Regional People & Culture Director Europe

Nord Anglia Education; Vaud; Remote; CHF 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Nord Anglia Education seeks a Regional People & Culture Director, Europe to unify talent, culture and the HR agenda for our European schools. You will partner with the Regional Managing Director, Operations Director and Group CPO, advising Principals and building strong teams and healthy school cultures.

You will lead talent strategy, workforce planning, and recruitment, while ensuring engagement and compliance across jurisdictions.

Qualifications

• Senior HR leadership across several countries, ideally Europe.
• Track record in talent strategy: succession planning and leadership development.
• Strong knowledge of European employment law and complex employee relations.
• Experience leading culture and engagement change with measurable impact.
• Credible adviser to senior leaders in a matrix organisation.
• Data-informed decision making with commercial judgement.
• A relevant degree and CIPD Level 7 or equivalent HR qualification.

Responsibilities

• Shape regional people and culture strategy and workforce plan for Europe.
• Coordinate recruitment, development, internal mobility, succession and retention.
• Lead annual talent reviews and build leadership pipelines.
• Coach Principals on teams, development and people decisions.
• Drive engagement, wellbeing and belonging initiatives.
• Ensure fair, compliant practices across European jurisdictions, including EU pay transparency readiness.
• Oversee growth-related people aspects for new schools, acquisitions and integrations.
• Develop HR capability across schools using SuccessFactors and data.

Job description

Job Posting Date: 28 Oct 2026

Location: Lausanne, CH

Job ID: 10417

School: Regional Office (Europe)

Company: Nord Anglia Education

NORD ANGLIA EDUCATION | EUROPE

Regional People & Culture Director, Europe

Shape the people who will shape our schools

LOCATION

Flexible within Europe, with regular travel

REPORTS TO

Regional Operations Director, Europe

CONTRACT

Full time, permanent

SALARY

Competitive package

About The Role

As Regional People & Culture Director, you will be the senior people leader for Nord Anglia Education’s schools across Europe. You will bring talent, culture and the full HR agenda together into one clear plan, working closely with the Regional Managing Director, the Regional Operations Director and our Group CPO. You will also be a trusted adviser and coach to our Principals, helping them build strong teams and healthy school cultures.

What You Will Do

• Set the direction. You will shape the regional people and culture strategy and build a workforce plan that shows the roles, skills and leadership the region will need.
• Join up talent. You will bring recruitment, development, internal mobility, succession and retention together into one system, so great people can grow their careers across our schools.
• Grow future leaders. You will lead the annual talent review with Principals and build leadership pipelines from middle leader to Principal.
• Partner with Principals. You will coach and advise Principals on their teams, their development and their most complex people decisions.
• Build culture. You will lead our approach to engagement, wellbeing and belonging, so colleagues feel valued and able to do their best work.
• Keep us fair and compliant. You will oversee complex employee relations, reward and policy across our European jurisdictions, including work with employee representatives and readiness for EU pay transparency.
• Support growth. You will lead the people side of new schools, acquisitions and integrations, and manage the regional people budget.
• Strengthen HR. You will lead the Regional People & Culture team and build HR capability in every school, using SuccessFactors and people data to guide decisions.

What You Will Bring

• Senior HR or People & Culture leadership experience across several countries, ideally in Europe
• A track record in talent strategy, including succession planning, leadership development, workforce planning and internal mobility
• Strong working knowledge of employment law across European jurisdictions and experience of handling complex employee relations
• Experience of leading culture and engagement change that made a measurable difference
• Credibility as a trusted adviser to senior leaders in a matrix organisation
• Confidence using people data to inform decisions, and sound commercial judgement
• A relevant degree and a professional HR qualification such as CIPD Level 7, or equivalent

Experience in international schools or education and knowledge of safer recruitment would be welcome.

WHY JOIN US

Nord Anglia Education is the world’s leading premium international schools organisation. Our students learn through partnerships with organisations such as MIT, Juilliard, UNICEF and King’s College London, and our colleagues are part of a global family of schools with genuine opportunities to grow.

In this role you will have real influence at regional level, the backing of a global Group People function, and the chance to build something that will shape our schools for years to come.

Closing date: 30 October 2026

Start date: December 2026

We may interview suitable candidates before the closing date, so we encourage early applications.

OUR COMMITMENT TO SAFEGUARDING

Nord Anglia Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all colleagues to share this commitment. This post is subject to safer recruitment checks, including satisfactory references, verification of identity, qualifications and employment history, and criminal record checks from your country of residence and any country in which you have lived or worked, in line with local legal requirements.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

We value the different perspectives that people from all backgrounds bring to our schools. We welcome applications from everyone and will make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process. Please let us know if you need any support.