Regional HR Director, EMEA & AMERICAS

Michael Page; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Michael Page is conducting a regional HR leadership search to define and execute the people strategy across EMEA & Americas. The role partners with business leaders to drive organizational effectiveness, talent management, and HR transformation across a multinational platform.

The successful candidate will lead organizational design, governance, workforce planning, and HR governance while managing compensation, performance, and employee relations in multiple countries. Fluent English required.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of HR leadership experience in multinational environments.
• Proven experience leading regional HR teams across multiple countries.
• Experience supporting large commercial and sales-driven organizations.
• Strong background in organizational transformation and change management.
• Expertise in talent management, organizational design, and workforce planning.
• Fluent English.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the regional HR strategy across EMEA & Americas, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Act as a strategic partner to senior leadership on organizational, people, and change management matters.
• Lead organizational design initiatives, including structures, governance models, job architecture, and workforce planning.
• Drive HR transformation projects focused on scalability, process harmonization, and operational excellence.
• Oversee talent acquisition activities for senior and critical positions across the region.
• Lead talent management, leadership development, succession planning, and employee development programs.
• Manage performance management processes and support a high-performance culture.
• Oversee compensation and benefits strategies, including salary benchmarking, annual review cycles, and reward programs.
• Ensure compliance with employment legislation and manage complex employee relations matters across multiple countries.
• Leverage HR analytics, systems, and data-driven insights to support business decisions and improve organizational effectiveness.

Skills

HR leadership

Change management

Stakeholder management

People strategy

Talent management

Org design

Workforce planning

English fluency

Job description

Regional HR leadership role responsible for defining and executing the people strategy across EMEA & Americas, partnering with business leaders to drive organizational effectiveness, talent management, and HR transformation. Leading all aspects of HR, including organizational design, compensation, succession planning, employee relations, and HR governance.

An international multinational company embarking on a significant transformation journey, moving from a family-led environment to a modern, scalable, and professionally managed organization under private equity ownership.

Description

• Define and execute the regional HR strategy across EMEA & Americas, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Act as a strategic partner to senior leadership on organizational, people, and change management matters.
• Lead organizational design initiatives, including structures, governance models, job architecture, and workforce planning.
• Drive HR transformation projects focused on scalability, process harmonization, and operational excellence.
• Oversee talent acquisition activities for senior and critical positions across the region.
• Lead talent management, leadership development, succession planning, and employee development programs.
• Manage performance management processes and support a high-performance culture.
• Oversee compensation and benefits strategies, including salary benchmarking, annual review cycles, and reward programs.
• Ensure compliance with employment legislation and manage complex employee relations matters across multiple countries.
• Leverage HR analytics, systems, and data-driven insights to support business decisions and improve organizational effectiveness.

Profile

Regional HR leadership role responsible for defining and executing the people strategy across EMEA & Americas, partnering with business leaders to drive organizational effectiveness, talent management, and HR transformation. Leading all aspects of HR, including organizational design, compensation, succession planning, employee relations, and HR governance.

Client Details

An international multinational company embarking on a significant transformation journey, moving from a family-led environment to a modern, scalable, and professionally managed organization under private equity ownership.

Description

• Define and execute the regional HR strategy across EMEA & Americas, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Act as a strategic partner to senior leadership on organizational, people, and change management matters.
• Lead organizational design initiatives, including structures, governance models, job architecture, and workforce planning.
• Drive HR transformation projects focused on scalability, process harmonization, and operational excellence.
• Oversee talent acquisition activities for senior and critical positions across the region.
• Lead talent management, leadership development, succession planning, and employee development programs.
• Manage performance management processes and support a high-performance culture.
• Oversee compensation and benefits strategies, including salary benchmarking, annual review cycles, and reward programs.
• Ensure compliance with employment legislation and manage complex employee relations matters across multiple countries.
• Leverage HR analytics, systems, and data-driven insights to support business decisions and improve organizational effectiveness.

Requirements

• 15+ years of HR leadership experience in multinational environments.
• Proven experience leading regional HR teams across multiple countries.
• Experience supporting large commercial and sales-driven organizations.
• Strong background in organizational transformation and change management.
• Expertise in talent management, organizational design, and workforce planning.
• Fluent English.

Soft Skills

• Strategic mindset.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Leadership and team development capabilities.
• Resilience and adaptability.
• Commercially driven and results-oriented.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Job Offer

Leading a regional HR team through a significant organizational transformation.