Group Hr Director

REM Associates Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

REM Associates Ltd. is recruiting a Group HR Director to lead a high-performing HR function across multiple Centres of Excellence in a large international FMCG environment.

You will drive strategic people initiatives to support business transformation and ensure robust employee relations and governance across the organisation. The role reports to the Chief People Officer and partners with regional leadership to shape culture, talent development and operational HR delivery in a complex,

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing HR function across all Centres of Excellence, including Reward, Talent, L&D, ER, and People Operations
• Define and execute a forward-looking people strategy aligned to business transformation goals
• Lead complex change and transformation programmes, ensuring engagement, pace and delivery
• Oversee and evolve employee relations strategy, including engagement with Trade Unions and European Works Counciles
• Embed a modern, scalable People Operating Model that supports growth, efficiency and consistency
• Champion inclusive leadership and ensure a culture that enables performance, accountability and progression

Job description

Group Hr Director

• Lead and develop a high-performing HR function across all Centres of Excellence, including Reward, Talent, L&D, ER, and People Operations
• Define and execute a forward-looking people strategy aligned to business transformation goals
• Lead complex change and transformation programmes, ensuring engagement, pace and delivery
• Oversee and evolve employee relations strategy, including engagement with Trade Unions and European Works Counciles
• Embed a modern, scalable People Operating Model that supports growth, efficiency and consistency
• Champion inclusive leadership and ensure a culture that enables performance, accountability and progression

Our customer is a highly commercial multi-site international FMCG business with a passion for innovation, customer-centricity and talent development.

Reporting to the CPO, and partnering the regional MD, the People Director will lead a sizeable, multi-disciplinary HR function and act as a true strategic partner to the business. You will play a central role in driving organisational performance, capability and culture across a complex, international footprint.

The organisation is undergoing a sustained period of change, including:

• Implementation of a new HRIS platform
• Ongoing M&A activity and divestments
• Driving operational efficiencies and cost optimisation
• Designing and embedding a new People Target Operating Model
• Developing career architecture and progression pathways
• Evolving reward frameworks and propositions
• Elevating management and leadership capability

Must be commercially astute, credible and highly experienced HR leader who thrives in complexity and change.

• Proven experience leading a full-service HR function, spanning all Centres of Excellence
• A track record of operating at strategic leadership level within a large, multi-site and international environment
• Deep expertise in Trade Union engagement and negotiation, alongside experience working with European Works Counciles
• Demonstrated success delivering large-scale transformation programmes (e.g. HRIS, TOM design, M&A integration/separation, efficiency drives)
• Strong organisational design and change leadership capability
• The ability to balance strategic vision with operational execution
• Gravitas, resilience and the ability to influence at the most senior levels
• A leadership style that builds high-performing, engaged and accountable teams

This is a rare opportunity to step into a role with genuine breadth, complexity and impact. You will be part of a leadership team shaping the future of a well-established yet evolving international business.

For an ambitious People Director, this offers:

• A platform to lead transformation at scale
• The ability to shape and modernise the entire people agenda
• Exposure to complex, high-value business change
• The opportunity to build and leave a lasting legacy