A leading cosmetics brand in Greater London is seeking a highly experienced People leader for a fractional role to partner closely with the Founder and Executive team. The role focuses on shaping organisational evolution and performance. Responsibilities include advising on organisational topics, guiding workforce planning, and embedding cultural initiatives. Candidates should have substantial experience in senior People roles within high-growth businesses, alongside expertise in organisational design and coaching capacity.
Apr 29, 2026
Full time
A leading cosmetics brand in Greater London is seeking a highly experienced People leader for a fractional role to partner closely with the Founder and Executive team. The role focuses on shaping organisational evolution and performance. Responsibilities include advising on organisational topics, guiding workforce planning, and embedding cultural initiatives. Candidates should have substantial experience in senior People roles within high-growth businesses, alongside expertise in organisational design and coaching capacity.
We're looking for a highly experienced People leader to partner closely with our Founder and Executive team. This is a fractional role focused on shaping how the organisation evolves, performs and scales. This role sits above day-to-day People team management and delivery, it is about safeguarding direction, connecting the dots and strengthening how the organisation operates to deliver results. You will bring an external, strategic lens to ensure our structures, leadership, capability and ways of working are aligned to our priorities, with a strong focus on coaching, improving organisational efficiency, operating discipline and profitability. The Role Your daily to-dos might look like this: Partner with the Organisation Act as a trusted advisor to the Founder, MD and Exec on organisational and leadership topics Bring challenge and perspective to key decisions on structure, growth and capability Ensure the people and organisational implications of business decisions are clear and intentional Organisational Efficiency and Operating Model Strengthen clarity in decision-making and accountability across the business Strengthen operating model, including how teams work together, and how business performance is managed Guide workforce planning to ensure the business is appropriately structured and resourced Strategic Oversight and Coaching Work with the Talent and People leads to guide direction and priorities Guide existing team on complex organisational and people challenges Ensure strong alignment between People activity and business priorities Leadership and Operating Discipline Improve clarity, accountability and pace of decision-making within Executive group Help embed a more KPI-driven, performance-focused way of operating Strengthen the business rhythm, including how priorities and performance are reviewed Cultivate Cultural and Value-led Initiatives Act as the steward of the company's values, keeping the business's unique DNA intact Maintain a deep intuition for the health of the organisation, providing the perspective needed to protect, pivot, or evolve in real-time Operationalise the "ways of working", ensuring the bridge between what is said and what is done remains authentic across the entire employee experience Embed and ignite our values at scale, ensuring they remain front of mind within decision making at exec level Requirements Significant experience in senior People, Talent or organisational leadership roles in scaling or high-growth, multichannel businesses Strong expertise in organisational design, workforce planning and leadership effectiveness Expert People thought leadership experience, shaping and guiding exec level decision making Creating and implementing cultural and value-led initiatives Commercial, pragmatic and focused on outcomes Comfortable operating independently in a fractional, high-impact coaching role
Apr 28, 2026
Full time
We're looking for a highly experienced People leader to partner closely with our Founder and Executive team. This is a fractional role focused on shaping how the organisation evolves, performs and scales. This role sits above day-to-day People team management and delivery, it is about safeguarding direction, connecting the dots and strengthening how the organisation operates to deliver results. You will bring an external, strategic lens to ensure our structures, leadership, capability and ways of working are aligned to our priorities, with a strong focus on coaching, improving organisational efficiency, operating discipline and profitability. The Role Your daily to-dos might look like this: Partner with the Organisation Act as a trusted advisor to the Founder, MD and Exec on organisational and leadership topics Bring challenge and perspective to key decisions on structure, growth and capability Ensure the people and organisational implications of business decisions are clear and intentional Organisational Efficiency and Operating Model Strengthen clarity in decision-making and accountability across the business Strengthen operating model, including how teams work together, and how business performance is managed Guide workforce planning to ensure the business is appropriately structured and resourced Strategic Oversight and Coaching Work with the Talent and People leads to guide direction and priorities Guide existing team on complex organisational and people challenges Ensure strong alignment between People activity and business priorities Leadership and Operating Discipline Improve clarity, accountability and pace of decision-making within Executive group Help embed a more KPI-driven, performance-focused way of operating Strengthen the business rhythm, including how priorities and performance are reviewed Cultivate Cultural and Value-led Initiatives Act as the steward of the company's values, keeping the business's unique DNA intact Maintain a deep intuition for the health of the organisation, providing the perspective needed to protect, pivot, or evolve in real-time Operationalise the "ways of working", ensuring the bridge between what is said and what is done remains authentic across the entire employee experience Embed and ignite our values at scale, ensuring they remain front of mind within decision making at exec level Requirements Significant experience in senior People, Talent or organisational leadership roles in scaling or high-growth, multichannel businesses Strong expertise in organisational design, workforce planning and leadership effectiveness Expert People thought leadership experience, shaping and guiding exec level decision making Creating and implementing cultural and value-led initiatives Commercial, pragmatic and focused on outcomes Comfortable operating independently in a fractional, high-impact coaching role
