HR​/Recruitment Associate, HR Generalist ​/ Talent Management

About Us

We're Foundation Partners — a consultancy that exists to help ambitious companies defy the odds. 90% of startups fail. We work with the ones aiming to be in the 10%, giving them the leadership, talent and culture capability to grow faster, perform better, and deliver impact way beyond their stage.

Not every fast‑growing company has the in‑house resource, experience or capacity to build a world‑class People, Culture & HR operation — but every one of them needs it if they want to scale without breaking. That's where we come in. We blend strategic thinking with hands‑on delivery, working as an extension of our clients' teams so they get the "what should we do" and the "who's actually going to do it."

We support companies at every stage of that journey — from building foundations and hiring the best people, to scaling org design and people strategy, to expanding leadership internationally.

We work with founders and executives who have audacious goals, bold ideas and brazen self‑belief — and we bring that same energy to how we work. We challenge thinking, raise expectations, and focus relentlessly on what actually moves the needle.

We're part of Amplified, alongside Unleashed and JBM — together, the people services group supporting startups from inception to IPO. We have big plans for growth, and this super exciting, progressive role is part of that.

This is a unique opportunity to lay the foundations for a career in People + Culture. You'll get under the skin of the full employee lifecycle, working across multiple clients spanning tech, eCommerce, life sciences and venture capital — no two weeks, or clients, will look the same. Expect to be on‑site with clients around 3 days a week — this is a role built for someone who wants to be in the room with the people they're supporting, not just behind a screen.

You'll work directly with our partners — experienced people and business builders — on live client work. It's a role built for someone who loves building and creating, is fuelled by bringing order to ambiguity, and wants the kind of exposure that normally takes years to earn.

You're likely early in your People + Culture career, or a couple of years into consulting and hungry for more client exposure — or you might be moving across from a different but related field. What matters most is how you operate: a strong communicator who's comfortable in a room with senior executives and founders, a project management wizard who can bring people along on the journey rather than just chase deadlines, and someone who thrives on variety and is excellent at organising themselves across it.

We move fast and we're growing faster. That means real progression and real ownership, with plenty of opportunity to move into roles with more client exposure as you develop.

• Developing People and Culture materials that bring new frameworks to life for our clients — from setting up a Notion site and team playbook, to designing new starter materials, to a vision and purpose launch deck for a team All Hands
• Managing people ops, including benefits administration, memberships, onboarding, sick leave and employee contracts — comfortable getting hands‑on in an HRIS, and curious enough to figure one out fast if it's new to you
• Project managing client work streams end‑to‑end — keeping timelines, priorities and stakeholders on track, and bringing people along with clear, confident communication rather than just chasing tasks to done
• Research and information gathering to support client work
• Talent, including recruitment process support and light‑touch sourcing
• Running user testing on new solutions and making changes based on feedback

Across all of it, we're looking for someone who thinks a step…