People Partner

Platinum Search; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fashion business in Greater London seeks an experienced People Partner to deliver strategic people support. You will closely collaborate with senior leaders to shape culture, drive performance, and manage employee relations. The ideal candidate is a trusted HR generalist with strong employee relations expertise and excellent relationship-building skills. Experience in fashion or retail is essential. This role offers the chance to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Experienced HR generalist with strong employee relations expertise.
• Trusted advisor with excellent influencing and relationship-building skills.
• Commercially minded with the ability to balance business needs and a people-first approach.
• Highly organised and adaptable, able to manage multiple priorities.
• Pragmatic and solutions-focused, confident in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leaders to align people strategies with business goals.
• Lead employee relations cases, providing compliant and coaching-led advice.
• Develop departmental people plans, including talent mapping.
• Manage a People Assistant and oversee core people processes.
• Collaborate on recruitment, development, and workforce planning.
• Lead key initiatives, such as compensation cycles and engagement surveys.

Skills

HR generalist experience

Employee relations expertise

Influencing skills

Relationship-building skills

Organisational skills

Job description

Our client, a leading multi-brand fashion business, is seeking an experienced People Partner to join their growing People team.

This is a genuine strategic partnering role, working closely with senior leaders and managers to deliver high-quality operational and strategic people support across the full employee lifecycle. You will play a key role in shaping culture, driving performance, and ensuring people practices are compliant, consistent, and aligned with commercial objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with leaders and managers to align people strategies with business and commercial goals
• Lead employee relations cases, providing pragmatic, legally compliant, and coaching-led advice
• Develop and deliver departmental people plans, including talent mapping and succession planning
• Manage and develop a People Assistant while overseeing core people processes
• Collaborate with Talent, Learning & Development, and wider business teams on recruitment, development, engagement, and workforce planning
• Lead key people initiatives, including compensation cycles, engagement surveys, and people analytics

About You

• An experienced HR generalist with strong employee relations expertise
• A trusted advisor with excellent influencing and relationship-building skills
• Commercially minded, with the ability to balance business needs and a people-first approach
• Highly organised, adaptable, and comfortable managing multiple priorities
• Pragmatic, solutions-focused, and confident operating in a fast-paced environment

This is an exciting opportunity to make a real impact within a dynamic and evolving fashion business. Previous HR experience within fashion or retail is essential.

Due to the volume of applications, only suitable candidates will be contacted.