Minimum 3 days, with flexibility We're looking for a highly experienced People leader to partner closely with our Founder and Executive team. This is a fractional role focused on shaping how the organisation evolves, performs and scales. This role sits above day-to-day People team management and delivery; it is about safeguarding direction, connecting the dots and strengthening how the organisation operates to deliver results. You will bring an external, strategic lens to ensure our structures, leadership, capability and ways of working are aligned to our priorities, with a strong focus on coaching, improving organisational efficiency, operating discipline and profitability. The Role Your daily to-dos might look like this: Partner with the Organisation Act as a trusted advisor to the Founder, MD and Exec on organisational and leadership topics Bring challenge and perspective to key decisions on structure, growth and capability Ensure the people and organisational implications of business decisions are clear and intentional Organisational Efficiency and Operating Model Strengthen clarity in decision-making and accountability across the business Strengthen operating model, including how teams work together, and how business performance is managed Guide workforce planning to ensure the business is appropriately structured and resourced Strategic Oversight and Coaching Work with the Talent and People leads to guide direction and priorities Guide existing team on complex organisational and people challenges Ensure strong alignment between People activity and business priorities Leadership and Operating Discipline Improve clarity, accountability and pace of decision-making within Executive group Help embed a more KPI-driven, performance-focused way of operating Strengthen the business rhythm, including how priorities and performance are reviewed Cultivate Cultural and Value-led Initiatives Act as the steward of the company's values, keeping the business's unique DNA intact Maintain a deep intuition for the health of the organisation, providing the perspective needed to protect, pivot, or evolve in real-time Operationalise the "ways of working", ensuring the bridge between what is said and what is done remains authentic across the entire employee experience Embed and ignite our values at scale, ensuring they remain front of mind within decision making at exec level Significant experience in senior People, Talent or organisational leadership roles in scaling or high-growth, multichannel businesses Strong expertise in organisational design, workforce planning and leadership effectiveness Expert People thought leadership experience, shaping and guiding exec level decision making Creating and implementing cultural and value-led initiatives Commercial, pragmatic and focused on outcomes Comfortable operating independently in a fractional, high-impact coaching role
Apr 28, 2026
Full time
Minimum 3 days, with flexibility We're looking for a highly experienced People leader to partner closely with our Founder and Executive team. This is a fractional role focused on shaping how the organisation evolves, performs and scales. This role sits above day-to-day People team management and delivery; it is about safeguarding direction, connecting the dots and strengthening how the organisation operates to deliver results. You will bring an external, strategic lens to ensure our structures, leadership, capability and ways of working are aligned to our priorities, with a strong focus on coaching, improving organisational efficiency, operating discipline and profitability. The Role Your daily to-dos might look like this: Partner with the Organisation Act as a trusted advisor to the Founder, MD and Exec on organisational and leadership topics Bring challenge and perspective to key decisions on structure, growth and capability Ensure the people and organisational implications of business decisions are clear and intentional Organisational Efficiency and Operating Model Strengthen clarity in decision-making and accountability across the business Strengthen operating model, including how teams work together, and how business performance is managed Guide workforce planning to ensure the business is appropriately structured and resourced Strategic Oversight and Coaching Work with the Talent and People leads to guide direction and priorities Guide existing team on complex organisational and people challenges Ensure strong alignment between People activity and business priorities Leadership and Operating Discipline Improve clarity, accountability and pace of decision-making within Executive group Help embed a more KPI-driven, performance-focused way of operating Strengthen the business rhythm, including how priorities and performance are reviewed Cultivate Cultural and Value-led Initiatives Act as the steward of the company's values, keeping the business's unique DNA intact Maintain a deep intuition for the health of the organisation, providing the perspective needed to protect, pivot, or evolve in real-time Operationalise the "ways of working", ensuring the bridge between what is said and what is done remains authentic across the entire employee experience Embed and ignite our values at scale, ensuring they remain front of mind within decision making at exec level Significant experience in senior People, Talent or organisational leadership roles in scaling or high-growth, multichannel businesses Strong expertise in organisational design, workforce planning and leadership effectiveness Expert People thought leadership experience, shaping and guiding exec level decision making Creating and implementing cultural and value-led initiatives Commercial, pragmatic and focused on outcomes Comfortable operating independently in a fractional, high-impact coaching role
