People and Culture Lead

Senior People and Culture Manager

Location: Altrincham, UK
Working pattern: hybrid, 3 days in office, Monday – Wednesday

We are recruiting for a fast-growing international organisation operating in the Sports Industry! Following significant growth across the UK and EMEA, we are looking for an experienced Senior People and Culture Manager to help shape and lead our clients people agenda.

This is a strategic and hands-on role for a confident HR leader who enjoys working in dynamic environments, partnering closely with senior stakeholders and building high-performing, engaged teams across multiple countries. You will lead the UK people function and manage an EMEA-based People Partner, ensuring alignment and consistency across regions.

THE ROLE
You will play a key role in driving a high-performance culture while supporting the business through its next stage of growth. Key responsibilities include:

• Delivering a clear, data-led people strategy aligned to business objectives.
• Acting as a trusted advisor to the UK leadership team on all people-related matters.
• Leading workforce planning, organisational design and policy development across the UK and EMEA.
• Owning the UK recruitment strategy and ensuring an excellent candidate and employee experience.
• Driving learning, development, performance management and succession planning.
• Shaping culture, engagement, wellbeing and retention initiatives.
• Managing compensation and benefits in partnership with Finance and external providers.
• Overseeing HR systems, governance and complex employee relations cases.
• Line managing an EMEA People Partner and ensuring consistent standards across regions.

YOU:
You will be a commercially minded, calm and credible HR professional who thrives in fast-paced, growing organisations.

You will bring:

• CIPD qualification and 8+ years’ experience in senior HR generalist or HRBP roles.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and experience working across EMEA.
• Proven experience delivering HR strategies that support business performance.
• Line management experience, including remote team members.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• A pragmatic, detail-oriented approach to complex situations.
• Strong analytical and presentation skills (Excel and PowerPoint).
• Fluency in English.

A background in sport is not essential, but you should be collaborative, confident and comfortable working in a high-energy, team-focused environment.

What’s on offer:

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Hybrid working set up, with Mon-Wed in Altrincham office!
• Supportive, inclusive and friendly culture
• Genuine opportunity to shape the people function of a growing international business
• Strong focus on professional development and career progression

We are working with an equal opportunity employer who value diversity in all its forms. Our client welcomes applications from all backgrounds and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.