Human Resources Director

LEON CYCLE; City Of London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading e-bike company based in London seeks a Human Resources Director to manage recruitment, employee relations, and HR duties across international markets. The ideal candidate will have 6-10 years of experience in HR within retail or consumer goods industries and must be fluent in Chinese Mandarin and English. Responsibilities include onboarding, performance management, and ensuring compliance with UK and EU labor laws. This role offers the chance to be part of a dynamic global team focused on growth and excellence.

Qualifications

• 6-10 years of HR Manager and recruitment experience in retail or consumer goods.
• Strong understanding of UK and EU HR regulations and labor laws.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and adapt to change.

Responsibilities

• Support in recruitment of sales Directors and Managers.
• Manage onboarding and exit processes for employees.
• Create and manage performance/talent management initiatives.

Skills

People skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Fluency in Chinese Mandarin

Fluency in English

Job description

Leon Cycle is an e-bike business that was established in Germany in 2014 and has since developed business operations in over 10 countries across Europe, North America and APAC. Leon Cycle offers a range of e-bike models from mountain bikes, folding e-bikes, trekking e-bikes and step thru e-bikes. Our range of products are sold via both our own online website as well as E-Commerce platforms and via our dealers and our own retail stores worldwide.

With strong growth and expansions in place, we are now seeking a Human Resources Director to join us based in new global HQ in London.

The role of our Human Resources Director will include but not limited to :

• Per request from CEO, support in the search and recruitment of sales Directors and Managers in EU and North American, also Finance, Supply Chain, E-commence and marketing global team in London. Conducting initial research and screening, initial interviews, assist in the scheduling of follow up video interviews between shortlisted candidates with CEO.
• Support in HR general duties such as the onboarding and exit of employees, holidays and leave records and approval process, contract signing and updates, employee record filing and keeping.
• Manage employee relations and maintain positive vibe and atmosphere within the organization
• Provide PPT and Excel reporting to CEO on HR matters, such as headcount costs and forecast, headcount planning and monitor KPI performance
• Deal with any local HR issues and escalations (insurance, workers compensation, workers union, dismissal and termination, disputes)
• Create and manage performance / talent management initiatives
• Ensuring global teams are on tasks and achieving KPIs and company goals in a timely manner
• Creating employee handbooks and training material for global operations
• Other HR related matters as and when needed by local team in the UK, Europe and North America.

Requirements

• 6-10 years of HR Manager and recruitment experience in a retail, consumer goods, sporting goods industry
• Chinese Mandarin language fluency and English fluency is mandatory
• Great people skills, interpersonal skills and communication skills
• Very hands on and can work with minimal supervision
• Understand UK and EU HR regulations and labor laws
• Strong flexibility and adaptable to change