People Partner

Lifestyle Brands (the LSB) is a growing house of like-minded brands under the SC Johnson umbrella including Method®, Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day®, Babyganics® and Ecover®. Headquartered in San Francisco with additional operations in Chicago and throughout Europe, the LSB is home to 650 employees. Together we act as a force for bold, transformative growth with a focus on delivering positive impact for people and the planet.

The LSB is part of SC Johnson, a family-owned company and leading manufacturer of household cleaning, home storage, air care, pest control and shoe care products, as well as professional products. Originally founded in 1886 and headquartered in Wisconsin, U.S.A., SC Johnson and the Lifestyle Brands division are at work for a better world.

Internal title: Associate Manager, Field HR

Contract type: Indefinite

Location: Frimley

People Leader: Senior People Partner - Lifestyle Brands (Manager, HRBP)

Function: People & Environment (Human Resources)

Please note this role is not eligible for relocation. Remote work is available once per week for eligible employees.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive pay & benefits
• Flexible working hours + compressed week hours (1/2 day off on Fridays)
• ‘Build your own’ learning programme
• Free breakfast & snacks
• 25 days annual holiday + additional days after service
• Pension, Life cover & Health Insurance & income protection
• Volunteering days
• Season ticket loan
• Wellness days
• Free Ecover product refills

People and culture are at the heart of how we work at SC Johnson Lifestyle Brands. As our People Partner for Lifestyle Brands, you will play a critical role in bringing that culture to life across our European hubs. Based in our regional European headquarters in Frimley, you will partner closely with leaders and teams across the UK, Belgium and Germany.

This is a brilliant opportunity for a people-centred, values-led HR professional who loves both the strategic and the human side of HR. You will help shape and deliver people plans that support business growth, build leadership capability, drive engagement, enable performance, and create an environment where people feel valued, listened to, supported and able to do their best work.

You will be part of a broader European HR team and will work closely with our global Centres of Excellence, HR Delivery Centre and local leadership teams. From performance and talent management to employee relations, culture, engagement, learning and development, DE&I and organisational change, you will help build the conditions for our people and our business to thrive.

This role is not just about delivering HR processes. It is about being a cultural ambassador, trusted advisor, coach and change partner — helping us continue to build a winning team and culture across Lifestyle Brands. This role promises professional development, personal growth, and the chance to explore and implement innovative ideas.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with leaders across Europe to shape and deliver people plans that support business growth and organisational priorities.
• Act as a trusted advisor and leadership coach, building capability and providing practical, commercially grounded HR guidance.
• Coach and mentor colleagues across our OneHR team, helping build a collaborative, high-performing People & Environment team.
• Lead core talent and performance processes, including development, succession and high‑performance practices.
• Drive employee engagement, culture and inclusion, bringing our purpose‑led, collaborative environment to life.
• Support and lead change initiatives, helping teams navigate transformation with clarity and care.
• Oversee employee relations and HR operations, ensuring consistency, compliance and a strong employee experience.
• Collaborate across HR and business teams on reward, development and hiring, ensuring seamless delivery of people initiatives.

Experience You’ll Bring

• Proven experience in an HR Business Partner / People Partner role, ideally within a matrixed, global or multi‑country environment.
• Strong HR expertise across the employee lifecycle, including performance, development, reward and employee relations.
• Confidence applying UK employment law and HR policies (German employment law is a plus).
• A strong ability to partner, influence and coach stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience leading or supporting people initiatives across engagement, culture, change, learning or DE&I.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a clear, positive and empathetic approach.
• Highly organised, able to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment.
• Comfortable using Microsoft Office (Workday experience a plus).
• A people‑first mindset, combined with strong judgement, curiosity and a practical, solutions‑focused approach.
• A collaborative, values‑led team player who builds trust, drives change and brings energy and positivity to everything they do.

About us:

We are the people behind method + Ecover. We’ve always done things differently – we’re fearless thinkers, mad scientists and adventurous designers who believe that making soap leads to brave ideas, bold inventions and beautiful bubbles. We started small but we have big plans to make the world a cleaner, greener, more colourful place. We invite everyone to join us as we pioneer a future where doing business is doing good for all.

Let’s get one thing straight – you’re not coming here to just sell soap, or cleaning products. You’re joining us to move the hearts, souls and minds of others all over the world that see the world differently. We think about cleaning as an act of creative expression, a gesture of rebellion, and, yes, an escape from the normal. We take cleaning seriously – but not ourselves. Alongside our friends Mrs. Meyer’s clean day and babyganics in the US, we are collectively known as Lifestyle Brands and are part of the SC Johnson family.

Application:

Have you made it this far? If you’re still reading, we think there’s a strong chance you might be our kind of person. Here’s the thing, though — research suggests that 60% of women and underrepresented folks might have already talked themselves out of applying. Even if you don’t check every box above, we want to encourage you to introduce yourself. We believe a diversity of perspectives and experiences makes a team stronger — and the stronger our team, the closer we are to delivering our ambition of a clean world revolution! It’s a big, beautiful, colourful world out there and we should celebrate that. That’s why we’re working hard to be a fully diverse and inclusive place to work.

Every day we strive to create an atmosphere where everyone feels valued, listened to, supported and where we can do our best work. Sure, there’s always more that can be done. But together with our team, partners, customers and community, we can make everyone welcome.

We advertise all our roles on Evenbreak, the specialist job board for disabled candidates. If you have a disability or a long-term health condition and would like support in applying for any of our vacancies, please visit their Career Hive – careers support for disabled candidates delivered by careers professionals with lived experience of disability. Find out more at https://hive.evenbreak.co.uk.

We are happy to adjust our hiring process to ensure we are accessible to everyone – please let us know what we can do to support you!

Inclusion & Diversity

We believe that being a team of diverse people with different ideas, views and cultures will help us and our business thrive. We are committed to ensuring everyone who works at the LSB feels that they have a real sense of belonging and that they can show up as who they are, be valued, listened to and supported to do their best possible work.

Sure, there’s always more that can be done. But together with our team, partners, customers and community, we can make everyone welcome.