Regional HR Director EMEA

Fall Creek®; Sevilla; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Fall Creek is seeking a Regional HR Director EMEA located in Sevilla, Spain, to shape and lead our people strategy across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. You will partner with global and regional leadership to align priorities with business needs and drive organizational capability.

The role requires 10+ years of HR leadership across multiple countries, strong English communication, and a proven track record in organizational design, talent development, and employee relations within EMEA.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, business, organizational development, or a related field.
• At least 10 years of progressive HR experience across multiple countries/sites with leadership of HR teams.
• Experience partnering with senior leaders to drive a regional people agenda and deliver measurable improvements.
• Experience supporting diverse EMEA markets and navigating employment practices across cultures.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute the regional HR strategy in line with business priorities and global People Strategy.
• Partner with regional leadership on organizational design, workforce planning, and talent development.
• Lead, coach, and develop the regional HR team across the EMEA region.
• Support talent acquisition, succession planning, employee engagement, and retention initiatives.
• Provide guidance on complex employee relations matters and performance management across EMEA.
• Collaborate with global HR on compensation, benefits, HR systems, and process improvements.
• Support organizational change and strengthen HR practices across countries and locations.
• Use workforce data and insights to identify opportunities and inform decisions.
• Manage regional HR priorities and align with a consistent global HR approach.

Skills

Leadership

Organizational design

Workforce planning

Talent & succession

Employee relations

Change management

Cross-cultural communication

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree in human resources, business, organizational development, or related field

Job description

Fall Creek is creating a world with better blueberries through its friendly,collaborative team spread across the globe. To help us accomplish this, we are seeking a qualified Regional HR Director EMEA. This position will be located in Sevilla, Spain.

The Fall Creek Regional HR Director EMEA will help shape and lead our peopole strategy across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA).

What you'll do at Fall Creek:

In this role, you will partner closely with regional and global leadership to support business growth, strengthen organizational capabilities, and develop our people and HR teams. You will play an important role in connecting business priorities with practical HR strategies while supporting our continued growth as a global organization.

• Lead and execute the regional HR strategy in alignment with business priorities and our global People Strategy.
• Partner with regional leadership on organizational design, workforce planning, and talent development.
• Lead, coach, and develop the regional HR team.
• Support talent acquisition, succession planning, employee engagement, and retention initiatives.
• Provide guidance on complex employee relations matters, performance management, and employment practices across EMEA.
• Partner with global HR teams on compensation, benefits, HR systems, and process improvements.
• Support organizational change and strengthen HR practices across countries and locations.
• Use workforce data and business insights to identify opportunities and support informed decision-making.
• Manage regional HR priorities and resources while supporting a consistent and effective global HR approach.

What you bring to Fall Creek:

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, business, organizational development, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• At least 10 years of progressive HR experience, including substantial responsibility across multiple countries and sites and at least 5 years leading and developing HR teams.
• Experience partnering with senior business leaders to lead a regional people agenda that delivers measurable improvements in business performance, organizational capability, and workforce effectiveness.
• Experience supporting diverse EMEA markets and navigating differences in employment practices, cultures, and employee relations with appropriate local expertise.
• Strong capability in organization design, workforce planning, talent and succession management, leadership coaching, and complex employee relations.
• Experience leading organizational change and improving HR processes in a growing or transforming business; understanding of HR business partner, COE, and shared services models.
• Strong business judgment, analytical skills, discretion, and ability to influence across a matrix while balancing strategic priorities with hands‑on execution.
• Fluency in English and ability to communicate effectively with leaders and employees across cultures.

Who is Fall Creek?

We’re a US-based company with a keen focus on blueberry genetics, plants, and grower support delivered to the world’s premier blueberry growers. From our humble beginnings in Lowell, Oregon more than 40 years ago, we now also have wholly-owned nurseries in Mexico, Peru, Spain, South Africa, Netherlands, China, and Chile. Additionally, we have built a global team of the finest breeders, researchers, propagators and nursery professionals, grower support technicians, sales and customer service experts and more. We’re a deeply-planted link in a global chain, ready to serve our customers and our organization throughout North, Central, and South America, Greater Europe, Asia, and Africa. Our mission is to serve the growers and to support the blueberry industry, helping to ensure growers maximize success through our delivery of the best genetics and plants, technical know-how and global market intelligence. To fulfill our mission, we focus on cultivating exceptional plants, building strong relationships and providing responsive customer service. This is all part of how we’re helping to build A World with Better Blueberries.