People Partner

Sessions

People Partner driving recruitment and other HR initiatives at Sessions, a fast-growing tech company transforming the restaurant industry. Focus on talent acquisition and employee relations in a dynamic environment.

Posted 5/2/2026full-timeLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomJuniorMid-Level💰 £45,000 - £50,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage the full lifecycle of recruitment across various departments (Tech, Sales, Ops, etc.).
Proactively hunt for passive talent and build a diverse pipeline - no 'post and pray' mentalities here.
Ensure every applicant has a world-class experience, regardless of the outcome.
Help us tell our story through LinkedIn, careers pages, and networking events.
Partner with the Head of People to refine a seamless transition from 'Candidate' to 'Team Member.'
Help identify skill gaps and coordinate and where appropriate, host training initiatives and courses to ensure our team grows as fast as the company does.
Assist on various D&I initiatives including work on hiring processes and supporting our employees with disabilities and adjustments.
Support the processes surrounding performance cycles, and goal-setting frameworks (OKRs).
With guidance from the Head of People - manage the more junior but varied HR processes including disciplinaries, grievances, and conflict resolution with empathy and compliance.
Ensure we are providing a safe, compliant, and healthy work environment (physical or remote) as our headcount expands.

Requirements

What you’ll need

2 years of experience in high-volume or startup recruitment.
Comfortable on the phone and happy to reach out to people proactively on Linkedin.
Comfortable with ambiguity and excited by the challenge of building processes from scratch before the company doubles in size.
Enjoy the 'unsexy' but vital parts of HR - systems, compliance, and documentation - knowing they are the backbone of a successful scale-up.
Organisation is EVERYTHING.
Resilient & Empathetic: You can navigate difficult conversations (grievances/disciplinaries) with a level head and a human-first approach.
Charismatic and energetic with a passion for food.
Expert level of English language.
Right to work in the UK.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Financial Share Options - Receive an amount of share options for Sessions Market Ltd.
Pay day on demand - Access to pay whenever needed
Expense card - Company Card
Finance Platform - Access to 'Mintago', Financial Wellbeing Platform
Hybrid Working - up to 2 days working remotely per week
Holidays - 25 days + bank holidays + Birthday Off
Healthcare - Healthcare Cash Plan scheme
Employee Assistance Programme - Support for mental health and legal services
Socials - Monthly socials
Dog Friendly - We love our fluffy pals, they're welcome in the office!
Wear what you like - No suits and ties please, that's so 18th century....
High Growth Start Up - This is a great chance to be part of a growing company with plenty of progression opportunities, responsibility from day 1
Be Inspired - Learn from a team that's scaled some of the UK's biggest consumer companies
Membership & Qualifications - Sessions have helped support a number of our employees by providing funds for work-based qualifications and memberships

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Hard Skills & Tools

recruitmenthigh-volume recruitmentstartup recruitmenttraining initiativesperformance cyclesgoal-setting frameworkscompliancedocumentationconflict resolutionD&I initiatives

Soft Skills

organisationresilienceempathycommunicationcharismaenergyproactivityadaptabilityproblem-solvinginterpersonal skills