Director, People Strategy & Transformation – EMEIA Retail

Apple; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple is seeking a seasoned People Business Partner Director for EMEIA Retail to serve as a strategic senior leader, coach, and community steward across our regional store fleet. You will bridge Apple’s worldwide vision with the retail environment, building a high-impact team of People leaders focused on learning, operational excellence, and an inclusive workplace culture.

You will co-create and lead comprehensive People strategies across Apple Retail stores and online markets in EMEIA,

Qualifications

• Experience leading and developing senior human resources leaders or people managers.
• Experience directing human resources strategy and business partnering across a multi-country, regional, or international organizational structure.
• Experience designing and executing organizational development, succession planning, and workforce capability strategies across distributed teams.
• Practical knowledge of European labor standards, works councils, statutory employment regulations, and employee relations frameworks.
• Experience utilizing workforce analytics and talent metrics to inform commercial decisions and organizational planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a regional People Business Partner team that enables strong business, customer and employees impact through intentional People strategies.
• Develop the strategic roadmap for the entire EMEIA region, driving expansion across multiple markets and talent planning.
• Advise and influence senior leaders across a matrix organization to align business needs with design, efficiencies and performance strategies.
• Champion organizational change initiatives in partnership with leadership to build an agile retail store organisation.
• Collaborate with Apple University and Global Talent Development to identify learning priorities and deliver field-level leadership development programs.
• Cultivate a culture of belonging by integrating inclusion and diversity into regional business strategies and people practices.
• Partner with Employee Relations to oversee policies and investigations while ensuring compliance with local regulations.
• Collaborate with Talent Acquisition, Global Mobility, and retail leadership to optimize hiring, mobility and onboarding experiences.
• Guide annual salary planning in partnership with retail leadership and Compensation & Benefits teams.

Skills

Senior HR leadership

HR strategy

Global HR / multi-country

Organizational development

Workforce analytics

Executive coaching

Job description

Apple is seeking a seasoned People Business Partner Director for EMEIA Retail to serve as a strategic senior leader, coach, and community steward across our regional store fleet. You will bridge Apple’s worldwide vision with the retail environment, building a high-impact team of People leaders focused on learning, operational excellence, and an inclusive workplace culture.

You will co-create and lead comprehensive People strategies across Apple Retail stores and online markets in EMEIA,