People and Culture Partner

Joseph Joseph Ltd; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading houseware brand in London is seeking a People and Culture Partner to enhance employee experience and culture. This role involves supporting performance initiatives, employee engagement, and HR operations in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate will have experience in HR, skills in stakeholder management, and a passion for people development. The position offers a competitive salary, hybrid working, and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary and holiday allowance

Company performance related bonus

Pension contribution

Exclusive staff discount

Hybrid working

Private employee wellbeing support

Access to Perkbox

Season-ticket travel loan

Cycle to work scheme

Extra holiday days for long service

Qualifications

• Experience in a HR People Partner role, ideally in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong understanding of people development practices.
• Organised and able to manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Champion a positive and inclusive culture across teams.
• Drive engagement initiatives and monitor wellbeing.
• Handle employee relations cases and conduct exit interviews.

Skills

HR People Partner experience

Employee relations

Stakeholder relationship building

Attention to detail

Strong communication skills

Knowledge of employee engagement

CIPD level 5 qualified

Education

CIPD level 5

Job description

At Joseph Joseph, we are driven by a simple yet powerful belief — that intelligent design has the ability to transform everyday living. We create distinctive, thoughtfully engineered products that not only solve real-world problems but also bring joy, beauty, and functionality to daily life.

Headquartered in London, we have grown into one of the world’s most admired houseware brands, with a presence in over 100 countries and partnerships with leading department stores, independent retailers, and a rapidly expanding e-commerce business.

As a People and Culture Partner, you will work closely with leaders across some of our key functions to deliver a best-in-class people experience. You’ll play a key role in shaping culture, supporting performance, and implementing people initiatives at a functional level. This role is ideal for someone who is people-focused, proactive, and passionate about partnering with the business to drive meaningful impact.

What you will be doing:

Employee Experience & Engagement

• Champion a positive and inclusive culture across your responsible teams
• Drive engagement initiatives, recognition programmes and monitor and suggest ways to improve wellbeing
• Support communication within teams and implement company-wide people and culture initiatives

On-boarding, Development & Talent Support

• Partner with hiring managers and the Talent Acquisition Partner to deliver seamless on-boarding experiences, including hiring manager support and guidance on interviews
• Track and recommend learning and development opportunities to support retention of key people
• Support managers in building capability and developing team Personal Development Plans

Employee Relations & Advisory

• Act as a trusted advisor to managers and department heads on people queries
• Handle employee relations cases, escalating complex matters where necessary
• Recommend business improvements to avoid risk and legal matters
• Conduct and lead exit interviews, identifying themes and improvement opportunities

Culture, Projects & Change Delivery

• Contribute to organisational development by supporting Directors with structure changes and role clarity to ensure team efficiency and effectiveness
• Deliver BAU people initiatives and propose new activities to enhance team culture
• Support and manage roll-out of strategic HR initiatives set by the People and Culture Director, working with the department Directors and SLT where relevant to ensure successful implementation and team level training where appropriate

HR Operations & Administration

• Manage HR administration for supported functions including contracts and letters, system updates, payroll changes, compliance and HR inbox management
• Assist with recruitment coordination and admin related on-boarding processes where required
• Ensure accurate and compliant record-keeping and documentation of all processes and changes

Functional Partnership

• Collaborate regularly with functional leaders to understand people needs and priorities
• Ensure all people initiatives are aligned with business goals and team needs
• Act as advocate and voice for the functions, ensuring there is consistency, clarity, and excellent communication for all HR efforts

What we want from you:

• Experience in a HR People Partner role, ideally within a fast-paced environment
• Experience within a commercial business environment with a focus on driving performance
• Strong understanding of employee relations, engagement, and people development practices
• Ability to build trusted relationships with stakeholders at all levels
• Organised, proactive, and able to manage multiple priorities with high attention to detail
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence, coach and support managers
• Comfortable working in both strategic and operational HR activity
• Passionate about culture, employee experience, and enabling teams to succeed in a high-performance business
• Working towards or qualified at CIPD level 5

What you will get from us:

• Competitive salary and holiday allowance
• Company performance related bonus
• A pension contribution
• An exclusive staff discount
• Hybrid working –3 days in office and 2 from home with flex start/finish times
• External private employee wellbeing support
• Access to Perkbox
• Season-ticket travel loan
• Cycle to work scheme
• Holiday trading (buy/sell) and extra holiday days for long service