People Business Partner in London

Edgewell is not just a company, but a vibrant global community of 6,800 visionaries, doers, and makers. Our family of over 25 personal care brands serves people in more than 50 countries. We are dedicated to infusing joyfulness into every aspect of our work. Our pledge goes beyond our products, with our fundamental value of People First guiding us to foster a diverse, inclusive, and respectful environment where every team member can flourish and celebrate our shared achievements.

Location: Central London (Great Portland Street). Hybrid Working: 4 days in office per week. Attractive salary & benefits.

Let’s Talk About You

You’re ambitious, but you want a career with purpose—you’re up for a challenge and ready to write the next chapter of your career story with a great group of encouraging colleagues. You want to make your mark, shape how things are done, and let your personality shine. If you’re interested in our People Business Partner role, this might be your next step! We’re looking for an experienced HR professional to join Edgewell Personal Care – a global consumer goods business with a portfolio of over 25 brands.

Now Let’s Get Down to Business

We are on an exciting journey to transform our HR organisation—moving from a traditional support function to a true strategic partner to our commercial business. As a People Business Partner, you will play a key role in shaping this transformation. You will work closely with senior leaders, the regional People team, Centres of Excellence (CoEs), and Shared Services to deliver a people strategy that enables business growth. This role offers a unique blend of strategic partnering (around 60%) and hands-on operational delivery (around 40%), giving you real ownership and impact.

Responsibilities

• Partner with commercial leaders across functions and markets, acting as a trusted advisor on all people-related topics.
• Develop and execute the local people strategy, including workforce planning, organisational development, and employee engagement.
• Translate business priorities into clear and actionable people plans.
• Provide recommendations on people decisions and proactively identify and manage risks.
• Collaborate with CoEs on talent attraction, talent reviews, succession planning, and development initiatives.
• Use data and insights to inform decision-making and drive continuous improvement.
• Lead and support change initiatives to help teams navigate transformation successfully.
• Ensure compliance with employment law and internal policies while guiding managers and employees.
• Drive initiatives that enhance employee experience, wellbeing, and inclusion & belonging.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and share best practices across markets.

Requirements

• Proven experience partnering with senior commercial leaders and shaping people strategy.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills across international teams.
• Confidence to take and defend positions on complex or sensitive people topics.
• End-to-end ownership mindset with a proactive, solutions-focused approach.
• Strong understanding of local labour markets and HR practices.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to leverage people data to drive decisions.
• Experience working across markets and collaborating with CoEs and shared services.
• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business Administration, or related field.
• Fluency in English (additional European language is a plus).

What We Offer

• Competitive salary.
• Hybrid working (typically 4 days in the office).
• Employee assistance programme.
• Life assurance.
• Discounted Edgewell branded products.
• Core working hours, responsible leave.
• Free beverages & snacks.
• Sports & social club membership.
• Causal smart dress code and a great team.

This Role Is For You If

You’re excited by building and shaping a function as it evolves; you enjoy being close to both strategy and execution; you thrive in environments where you can drive standards and continuous improvement; you value international collaboration and working across markets.

This Role Is Not For You If

You prefer a fully established HR structure from day one; you want a purely strategic role without operational involvement; you prefer maintaining existing processes rather than building and evolving them.

Edgewell is an equal opportunity employer. We do all we can to create a collaborative and diverse global team, where good ideas can thrive, and our colleagues can learn and lead. We prohibit discrimination based on age, color, disability, marital or parental status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status or any legally protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. We listen deeply and speak directly to create an environment that’s open to difference. We aim to bring joy to not only the products we create and the people we serve, but our colleagues across the globe too.