People Partner

Lyst is a global fashion shopping platform founded in London in 2010 and catering to over 160M shoppers per year. We offer our customers the largest assortment of premium & luxury fashion products in one place, curating pieces from 27,000 of the world's leading brands and stores. In 2025, Lyst joined Zozo, operators of Zozotown, the leading fashion e-commerce platform in Japan. This partnership marks a bold new era for Lyst, as we accelerate our vision and work together to transform the future of fashion shopping through AI and technology.

At Lyst, we obsess over the customer, providing a search & discovery experience which offers inspiration, fulfilment, and personalisation. We believe that fashion is amazing but shopping for fashion often isn't, and use our technology, data and creativity to bring more joy, greater choice and fewer fails. Our mission is to help fashion shoppers make better choices and help fashion partners find better audiences as the category-leading destination for every fashion shopper.

The Role:

We have an exciting opportunity for a People Partner to join our team.

You'll be a strategic People Partner to our Partnerships, Brand Marketing, and Design & Editorial teams, creating people plans aligned with business strategy to strengthen engagement, performance, and delivery.

Reporting to the SVP People, you'll work with multiple stakeholders to provide a pro-active and first-class people experience, influencing People Team initiatives to enhance our People's experience and function. You'll also collaborate closely with the rest of the People Team and Talent Acquisition for organisational alignment and operational ownership.

This role would suit someone already in a People Partnering role who thrives in fast-paced, entrepreneurial environments.

Responsibilities:

Strategic Business Partnership

• Dedicated strategic People Partner for multiple business areas; Partnerships, Brand Marketing, and Design & Editorial. Accountable for creating people plans aligned with business strategy to strengthen engagement, performance, and delivery
• Trusted advisor to leadership; coaching and empowering them to build high-performing, delivery focused teams
• Advise on organisational design, restructuring, and role clarity to support organisation growth
• Support talent management, succession planning, and organisational development, tailored to your business areas
• Drive employee engagement and retention, through analysis of engagement surveys, acting on feedback, and helping build an inclusive, values-aligned culture
• Use data and metrics to identify trends, opportunities, and inform decisions.
• Lead core people processes: onboarding, performance management, compensation, and offboarding
• Work with the wider People Team to drive organisational change and transformation

Central People Operations

• In collaboration with our other People Partner & People Ops Coordinator you will share responsibilities across the whole employee lifecycle such as;
• Culture
• Data Analysis
• Employee Relations
• Admin & Payroll
• Learning & Development
• Reward & Recognition
• Internal Comms

Requirements

• Ambitious, with a desire for high autonomy and accountability
• Experience in high-growth technology environments, ideally with multi-disciplinary teams
• Proven People Partner experience, building trusted relationships with senior managers
• Ideally CIPD qualifications or relevant certifications
• Agent of change, seeking improved ways of working
• Strong commercial acumen and deep empathy for individuals
• Data-driven mindset with strong analytical skills
• Exceptionally well-organised, managing long-term projects and immediate priorities
• Comfortable with ambiguity and continuous change, with a track record of impact

Benefits

• Our Ways of Working: We all come into the office on Tuesdays and Thursdays, with the option to work remotely or come into the office on the other days. We believe that in person collaboration and community spirit is important, which is why we spend some of our time in the office and some of our time at home
• Time Off: In addition to the 8 statutory bank holidays, you will receive 29 holidays per year. Lyst's holiday year runs from 1 April to 31 March
• Competitive Family Leave Package: This includes Enhanced Family Leave for those eligible, paid Time off for Dependents and Support for Fertility Treatment & Loss
• Clothing Benefit: We want you to enjoy using the Lyst app and site as much as our customers, so we provide you with a clothing allowance to use on Lyst every year. This starts at £250 when you join and increases up to £1,000 with your length of service
• Private Healthcare: Our healthcare provider is Vitality. Your health is important to us which is why we offer all employees a comprehensive healthcare scheme from the day you start
• Training Allowance: We're big on continuous learning and growth, so all employees are currently entitled to an annual training allowance of £1,000. This can be used to attend conferences, industry events, training courses and to purchase resources
• Pension Scheme: Our pension provider is The People's Pension. We offer a minimum employee contribution of 5% and 3% employer contribution
• Eye Tests and Vouchers: Employees can make a saving on their eye test and glasses through our chosen provider. You'll receive a free eye test every year and a discount towards glasses
• Cycle-to-Work Scheme: Lyst will purchase a bicycle from your chosen retailer, you will then receive a voucher to pick up your bicycle from them
• Transport Season Ticket Loan: Employees can apply for an interest free season ticket loan to support your travel to work
• Social Events: Frequent company wide social events including Christmas & summer parties, themed events, as well as smaller team socials. We also have plenty of interest based groups such as football, running club, book club, culinary and more

We want to build a world where fashion works for everyone, and we want teams that are just as inclusive. Diversity and inclusion is an integral part of our culture at Lyst. We recognise and celebrate the value and impact diversity brings to our company and are committed to ensuring this is a consistent focus, for which we are held to account. We are committed to treating all applicants fairly and equally, and encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply for this role. We are happy to talk about flexible working arrangements.

Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Lyst we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.