HR - People Business Partner

Addition; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 68,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A large-scale online retail business is seeking a People Business Partner to shape culture and performance. This role offers strategic visibility at senior levels in a hybrid environment. You will align people strategy with commercial goals, provide guidance across the employee lifecycle, and lead workforce and talent development. Ideal candidates will have a strong HR background, excellent stakeholder management skills, and a track record in developing people plans. The role promotes ongoing development and long-term career progression.

Benefits

Ongoing development

Clear long-term career progression

Hybrid working with leadership exposure

Diversity and equal opportunity employer

Qualifications

• Strong background in a People Business Partner or HR consulting role.
• Confident influencing and stakeholder management skills at senior leadership level.
• Broad knowledge in HR including employee relations, performance, reward, and change management.
• Experience coaching leaders through people and employment law issues.
• Ability to analyse data for actionable insights.
• Track record of developing people plans and succession frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Aligning people strategy with commercial goals.
• Acting as a trusted advisor across the employee lifecycle.
• Leading workforce planning and talent development.
• Driving organisational design and change initiatives.
• Coaching leaders to strengthen management capability.
• Using data to inform resource planning and engagement.
• Supporting complex employee relations matters.

Skills

People Business Partner experience

Stakeholder management

Generalist HR knowledge

Coaching skills

Data analysis

Talent strategy development

Job description

People Business Partner

This large-scale online retail business operates at pace, with people strategy playing a central role in its continued growth and evolution. This role sits close to senior leadership, shaping culture, capability, and performance across a complex, high-volume environment.

Role Overview

• Location : London - Hybrid 3 days onsite
• Package : up to £80,000 + benefits
• Industry : Online Retail / E-commerce

What You’ll Be Doing

• Partnering executives and senior leaders to align people strategy with commercial goals
• Acting as a trusted advisor, offering pragmatic, risk-aware guidance across the employee lifecycle
• Developing and delivering people plans that support performance, engagement, and organisational change
• Leading workforce planning, succession planning, and talent development across functional areas
• Driving organisational design and large-scale change initiatives alongside finance and legal stakeholders
• Coaching and challenging leaders to build strong management capability and consistent people practices
• Using data and insight to inform decisions around resource planning, engagement, and capability
• Working closely with centres of expertise across ER, reward, L&D, and recruitment
• Supporting complex employee relations matters with a commercial and compliant approach
• Championing values, behaviours, and culture through people-led initiatives

Main Skills Needed

• Strong background in a People Business Partner or HR consulting role within a fast-paced business
• Confident influencing and stakeholder management skills at senior leadership level
• Broad, up-to-date generalist HR knowledge including ER, performance, reward, and change
• Experience coaching leaders through complex people and employment law issues
• Ability to analyse data and turn insight into clear, practical action
• Track record of building and delivering people plans, talent strategies, and succession frameworks

What’s in It for You

• A genuinely strategic role with visibility and influence at senior level
• The chance to shape culture and capability within a large, well-known online retail environment
• A collaborative people function that values commercial thinking and pragmatism
• Hybrid working with London-based leadership exposure
• Ongoing development and clear long-term career progression

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We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.