Head of People Partnering - Crown Paints

Head of People Partnering – Crown Paints 
 

Are you ready to grow with a company that shares your ambitions? 

• Do you want to shape the people strategy for a leading, heritage brand while driving modern transformation across the UK and Ireland? 

• Are you motivated by the chance to lead a team and work closely with leaders to create a workplace where colleagues feel supported, included, and able to thrive? 

• Would you like to be the lead People & Culture voice for our UK & Ireland teams, guiding both strategic and operational decisions to power our agenda? 
   

As Head of People Partnering, you’ll be the most senior People & Culture colleague for Crown Paints in the UK and Ireland. You’ll lead a team of People Partners and Operations specialists and act as a trusted advisor to leaders at all levels. 
 

Your role will focus on: 

• Leading and developing a team of around 12 colleagues in People Partnering and Operations. 

• Partnering with leaders to build strong teams, manage change, and create an engaging employee experience, with focus on employee relations, organisational design and workforce planning. 

• Working with colleagues across our global People & Culture organisation to bring consistent approaches while tailoring them to local needs. 

• Ensuring fair and constructive employee relations, including working with unions and handling collective agreements. 

• Guiding decisions on policies, practices, and compliance with UK & Ireland employment law. 
   

You'll measure your success through positive employee engagement, strong people metrics, and impactful partnerships across the business. 
 

What we’re looking for 

• Extensive experience in People & Culture / HR, ideally in international organisations. 

• Experience leading teams and supporting senior leaders in complex environments. 

• Knowledge of UK & Ireland employment law and experience handling employee/union relations. 

• Experience navigating a matrixed organisational setup, leading and influencing with consideration of both global and local priorities 

• Strong communication and relationship-building skills — you listen as much as you advise. 

• Experience guiding strategy and change in a way that brings people along. 

• Fluency in English as the core business language  
   

What will help you thrive here 
 

• You value inclusion and want to make sure every colleague feels they belong. 

• You’re open, approachable, and able to build trust quickly. 

• You enjoy balancing strategy with hands-on problem solving. 

• You bring curiosity and creativity to finding better ways of doing things. 
   

At Crown Paints, part of the Hempel Group, we’re proud of our heritage and excited about our future. We’re building a workplace where people can grow, contribute, and feel part of something bigger. 
 

Does this sound like you? 
 

If you’re ready to take the next step in your career and help to shape the future of our company, we’d love to hear from you. 

About Crown Paints 

Crown believes that every pot of paint is brimming with potential and we want to put that into the hands of everyone. As one of the UK’s leading paint brands, we support homeowners and professionals to ‘paint their own possible’ and create beautiful, transformative spaces for everyone to enjoy. 
 

With a heritage dating back to 1777,  the company has a rich and colourful history, pouring 200 years of knowledge and skill into every tin of paint. Headquartered in Darwen in Lancashire, the same town the company started in all those years ago, Crown also has a manufacturing site in Hull and an ever-growing network of over 170 Crown Decorating Centres located throughout the UK and Ireland. We’re proud to have held the Royal Warrant since 1949 in recognition of our commitment, passion and experience. 

As an industry leader in innovation and sustainability, Crown knows what a positive difference we can make to people and the planet and have set ambitious targets to become carbon neutral across all manufacturing operations, drive full circularity across product and packaging through recycling schemes, eradicate all waste to landfill and ensure 100% of paint containers make maximum use of recycled and recyclable materials.