Head of People & Culture

Head of People & Culture
East Sussex onsite
£65-80k + Bonus + Benefits

Are you a people-first HR leader with the vision and experience to drive meaningful cultural transformation and improve HR processes and procedures? We’re looking for a Head of People & Culture to lead and evolve the people strategy for a fast-paced, commercially driven, international business backed by private equity investment.

You’ll work closely with the senior leadership team to shape a high-performance culture, embed inclusive people practices, and deliver impactful learning, development and engagement programmes-while leading a small but capable team.

This is an exciting opportunity to influence and embed strategic change at scale, with a remit spanning the UK, and Europe.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead the development and delivery of a people strategy aligned with business growth and transformation goals
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, championing a values-led, inclusive culture
• Drive employee engagement, retention, and career development initiatives
• Oversee employee relations, HR compliance and policies across multiple jurisdictions
• Lead L&D strategy, including coaching frameworks, succession planning and leadership development
• Manage and benchmark employee benefits and wellbeing programmes
• Use people analytics and HRIS systems to improve processes and performance insight
• Support change programmes including acquisitions, international expansion and organisational design
• Oversee onboarding, post-control forms, and compliance reporting (e.g. Gender Pay Gap, ESG, Right to Work)

About you:

• Progressive HR leadership experience in a private equity, global manufacturing or industrial setting
• Proven ability to lead people strategies across multiple regions with varying labour laws and cultures
• Commercially astute with strong influencing and stakeholder management skills
• Hands-on experience with HR tech, learning systems and data-driven people decisions
• CIPD Level 5+ qualified, with a relevant degree (or equivalent experience)
• Empathetic, inclusive and confident in managing sensitive issues with integrity

Why apply?

This is more than a typical HR leadership role-it’s an opportunity to be a visible change-maker within a business that values both performance and people. You’ll have real influence, the ear of the board, and the chance to build an environment where employees feel valued, developed and inspired.

We actively welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities. We are committed to building a workplace where everyone feels they belong and can thrive-whatever their race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, or lived experience.

Please quote 51731 when calling Simon Geere at Alexander Lloyd or email them at sge@alexanderlloyd.co.uk. This is only one of many vacancies we are handling, Alexander Lloyd Human Resources Recruitment Solutions is the leading recruiter for HR Director, Manager, Business Partner, Learning & Development, Internal Communications, Talent Acquisition and Reward opportunities across Surrey, Sussex, Kent and London.

Due to the high amount of interest that we receive for each of our roles unfortunately we cannot respond to each application individually, therefore if you do not hear back from one of our consultants you have not been shortlisted for this role. Please continue to check our website www.alexanderlloyd.co.uk for any other roles which may be of interest.