EMEA HR Leader & Strategic Partner

ISS STOXX GmbH; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

ISS STOXX is seeking a Head of EMEA HR and Strategic HR Business Partner to lead the people agenda across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. You will partner with an ELT member to translate business strategy into a people plan, coaching leaders and driving change across a complex, matrixed organisation.

You will modernise HR delivery, move transactional work to Shared Services, and champion AI-enabled approaches to maximise value from talent, leadership, and culture.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive HR experience partnering with executive leaders on strategy and change.

Responsibilities

• Act as senior HR thought partner to ELT, shaping people strategy and culture across EMEA.
• Lead and develop the EMEA HR team, collaborating with Talent Acquisition and regional specialists.
• Oversee relationships with Works Councils, unions and employee bodies; manage complex ER issues with Legal input.
• Drive HR operating model transformation, shared services adoption, and AI-enabled processes.
• Lead mergers and acquisitions people work, including due diligence and post-deal integration.

Skills

HR leadership

Executive coaching

Change leadership

Organisational design

Data & AI fluency

Education

Degree in HR, Business, Economics, Law or related

Tools

Workday

SAP SuccessFactors

Job description

ISS STOXX is seeking a Head of EMEA HR and Strategic HR Business Partner to lead the people agenda across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. You will partner with an ELT member to translate business strategy into a people plan, coaching leaders and driving change across a complex, matrixed organisation.

You will modernise HR delivery, move transactional work to Shared Services, and champion AI-enabled approaches to maximise value from talent, leadership, and culture.