Minimum 3 days, with flexibility We're looking for a highly experienced People leader to partner closely with our Founder and Executive team. This is a fractional role focused on shaping how the organisation evolves, performs and scales. This role sits above day-to-day People team management and delivery; it is about safeguarding direction, connecting the dots and strengthening how the organisation operates to deliver results. You will bring an external, strategic lens to ensure our structures, leadership, capability and ways of working are aligned to our priorities, with a strong focus on coaching, improving organisational efficiency, operating discipline and profitability. The Role Your daily to-dos might look like this: Partner with the Organisation Act as a trusted advisor to the Founder, MD and Exec on organisational and leadership topics Bring challenge and perspective to key decisions on structure, growth and capability Ensure the people and organisational implications of business decisions are clear and intentional Organisational Efficiency and Operating Model Strengthen clarity in decision-making and accountability across the business Strengthen operating model, including how teams work together, and how business performance is managed Guide workforce planning to ensure the business is appropriately structured and resourced Strategic Oversight and Coaching Work with the Talent and People leads to guide direction and priorities Guide existing team on complex organisational and people challenges Ensure strong alignment between People activity and business priorities Leadership and Operating Discipline Improve clarity, accountability and pace of decision-making within Executive group Help embed a more KPI-driven, performance-focused way of operating Strengthen the business rhythm, including how priorities and performance are reviewed Cultivate Cultural and Value-led Initiatives Act as the steward of the company's values, keeping the business's unique DNA intact Maintain a deep intuition for the health of the organisation, providing the perspective needed to protect, pivot, or evolve in real-time Operationalise the "ways of working", ensuring the bridge between what is said and what is done remains authentic across the entire employee experience Embed and ignite our values at scale, ensuring they remain front of mind within decision making at exec level Significant experience in senior People, Talent or organisational leadership roles in scaling or high-growth, multichannel businesses Strong expertise in organisational design, workforce planning and leadership effectiveness Expert People thought leadership experience, shaping and guiding exec level decision making Creating and implementing cultural and value-led initiatives Commercial, pragmatic and focused on outcomes Comfortable operating independently in a fractional, high-impact coaching role
Apr 24, 2026
Full time
Minimum 3 days, with flexibility We're looking for a highly experienced People leader to partner closely with our Founder and Executive team. This is a fractional role focused on shaping how the organisation evolves, performs and scales. This role sits above day-to-day People team management and delivery; it is about safeguarding direction, connecting the dots and strengthening how the organisation operates to deliver results. You will bring an external, strategic lens to ensure our structures, leadership, capability and ways of working are aligned to our priorities, with a strong focus on coaching, improving organisational efficiency, operating discipline and profitability. The Role Your daily to-dos might look like this: Partner with the Organisation Act as a trusted advisor to the Founder, MD and Exec on organisational and leadership topics Bring challenge and perspective to key decisions on structure, growth and capability Ensure the people and organisational implications of business decisions are clear and intentional Organisational Efficiency and Operating Model Strengthen clarity in decision-making and accountability across the business Strengthen operating model, including how teams work together, and how business performance is managed Guide workforce planning to ensure the business is appropriately structured and resourced Strategic Oversight and Coaching Work with the Talent and People leads to guide direction and priorities Guide existing team on complex organisational and people challenges Ensure strong alignment between People activity and business priorities Leadership and Operating Discipline Improve clarity, accountability and pace of decision-making within Executive group Help embed a more KPI-driven, performance-focused way of operating Strengthen the business rhythm, including how priorities and performance are reviewed Cultivate Cultural and Value-led Initiatives Act as the steward of the company's values, keeping the business's unique DNA intact Maintain a deep intuition for the health of the organisation, providing the perspective needed to protect, pivot, or evolve in real-time Operationalise the "ways of working", ensuring the bridge between what is said and what is done remains authentic across the entire employee experience Embed and ignite our values at scale, ensuring they remain front of mind within decision making at exec level Significant experience in senior People, Talent or organisational leadership roles in scaling or high-growth, multichannel businesses Strong expertise in organisational design, workforce planning and leadership effectiveness Expert People thought leadership experience, shaping and guiding exec level decision making Creating and implementing cultural and value-led initiatives Commercial, pragmatic and focused on outcomes Comfortable operating independently in a fractional, high-impact coaching role
A leading beauty brand in Greater London is seeking an experienced People leader to drive organisational growth and performance. This fractional role requires a strategic partner to connect leadership, improve efficiency, and ensure alignment with business priorities. Candidates must possess significant experience in senior people roles within high-growth environments and have strong skills in organisational design, coaching, and implementing cultural initiatives. The position offers flexible working arrangements to aid in delivering results.
