People Partner

As People Partner for our North America Head Office, you’ll play a critical role in shaping, scaling, and delivering Gymshark’s People strategy across the region.

Partnering closely with associates through to directors, you’ll act as a trusted advisor, culture champion, and strategic problem solver, supporting teams through a period of growth and expansion. This role is pivotal in building a high‑performance, inclusive, and engaging workplace while ensuring operational excellence and compliance across NAM.

• Partner with NAM Head Office functional leaders to understand business goals, workforce needs, and capability gaps.


• Provide proactive coaching on organisational design, team structure, and talent development.


• Deliver practical, forward‑thinking HR guidance aligned with employment law, company policy, and best practice.


• Support the implementation and communication of NAM People policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal laws.


• Maintain up‑to‑date knowledge of NAM employment legislation and support education and training across teams.


• Manage employee relations cases end‑to‑end, ensuring fairness, consistency, and risk mitigation.


• Lead and conduct employee investigations, addressing complaints and conflicts in line with policy and legal requirements.


• Support all aspects of Leave of Absence administration, including Sick Leave, FMLA, PFL, ADA, and state‑specific leave, in partnership with third‑party administrators and Payroll.


• Design and implement absence management and return‑to‑work processes, including workplace accommodations.


• Partner with managers on performance management, supporting feedback, development, and formal processes.


• Analyse People data and reports to identify trends, risks, and opportunities, collaborating with UK Functional People Partners.


• Work closely with Talent Acquisition and People Operations to ensure smooth onboarding and offboarding experiences.


• Collaborate with Payroll on NAM‑specific matters, supporting operational improvements and projects.


• Lead audits and ensure accurate record‑keeping for compliance purposes.


• Support and lead cross‑functional People projects related to growth, market expansion, and process improvement.


• Foster a positive, inclusive culture through effective communication, engagement, and people practices.

• 5+ years’ experience in an HR generalist or specialist role, ideally within a fast‑paced, omni‑channel environment.


• Strong working knowledge of New York State and New York City labour laws.


• Experience using ADP Workforce Now.


• A natural collaborator with the ability to build trusted relationships across all levels.


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.


• Comfortable working autonomously in a dynamic, evolving environment.


• Strong commercial awareness with a creative, solutions‑focused mindset.


• High personal integrity, sound judgement, and the ability to build credibility quickly.


• Strong analytical capability and attention to detail.Highly proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

• SHRM qualification.


• Multi‑state HR experience.


• knowledge of global employment legislation and experience supporting international or remote teams.