EMEA People Operations Lead — Global Mobility

HAIL Partners Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

HAIL Partners Limited in London seeks a People Operations Lead to join their team, owning the employee lifecycle end to end across Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa within a lean, hands-on regional team.

You will lead day-to-day People Operations for EMEA, manage global mobility, onboarding, payroll inputs, benefits administration and offboarding, and partner with local stakeholders to ensure compliant, efficient processes while driving continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in People Operations or HR Operations.
• Global mobility experience across multiple jurisdictions.
• Financial services background preferred, or fast-paced environments.
• Understanding of SMCR and Remuneration Code advantageous.
• Hands-on, operational approach with strong stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day People Operations for EMEA across onboarding, changes, mobility, payroll inputs, benefits and offboarding.
• Drive international relocations and assignments coordinating with employees, stakeholders and vendors.
• Oversee onboarding including background checks, right-to-work and SMCR HR aspects.
• Act as escalation point for complex queries and time-sensitive issues.
• Partner with US Compensation and Benefits teams to apply local remuneration requirements.
• Produce monthly KRI reporting for EMEA committees and support audits/regulatory requests.
• Challenge and simplify processes, strengthen controls and manage vendors.
• Lead HR elements of regional projects such as new office openings.

Skills

People Operations

HR Operations

Stakeholder management

Global mobility

Process improvement

Job description

HAIL Partners Limited in London seeks a People Operations Lead to join their team, owning the employee lifecycle end to end across Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa within a lean, hands-on regional team.

You will lead day-to-day People Operations for EMEA, manage global mobility, onboarding, payroll inputs, benefits administration and offboarding, and partner with local stakeholders to ensure compliant, efficient processes while driving continuous improvement.