Play a critical leadership role in shaping and driving the people agenda.
Deliver a scalable people strategy aligned to business growth objectives.
Partner closely with senior leadership to support organisational design, workforce planning, and change management initiatives.
Act as a trusted advisor to managers and leadership teams on all people-related matters.
Lead and support the business through periods of rapid growth, transformation, and continuous change.
Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performance culture across the organisation.
Champion employee engagement, wellbeing, and a positive working environment.
Drive initiatives that enhance employee experience, communication, and team connectivity.
Promote company values and behaviours that support innovation, accountability, and teamwork.
Lead recruitment strategy to attract and retain high-performing talent.
Oversee onboarding, performance management, succession planning, and talent development initiatives.
Build leadership capability through coaching and development programmes.
Manage all employee relations matters with professionalism and fairness.
Ensure HR policies, procedures, and practices remain compliant with UK employment legislation.
Develop and improve HR processes, systems, and infrastructure to support business scalability.
Lead HR support through periods of organisational change and business transformation.
Support compensation and benefits reviews to ensure market competitiveness.

Proven experience in a senior HR leadership role within a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
Strong HR generalist background across the full employee lifecycle.
Demonstrable experience managing within high-change and evolving business environments.
Strong understanding of UK employment law and HR best practice.
Commercial mindset with the ability to align people strategy to business objectives.
Excellent communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to balance strategic thinking with operational delivery.
Experience building and improving HR frameworks, processes, and culture.
Experience within beauty, fashion, retail, e-commerce, or consumer sectors preferred.
CIPD qualification preferred.
Experience supporting multi-site or international teams advantageous.

Interim Associate Director, People

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