Global Human Resources Manager
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Global HR Manager
Sweet Bee Organics
Based on-site in Frome, Somerset (UK HQ) - with travel to St. Louis, Missouri (US Operations)
About Sweet Bee
Sweet Bee Organics is a fast-growing, global mission-led wellness brand creating beautiful, organic, handmade products designed to lift the mind, body, and soul.
Founded in the UK and expanding rapidly in the US, we are scaling thoughtfully, commercially, and culturally. We are entering a new phase of global growth – strengthening infrastructure while preserving the entrepreneurial, values-led spirit that defines us.
The Opportunity
We are creating a Global HR Manager role to take full ownership of the people agenda across our UK and US operations.
This is a standalone, high-accountability leadership position for an experienced HR professional ready to operate at global level in a scaling, founder-led environment.
Reporting to the COO/CLO, you will:
- Oversee our global HR function across the UK and US
- Provide strategic counsel to the executive team
Core Responsibilities
Strategic People Leadership
- Develop and execute a comprehensive global HR strategy aligned with business growth objectives.
- Partner with leadership to support organisational design, headcount planning, and capability mapping.
- Build board-ready business cases for HR initiatives including systems, benefits, structure and DEI initiatives.
- Lead workforce planning in line with commercial forecasts and operational expansion.
- Act as a trusted advisor on people risk, talent strategy and culture.
Talent Acquisition & Development
- Support leadership with recruitment operations across both territories, leveraging external recruiters where appropriate.
Culture & Employee Experience
- Champion Sweet Bee values across geographies.
- Design and lead employee engagement initiatives.
- Strengthen internal communications across time zones.
- Develop measurable DEI initiatives.
- Support change management during growth and structural evolution.
- Maintain the balance between high-performance and people-first culture.
Compliance, Governance & Risk
- Ensure full compliance with UK Employment Law and US Federal and State Employment Regulations.
- Develop and maintain jurisdiction-specific HR policies and handbooks.
- Manage employee relations matters.
- Oversee disciplinary, grievance and investigation processes.
- Coordinate with external legal advisors where required.
Compensation & Benefits
- Design competitive, equitable compensation structures across UK and US markets.
- Conduct market benchmarking and salary banding.
- Lead annual compensation review cycles.
- Manage benefits schemes in both jurisdictions.
- Balance talent retention with disciplined cost control.
- Support leadership with equity or long-term incentive frameworks where relevant.
HR Operations & Infrastructure
- Build scalable HR processes from first principles.
- Implement and optimise HRIS systems.
- Develop meaningful people analytics dashboards.
- Track and report KPIs including retention, time-to-hire, engagement, absenteeism and performance metrics.
- Manage relationships with payroll providers, benefits advisors, employment lawyers and external HR consultants.
- Ensure seamless onboarding and offboarding processes.
Candidate Profile
- We are seeking a commercially aware, high-ownership HR professional who thrives in founder-led environments.
Essential
- 10+ years’ experience in HR leadership.
- Experience operating independently or within a small HR team.
- Multi-jurisdiction exposure across the UK and US with strong working knowledge of employment law.
- Experience building HR frameworks in growth-stage businesses.
- High emotional intelligence and cultural sensitivity.
- Strong written communication and documentation skills.
- Ability to operate both strategically and operationally.
- CIPD Level 7 qualification.
- Experience supporting international expansion.
- Experience in DTC, wellness, beauty or consumer brands.
- Experience supporting investment or due diligence processes.
This Role Is For You If…
- You want to work in a fast-paced, international mission-led scale-up.
- You want full accountability for the people function.
- You see ambiguity as opportunity.
- You are as comfortable presenting to a board as drafting contracts.
What We Offer
- Competitive salary dependent on experience.
- 25 days annual leave plus a birthday day off.
- Private medical insurance.
- Life insurance.
- Pension scheme.
- Hybrid flexibility.
- International US travel.
Application process (please read)
- Step 1: Follow Sweet Bee linked-in page.
- Step 2: Follow and message hiring manager, Warren Clark (COO/CLO) on linked-in with (a) why you are a good fit for the role and Sweet Bee (b) attaching your CV.