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About the Role
Partner with senior leaders to shape and deliver people strategies aligned to business priorities, while acting as a trusted, accessible HR contact for stakeholder groups. This role supports leaders and managers across the full employee lifecycle, ensures HR processes are followed with rigor, and contributes to cross-functional People projects that enhance the employee experience and ways of working across the UK population.
Responsibilities
- Partner with senior leaders to shape and deliver people strategies aligned to business priorities.
- Build trusted relationships, influencing and constructively challenging to drive performance, engagement and cultural alignment.
- Advise on organisational design, workforce and succession planning in line with the wider HRBP community.
- Act as the primary HR contact for stakeholder groups, providing pragmatic, commercially-minded advice across the employee lifecycle.
- Coach and support managers on HR policies, processes and best practice, ensuring consistency and confident decision-making.
- Work closely with HR Assistants and wider HR Teams to ensure accurate documentation, strong governance and compliant delivery.
- Lead on ER matters, from day-to-day cases through to more complex and sensitive issues.
- Provide balanced legal, commercial and cultural guidance to minimise risk and resolve issues effectively.
- Build manager capability to address people issues early and appropriately.
- Drive initiatives that enhance engagement and strengthen the employee experience.
- Support engagement surveys and listening activity, translating insight into meaningful action.
- Partner with leaders and the Change Team to deliver organisational change with clarity, care and impact.
- Use people data and insight to inform decisions, spot trends and recommend targeted interventions.
- Contribute to and lead UK People projects that improve ways of working, capability and consistency.
- Collaborate across the People Function to continuously evolve our HR service and employee experience.
Requirements
- Strong understanding of UK employment law and proven experience managing complex and sensitive ER cases.
- Ability to coach, influence and challenge senior stakeholders to achieve better outcomes.
- A commercial, strategic mindset with the ability to translate business priorities into people plans.
- Strong analytical skills, using data and insights to inform decisions and measure impact.
- A collaborative, solutions-focused approach, with a track record of improving engagement, inclusion and culture.
- A deep understanding of DE&I and a commitment to building equitable, inclusive workplaces.
- Confidence working with systems and digital tools, and an openness to exploring how AI can enhance ways of working.
- Experience supporting organisational change, ideally within a matrixed or evolving environment.
- Experience in retail, consumer goods or fashion. (Desirable)
- Familiarity with SAP SuccessFactors, Teamtailor, Qualtrics and people analytics tools. (Desirable)
- CIPD Level 5 or equivalent (Desirable)
Skills
- UK employment law
- ER case management
- Coaching
- Influencing
- Challenging senior stakeholders
- Commercial mindset
- Strategic thinking
- Analytical skills
- Data analysis
- Problem-solving
- Collaboration
- DE&I understanding
- Systems and digital tools proficiency
- Organisational change management
- SAP SuccessFactors
- Teamtailor
- Qualtrics
- People analytics
Location
- London HQ, Farringdon
Work Type
- Hybrid working
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- CIPD Level 5 or equivalent (Desirable)
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive salary
Benefits
- Discretionary bonus
- Flexible start and finish times
- Generous holiday allowance
- Product discounts
- Sample sales
- Enhanced family-friendly policies
- Healthcare support
- Gym and fitness discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Electric car scheme
About the Company
- Pentland Brands is a global family business behind iconic active and lifestyle brands.
- We bring integrity, energy and ambition to our work, setting high standards and striving to deliver great outcomes without ego.
- We are the name behind brands including Speedo, Berghaus, Canterbury, Endura, Ellesse, Kickers and Mitre.
- Our clear purpose is pioneering brands that make life better.
- Across our teams, functions and locations, we work together to create products, experiences and partnerships that help people live more active, confident and positive lives.
- Joining Pentland Brands means becoming part of a business where your work can have real reach, across multiple brands, markets, teams and disciplines.
- It is a place for people who want to contribute, collaborate, improve how things are done and help build the future of brands with heritage, ambition and global impact.
Equal Opportunity
- We are committed to building equitable, inclusive workplaces.