Apr 24, 2026
Full time
A leading beauty brand in Greater London is seeking an experienced People leader to drive organisational growth and performance. This fractional role requires a strategic partner to connect leadership, improve efficiency, and ensure alignment with business priorities. Candidates must possess significant experience in senior people roles within high-growth environments and have strong skills in organisational design, coaching, and implementing cultural initiatives. The position offers flexible working arrangements to aid in delivering results.
CBRE Global Workplace Solutions, leading global provider of integrated facilities and corporate real estate management, are recruiting an Operations Manager to join the team located in London. Job Purpose: Providing leadership, support, and guidance to an agreed portfolio of CBRE GWS EA Accounts within the UK to ensure these accounts can operate as successfully & efficiently as possible; that enterprise growth opportunities are maximized; and that EA operations are compliant with statutory and company policies. The role will also support all UK Enterprise new business account transitions and support thereafter post go-live. The role will report to the Enterprise Operations Director UK. Key Responsibilities: Support opportunities for the strategic development of contracts to deliver increased turnover and profitability. Promote additional services, projects and contracts for renewal. Assist with business policies and processes to be effectively communicated and implemented within contracts. Promote healthy and safe working conditions across both CBRE and subcontractor's activities. Strategically advise for optimum staffing structures to operate across contracts, balancing cost reduction with the delivery of service excellence. Support contracts with tools to ensure staffed by fully competent teams ensuring post holders are fully competent, and that effective succession planning arrangements are in place. Working with other operational managers to ensure the collaborative development of the business, effective teamworking, and support to colleagues. Support with financial plans for revenue and profit delivery, reduction of WIP, debt, cost reduction and contract growth, and ensure that these are met and exceeded. Ensuring a customer focus within all areas of operational activities, and that effective relationships are maintained with key client contacts. Promoting and maintaining the core values of CBRE. Provision of leadership and guidance, advice, coaching and direct support, where required to deliver best practice selection, training, assessment and recognition/reward. Supporting effective business communication through advice, review, leadership and direct contribution to management and team meetings, briefings, consultation forums, correspondence, publicity, monthly and ad-hoc reporting and other publications, as appropriate. Supporting the sales process through solutions development, participation in presentations and consultation meetings, hosting visits, and support to mobilisation as required on new contracts. Ensure the provision of a learning environment, and appropriate training and development planning. Ensure basic training needs are delivered, employees are fully competent to undertake their roles, and are able to reach their full future potential. Elevate and enhance individual and team knowledge and understanding of our industry, CBRE and GWS including benefits and advantages Accountabilities: Operational guidance & support to ensure account operations in country are compliant with local law and statutory requirements (in conjunction with support functions as required -e.g. QHSE, People, Finance) Local oversight and operational support for in-country account leads Management of any fractional resource dedicated to an account Local country representation, local point of contact for client escalation, occasional client meetings, dispute resolution Identifying and recommending margin improvement opportunities, including O1 reviews, supply chain opportunities (in conjunction with sourcing team), projects / extra works etc Support on key personnel matters (recruitment, selection, on-boarding etc.) in conjunction with people team Provision of support on transitions to ensure operations in-country are mobilised effectively for new accounts (as needed) Support on new business opportunities for the Enterprise business including: Local country representation / potential client engagement - if required Input into and sense checking of local operational solutioning and pricing (in conjunction with the local sales team where available) Experience, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Proven track record within the facilities management industry Managerial experience at Contract/Account Manager or above within technical and or hard services The development and review of teams and the application of effective people management practice Excellent motivational and influencing skills, with high levels of personal integrity Incumbents must be self-starters, confident and composed Organised, able to prioritise and deliver within high pressure, business critical environments Ability to balance strategic thinking with tactical delivery for client satisfaction Excellent understanding of health & safety legislation Being able to influence on business & people decisions through the ability to build and maintain relations across the country, and the EA organization Excellent interpersonal skills for effective management of people at all levels of the organisation Strong financial skills Ability to manage conflict and crisis situations effectively Why CBRE When you join CBRE, you become part of the global leader in commercial real estate services and investment that helps businesses and people thrive. We are dynamic problem solvers and forward-thinking professionals who create significant impact. Our collaborative culture is built on our shared values - respect, integrity, service and excellence - and we value the diverse perspectives, backgrounds and skillsets of our people. At CBRE, you have the opportunity to chart your own course and realize your potential. We welcome all applicants. Applicant AI Use Disclosure We value human interaction to understand each candidate's unique experience, skills and aspirations. We do not use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to make hiring decisions, and we ask that candidates disclose any use of AI in the application and interview process.
