EMEA HR Strategy Lead | AI-Driven Change & Growth

Institutional Shareholder Services Inc.; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. is seeking a business-minded HR leader to join our global HR team as Head of EMEA HR and Strategic HR Business Partner. You will guide our people agenda across Europe, the Middle East and Africa and partner with an ELT member to shape strategy and culture.

You will modernise HR delivery, champion an AI-enabled approach, and drive the move of transactional work to Shared Services while maintaining focus on talent, leadership and organisational effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Senior HR leadership experience with executive-level partnering.
• Proven ability to design and drive cross-regional people strategies.
• Experience leading large-scale organizational change and M&A HR integration.

Responsibilities

• Lead the EMEA HR team (~15 people) and partner with ELT members.
• Drive strategic HR business partnering across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
• Oversee HR operating model transformation with Shared Services and AI adoption.

Skills

Executive partnership

Change management

People leadership

HR strategy

Data analytics

Education

Degree in Human Resources, Business, Economics, Law or related

Tools

Workday

SAP SuccessFactors

Job description

Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. is seeking a business-minded HR leader to join our global HR team as Head of EMEA HR and Strategic HR Business Partner. You will guide our people agenda across Europe, the Middle East and Africa and partner with an ELT member to shape strategy and culture.

You will modernise HR delivery, champion an AI-enabled approach, and drive the move of transactional work to Shared Services while maintaining focus on talent, leadership and organisational effectiveness.