HRBP. London / Hybrid Remote. Salary to £55,000

AKT (pronounced “act”) is The Personal Performance Company that may change your life. Founded by West End stars Ed Currie and Andy Coxon, AKT is by and for those who are “Born to Perform” — on the stage, at work, or in life.

In 2020, The Deodorant Balm made its stunning debut to rave reviews and awards from Vogue, GQ, Esquire, and Harper’s BAZAAR. Plastic-free, aluminium-free, and gender-free, The Deodorant Balm instantly resonated with those looking for a natural deodorant that genuinely worked. Five fragrances and over 200,000 happy armpits later, The Deodorant Balm is already becoming a household name.

To this day, every new AKT product is put through its paces by London’s hard-working theatre community to ensure it lives up to the high standards of its founders. As a rule, AKT’s products don’t break character — ever. It’s this effectiveness that has propelled AKT from the backstage to bathroom cabinets, bedside tables, duffel bags, and carry-on luggage worldwide. And the good news is — the performance is just getting started.

About The Role:

You will be responsible for refining and implementing the people plan to deliver a consistent, culturally relevant employee experience to better enable the business objectives. This is a new role within AKT and will be the first permanent hire in this area.  You will be pivotal in maturing the operational management of the employee lifecycles as we build out and embed the important foundations which will support a culturally relevant way of working. You will work closely with a fractional HRD, Talent Partner and with our B Corp Lead and will report to the fractional HRD.

It is anticipated that you will positively influence the people plan by building strong relationships with our leadership population, in particular our Managers, so we have a conduit to better understand day to day challenges which will continue to inform the practical elements of the people plan. 

Requirements

• Stakeholder Management: Build and maintain professional relationships with key stakeholders to better understand business goals in order to refine the development of the people plan
• Employee Engagement: Lead initiatives which foster a positive work environment and reinforce the desired culture
• Data Driven Insight: Build and implement metrics that provide insights to leadership for decision making 
• Project Management:  Lead relevant projects and/or workstreams to deliver agreed projects and initiatives ensuring smooth transitions and/or embedded ways of working
• ​​Talent Management: Lead initiatives to evaluate and enhance employee performance and retention
• Compliance and Risk Management: Identify potential risks and develop sustainable approaches to mitigate them

• Cross Functional Collaboration: Work collaboratively to ensure initiatives support business strategies and objectives and Managers feel supported in leading effectively

About You:

• Proven experience in a generalist HR position in a busy environment with a range of clients
• Experience of leading workstreams as part of contributing to a wider project or leading initiatives using project methodologies
• Good knowledge of UK employment frameworks and demonstrable experience of managing a range of cases with varying levels of complexity
• Experience of implementing new or different approaches/processes that drive improvements for the users
• Experience of having to use effective written and/or verbal skills as part of informing, educating and/or influencing
• Experience of working in environments where there is  ambiguity and being able to adapt to that
• Demonstrable organisational skills using excellent attention to detail
• Experience of coaching Managers at different stages of their career
• CIPD Qualified or equivalent demonstrable experience

Benefits

• This is a great opportunity to make a real impact and join the business in its next stage of growth having just launched in the US.
• Agile Working Policy with an allowance for a local co-workspace. Plus required Monthly team days in London.
• Employee discounts on our products
• Funny, kind and inclusive work environment. We are banter, but we get sh*t done.
• 28 days holiday excluding bank holidays.

If you're a driven and hungry professional with a passion for beauty and sustainability, and you're ready to make a significant impact in a fast-growing start-up, we'd love to hear from you. Join us in redefining personal care while looking after our planet!

Everybody is welcome

AKT London is for everyone. We believe that an inclusive work environment and a diverse, empowered team are key to achieving our mission. Our products are gender free and built for every BODY to help give them the confidence to step onto their stage – whatever that may be – and PERFORM. Our work environment is no different. AKT London is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, ancestry, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or family status, disability, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. We commit to a focused and sustained action to dismantle racist systems, policies, practices, and ideologies within ourselves and our networks. We have zero tolerance for intolerance. With our Founders belonging to a minority community we commit to difference and diversity from the beginning and we know what a rich and creative work environment can cultivate. Anybody and everybody; to whoever is reading: we welcome you!