Sep 23, 2025
Contractor
CBRE Global Workplace Solutions, leading global provider of integrated facilities and corporate real estate management, are recruiting an Operations Manager to join the team located in London. Job Purpose: Providing leadership, support, and guidance to an agreed portfolio of CBRE GWS EA Accounts within the UK to ensure these accounts can operate as successfully & efficiently as possible; that enterprise growth opportunities are maximized; and that EA operations are compliant with statutory and company policies. The role will also support all UK Enterprise new business account transitions and support thereafter post go-live. The role will report to the Enterprise Operations Director UK. Key Responsibilities: Support opportunities for the strategic development of contracts to deliver increased turnover and profitability. Promote additional services, projects and contracts for renewal. Assist with business policies and processes to be effectively communicated and implemented within contracts. Promote healthy and safe working conditions across both CBRE and subcontractor's activities. Strategically advise for optimum staffing structures to operate across contracts, balancing cost reduction with the delivery of service excellence. Support contracts with tools to ensure staffed by fully competent teams ensuring post holders are fully competent, and that effective succession planning arrangements are in place. Working with other operational managers to ensure the collaborative development of the business, effective teamworking, and support to colleagues. Support with financial plans for revenue and profit delivery, reduction of WIP, debt, cost reduction and contract growth, and ensure that these are met and exceeded. Ensuring a customer focus within all areas of operational activities, and that effective relationships are maintained with key client contacts. Promoting and maintaining the core values of CBRE. Provision of leadership and guidance, advice, coaching and direct support, where required to deliver best practice selection, training, assessment and recognition/reward. Supporting effective business communication through advice, review, leadership and direct contribution to management and team meetings, briefings, consultation forums, correspondence, publicity, monthly and ad-hoc reporting and other publications, as appropriate. Supporting the sales process through solutions development, participation in presentations and consultation meetings, hosting visits, and support to mobilisation as required on new contracts. Ensure the provision of a learning environment, and appropriate training and development planning. Ensure basic training needs are delivered, employees are fully competent to undertake their roles, and are able to reach their full future potential. Elevate and enhance individual and team knowledge and understanding of our industry, CBRE and GWS including benefits and advantages Accountabilities: Operational guidance & support to ensure account operations in country are compliant with local law and statutory requirements (in conjunction with support functions as required -e.g. QHSE, People, Finance) Local oversight and operational support for in-country account leads Management of any fractional resource dedicated to an account Local country representation, local point of contact for client escalation, occasional client meetings, dispute resolution Identifying and recommending margin improvement opportunities, including O1 reviews, supply chain opportunities (in conjunction with sourcing team), projects / extra works etc Support on key personnel matters (recruitment, selection, on-boarding etc.) in conjunction with people team Provision of support on transitions to ensure operations in-country are mobilised effectively for new accounts (as needed) Support on new business opportunities for the Enterprise business including: Local country representation / potential client engagement - if required Input into and sense checking of local operational solutioning and pricing (in conjunction with the local sales team where available) Experience, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Proven track record within the facilities management industry Managerial experience at Contract/Account Manager or above within technical and or hard services The development and review of teams and the application of effective people management practice Excellent motivational and influencing skills, with high levels of personal integrity Incumbents must be self-starters, confident and composed Organised, able to prioritise and deliver within high pressure, business critical environments Ability to balance strategic thinking with tactical delivery for client satisfaction Excellent understanding of health & safety legislation Being able to influence on business & people decisions through the ability to build and maintain relations across the country, and the EA organization Excellent interpersonal skills for effective management of people at all levels of the organisation Strong financial skills Ability to manage conflict and crisis situations effectively Why CBRE When you join CBRE, you become part of the global leader in commercial real estate services and investment that helps businesses and people thrive. We are dynamic problem solvers and forward-thinking professionals who create significant impact. Our collaborative culture is built on our shared values - respect, integrity, service and excellence - and we value the diverse perspectives, backgrounds and skillsets of our people. At CBRE, you have the opportunity to chart your own course and realize your potential. We welcome all applicants. Applicant AI Use Disclosure We value human interaction to understand each candidate's unique experience, skills and aspirations. We do not use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to make hiring decisions, and we ask that candidates disclose any use of AI in the application and interview process.
