of the UKʼs Best Workplaces 2023.
CAREERS AT XERO
There are currently no vacancies.