Home-Based Regional HR Operations Lead – Nordics & UK

Michael Page HR; West Midlands; Remote; GBP 84,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Home based role

Weekly travel

Benefits package

Job summary

Michael Page HR seeks an experienced HR leader to manage a large multi-country operation across the UK, Ireland and the Nordic region. You will guide a dedicated HR team, partner with leaders and shape HR strategy in a complex international landscape.

You will drive HR excellence, champion data-driven decisions and ensure regulatory compliance across jurisdictions while operating in a home-based role with regular travel.

Qualifications

• Significant HR leadership experience within a complex international environment.
• Strong knowledge of employment practices across the UK, Ireland and the Nordic region.
• Proven experience leading multi-country teams and developing HR talent.
• Background operating within a shared services HR model.
• Experience using enterprise HR systems such as Workday, ServiceNow or similar platforms.
• Strong employee relations expertise with the confidence to challenge and influence senior stakeholders.
• Commercial mindset with the ability to balance business needs, compliance and employee experience.
• Experience managing reward processes, budgets and workforce planning.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build credibility across a matrix organisation.
• CIPD qualification or equivalent would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a team of HR professionals across multiple countries.
• Act as the senior HR lead for the region, providing strategic guidance to business leaders.
• Drive consistent, high-quality HR service delivery across six countries.
• Partner with shared services, centres of excellence and other HR functions to improve effectiveness and efficiency.
• Manage complex employee relations matters, organisational change initiatives and leadership challenges.
• Ensure compliance with employment legislation and regulatory requirements across multiple jurisdictions.
• Identify, assess and mitigate people-related risks.
• Oversee compensation activities and workforce cost management in partnership with reward teams.
• Support organisational design, restructuring, transformation and integration programmes.
• Promote the effective use of HR technology and data-driven decision-making.

Skills

HR leadership

Multi-country teams

Stakeholder management

Employee relations

Workday/HRIS

CIPD

Strategic thinking

Change management

Education

CIPD qualification

Tools

Workday

ServiceNow

HRIS

Job description

Michael Page HR seeks an experienced HR leader to manage a large multi-country operation across the UK, Ireland and the Nordic region. You will guide a dedicated HR team, partner with leaders and shape HR strategy in a complex international landscape.

You will drive HR excellence, champion data-driven decisions and ensure regulatory compliance across jurisdictions while operating in a home-based role with regular travel.