People Partner, Head Office: Lead Talent & Change

River Island Clothing Co., Ltd.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

50% staff discount

On-site gym

Private pension plan

Healthcare coverage

25 days holiday

Job summary

River Island Clothing Co., Ltd. is seeking a People Partner to collaborate with Brand Marketing, Customer, E-Commerce, and IT to drive performance and employee experience at head office. You will advise leaders, deliver people priorities, and coach for inclusive, high-performing teams.

The role focuses on stakeholder partnering, organisation change, talent development, and data-led decision making for sustainable leadership across business areas.

Qualifications

• Experience in People Partner, HR Advisor, HR Business Partner, or equivalent people-focused role.
• CIPD Level 5 qualification or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Build trusted relationships with stakeholders and provide commercially focused people partnering support.
• Coach leaders to build high-performing and inclusive teams.
• Support talent identification, succession planning, and development activity across allocated business areas.
• Contribute to delivering organisational change initiatives with appropriate employee support and engagement.
• Use people data and insights to identify risks, trends, and opportunities.
• Work collaboratively with Employee Relations and Centres of Expertise to deliver joined-up people solutions.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Stakeholder management

Coaching

Communication

Problem solving

Strategic thinking

Organisational skills

Ambiguity tolerance

Analytical skills

Collaboration

Resilience

Employee experience

Integrity

Employee relations

Organisational change

People data analysis

Commercial awareness

HR business partner

Education

CIPD Level 5

Job description

River Island Clothing Co., Ltd. is seeking a People Partner to collaborate with Brand Marketing, Customer, E-Commerce, and IT to drive performance and employee experience at head office. You will advise leaders, deliver people priorities, and coach for inclusive, high-performing teams.

The role focuses on stakeholder partnering, organisation change, talent development, and data-led decision making for sustainable leadership across business areas.