People Director (12 month FTC)

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London, Greater London, England
Senior level
Consulting
The Role
The People Director at Landor will act as a strategic partner to the London leadership team, manage employee relations, lead performance management, oversee recruitment, develop a high-performing People team, and champion diversity, equity, and inclusion within the business.
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Landor is looking for a People Director (12 month FTC) to join our London studio. Could this be you? This position is due to start in January 2025.


We are Landor.

World-leading brand specialists.

Consulting. Design. Experience.

Connecting business strategy to brand.

Bringing every facet of brand to life.

Creating brand-led experiences for talent & customers.​​

United in our drive to make a positive difference.

Proudly part of WPP.

We build brands, designed to transform.

Our Landor Group also includes leaders in sonic branding amp, 

workspace & architectural design experts BDG

and award-winning motion specialists ManvsMachine.

 

What you’ll do

  • Strategic Partnership: Act as a strategic partner to the London leadership team, providing guidance and support on all people-related matters.
  • Change Management: Guide the integration of agencies under your remit, aligning them with our ways of working and facilitating a smooth transition.
  • Employee Relations: Serve as the primary point of contact for all employee relations matters, restructures, performance management, disciplinary actions, and grievances.
  • Performance Management: Lead the performance management cycle, coaching and guiding managers on conducting effective performance reviews.
  • Reward & Recognition: Manage the salary review process for the London office and implement innovative reward and recognition programs.
  • Recruitment: Oversee the recruitment process from a people perspective, collaborating closely with hiring managers on budgets and internal talent acquisition team.
  • Team Leadership: Lead and develop a high-performing People team.
  • Learning and Development: Work closely with the L&D Global People Lead to assess and organise training and development opportunities within the London studio.
  • Equity and Belonging: Championing DEI throughout the business, ensuring best practice from the London studio as well as inputting on global projects.
  • Culture and People Experience: Develop and maintain a positive studio culture that fosters employee engagement, collaboration and productivity


What you’ll need

  • Extensive experience operating at a senior HR level, with a proven track record of independently managing all aspects of HR functions.
  • Strong and demonstrable expertise in employee relations, including handling complex ER cases.
  • Experience in managing and developing a team of HR professionals.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships at all levels.
  • A strategic thinker with a hands-on approach, comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.


Our commitment to diversity and inclusion

We believe diversity brings creativity, which is at the heart of everything we do. We are actively engaging in creating an environment free of discrimination. 

Landor is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee based on race, colour, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other legally-recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law.


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The Company
Chicago, IL
622 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 1941

What We Do

A global leader in brand consulting and design, Landor helps clients create agile brands that thrive in today’s dynamic, disruptive marketplace. Our work enables top brands—from Barclays to BMW and Tide to Taj—to stand for something while never standing still.
Landor’s branding services include strategy and positioning, identity and design, motion graphics, brand architecture, prototyping, innovation, naming and verbal identity, research and analytics, environments and experiences, engagement and activation, and interactive and media design.
Founded by Walter Landor in 1941, Landor pioneered many of the research, design, and consulting methods that are now standard in the branding industry. Today, Landor has 26 offices in 19 countries, working with a broad spectrum of world-famous brands. Clients include Alitalia, Barclays, Bayer, BBC, BMW, BP, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, FedEx, GE, Kraft Heinz, Huawei Technologies, Marriott International, Nike, Pernod Ricard, Procter & Gamble, S&P Global, Samsung, Sony, and Taj Group. Landor is a member of WPP, the world's largest marketing and communications firm.

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