People Director – Level Shoes

About the role

The People Director for Level Shoes will shape and execute the People and Culture strategy across the brand’s global operations. Reporting directly to the CEO, you will act as the primary partner and challenger on all decisions that impact people, organisation and culture, ensuring the business has the leadership, capability and structure to meet its growth ambitions.

Key responsibilities

• Translate Level Shoes’ commercial objectives into a clear people strategy with defined priorities, milestones and metrics.
• Serve as trusted advisor to the CEO and senior leadership on organisational design, talent, performance and change initiatives.
• Develop and own the workforce plan, identifying required roles, capabilities and headcount for short‑ and long‑term growth.
• Lead talent identification, assessment, development and succession planning for leadership and critical positions.
• Partner with Group Talent Acquisition and executive search firms to hire senior and business‑critical roles, maintaining world‑class quality‑of‑hire standards.
• Design career paths, promote internal mobility and manage people‑cost budgeting in collaboration with Finance and Commercial heads.
• Own the performance management cycle, including goal setting, performance dialogue, calibration and appropriate consequences.
• Collaborate with Group Rewards to ensure competitive and coherent pay, grading and incentive structures that drive desired behaviours.
• Drive organisation design and effectiveness globally, continuously evaluating structures, spans, role clarity and ways of working.

Required profile

• Extensive experience in senior HR leadership within a retail or consumer‑focused environment.
• Proven ability to partner with C‑suite executives and influence strategic commercial decisions.
• Strong track record in talent management, succession planning and organisational design.
• Demonstrated expertise in performance management, reward architecture and workforce budgeting.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills, with a data‑driven approach to people strategy.

Required skills