Senior HR Business Partner

Absolute Collagen is an award-winning beauty and wellness brand with a passionate
community and a commitment to helping people feel their absolute best. As a product-led,
customer-obsessed business, our people are at the heart of every innovation, every
interaction, and every success story.
We are currently recognised as a UK Great Place to Work and we’re looking for a
Senior HR Business Partner who can help embed and deliver our people strategy
while supporting the continued growth of the business.

ABOUT THE ROLE

This is a senior, hands-on HR role reporting directly to the CEO, responsible for delivering and embedding the company’s people strategy while supporting leaders to build high-performing teams across the business.

Working closely with the leadership team, the Senior HR Business Partner will provide practical HR leadership, partnering with managers to support performance, engagement and organisational growth while ensuring the business continues to foster a positive, values-led culture.

Operating within a growing scale-up environment, this role requires someone who is both commercially aware and operationally strong, able to balance strategic thinking with practical delivery across the full employee lifecycle.

This role will suit someone who enjoys being close to the business and operating in a hands-on environment.  You will be comfortable rolling up your sleeves and delivering HR in practice, supporting leaders, resolving people challenges and embedding the company’s people strategy day to day.

ABOUT YOU

You will likely have experience operating as a Senior HR Business Partner, Head of People or HR Manager within a founder-led, fast-growing business, where you have been responsible for delivering HR across the full employee lifecycle.

You enjoy working closely with leaders, navigating people challenges in real time and taking ownership of the practical implementation of HR initiatives that support business growth.

You are comfortable operating in a hands-on environment, balancing commercial awareness with pragmatic HR delivery, and enjoy being close to the business, rolling up your sleeves and making HR happen in practice.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:

HR Business Partnering

Act as a trusted HR partner to the CEO and leadership team, supporting leaders to deliver high performance, engagement and strong team culture.

Provide pragmatic advice and guidance to managers on people matters including performance, development, engagement and organisational effectiveness.

Support leaders in navigating change, growth and evolving team structures.

Employee Relations & HR Operations

Lead and manage employee relations matters including disciplinary, grievance, performance and absence processes.

Ensure HR policies, procedures and practices remain legally compliant and aligned with best practice.

Maintain consistent and fair approaches across the business, supporting managers to build confidence in managing people issues.

Talent & People Development

Support hiring managers to attract and recruit high-quality talent aligned with the Absolute Collagen brand and culture.

Help develop and implement initiatives that support employee development, engagement and career progression.

Work with leaders to strengthen management capability and support the growth of high-performing teams.

Reward, Benefits & Payroll

Support the development and implementation of reward and benefits practices that are competitive and aligned with company growth.

Work closely with Finance to ensure payroll processes run smoothly and employees receive a seamless experience.

Monitor market trends and make recommendations where appropriate.

People Operations & Insights

Oversee day-to-day HR operations including contracts, policies, onboarding and employee lifecycle processes.

Maintain accurate HR data and reporting to support informed decision making.

Provide insights and recommendations to leadership on people trends, risks and opportunities.

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

Proven experience in a Senior HR Business Partner or HR Manager role within a fast-paced commercial environment (FMCG, beauty, D2C, retail or similar).

Strong working knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.

Experience supporting senior leaders and influencing stakeholders.

Comfortable working in asmall team with a hands-on approach.

Commercially minded with the ability to balance people priorities with business needs.

CIPD Level 5 (or equivalent experience) desirable.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:

A pragmatic and solutions-focused HR professional who enjoys making things happen.

Approachable, collaborative and able to build trust quickly across the organisation.

Organised, proactive and comfortable working at pace in a growing business.

Passionate about building a positive culture where people feel valued, supported and able to do their best work.

BENEFITS

26 days holiday plus bank holidays

Hybrid working – 3 days in the office and 2 remote

Free delicious snacks & fruit

Pension matched up to 4% 

Health cash plan

Life Assurance 4x salary

A fun laid back office where you are not just a number on the payroll

Regular team outings with drinks & activities

Opportunities to grow and develop your skills further

Free product for you!

40% friends and family discount on products

Annual health check

Flexible working hours

Mental wellbeing support through ‘calm’

DE&I initiatives

2 extra days per year to dedicate to supporting charitable initiative

Application closing date
3 April 2026