People Partner

About This Role

This People Partner role is a 12-month fixed-term contract with a premium retail brand, offering a mix of strategic business partnering and hands-on HR support. It is an opportunity to work closely with senior leaders on a broad range of people initiatives, building strong stakeholder relationships and influencing decision-making to create a positive employee experience.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business leaders to provide proactive people-focused advice and support
• Coach and develop managers on employee relations matters, performance management and people development
• Support organisational change initiatives, restructures and workforce planning activities
• Lead on complex employee relations cases, ensuring compliance with employment legislation and internal policies
• Analyse people data and trends to identify opportunities, risks and areas for improvement
• Drive engagement, talent and succession planning initiatives across key business areas
• Support the delivery of annual people processes including performance reviews, talent planning and remuneration cycles
• Collaborate with Centres of Excellence and wider HR teams to ensure a consistent people experience
• Champion organisational culture, diversity and inclusion initiatives
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of HR processes, policies and ways of working

Requirements

• Proven experience in an HR Business Partner or People Partner role
• Strong employee relations experience with the ability to manage complex cases independently
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Experience partnering with senior leaders within a commercial, retail, consumer or customer-facing environment
• Strong understanding of UK employment law and HR best practice
• Data-driven approach with the ability to interpret people metrics and provide meaningful insights
• Ability to balance strategic HR initiatives with hands-on operational support
• Confident communicator with strong relationship-building skills

Nice to have:

• CIPD qualification - Level 3 or 5

Important Details

• Contract: 12-month fixed-term
• Work format: hybrid, 3 days per week in the office

About the Company

Vertex Associates are partnering with a well-known premium retail brand.