People Partner - JV

About Chalhoub Group

Role Overview

People Strategy and HR Operations

• Translate business priorities into people strategies aligned with JV objectives.
• Implement Group HR policies and frameworks while adapting initiatives to JV operational and cultural needs.
• Coordinate between JV leadership, Group HR, and international stakeholders.
• Manage day-to-day people matters and support organisational development.

Talent and Workforce Planning

• Partner on talent needs, recruitment planning, selection, onboarding, and integration across corporate and frontline retail functions.
• Support workforce plans, organisational structures, headcount budgets, and succession requirements.
• Identify staffing challenges, retention risks, internal mobility, and career development opportunities.

Performance and Employee Experience

• Coordinate performance management, objective setting, talent reviews, succession planning, and development initiatives.
• Coach managers on performance, employee development, and sensitive people matters.
• Lead employee engagement initiatives, build relationships with retail teams through store visits, and manage feedback, grievances, and employee relations matters.
• Support capability development, compensation, reward, and recognition processes.

Analytics and Project Delivery

• Manage stakeholder relationships and communicate people priorities, organisational changes, and initiatives.
• Prepare and interpret headcount, turnover, retention, recruitment, and engagement metrics, translating insights into recommendations.
• Own people projects from planning through execution and recommend process improvements.

What You’ll Need to Succeed

• Proven experience in a People Partner, HR Business Partner, or comparable generalist HR role.
• Luxury retail, fashion, hospitality, or another customer-facing environment is preferred.
• Ability to support corporate and frontline operational teams and engage stakeholders across organisational levels.
• Commercially aware, pragmatic, and solutions-oriented, with the ability to work independently in a lean organisation and navigate group governance.
• Strong interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence, organisation, attention to detail, and ability to manage competing priorities.
• Discretion and sound judgement when handling sensitive employee relations matters.

Benefits and Development

• The employer describes learning and development opportunities, internal mobility, healthcare, child education contribution, remote and flexible working policies, and employee discounts.

Application Note

• The employer asks candidates to complete assessments and interviews independently, without generative AI assistance.