Human Resources Director

JR United Kingdom; Slough; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A global food and beverage manufacturer is seeking an HR Director to develop and execute HR strategies that align with business objectives. The role involves leading organizational change, driving a high-performance culture, and ensuring compliance with HR policies. The ideal candidate has proven experience in senior HR roles, strong leadership skills, and the ability to operate at board level. This is a permanent position based in London, with some nationwide travel.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in senior HR leadership roles, ideally within growth-focused organisations.
• Strong track record of adapting HR strategies to business needs.
• Experienced in driving organisational change and building high-performance cultures.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute comprehensive HR strategies aligned with business objectives.
• Drive a high-performance culture that reflects company values.
• Lead cultural transformation and change management initiatives.

Skills

Senior HR leadership experience

Commercial acumen

Change management

Leadership skills

Influencing skills

Job description

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Are you ready to shape and lead a people strategy that not only supports growth but also transforms culture across a dynamic, entrepreneurial group?

Can you balance board-level influence with a hands-on, pragmatic approach that keeps people at the heart of commercial success?

Do you have the vision, resilience, and leadership to integrate diverse teams and inspire a high-performance culture in a business at a pivotal stage of its journey?

MacGregor Black are looking for a HR Director for a global food and beverage manufacturing business. This is a permanent, London based role with some nation wide travel.

The Group HR Director will partner closely with the CEO and senior leadership team to shape and embed a culture of excellence, innovation, and engagement across a growing organisation. This leader will be responsible for building and guiding a confident, solutions-driven HR team, ensuring alignment between people strategies and the business’s commercial ambitions.

A key focus of the role will be leading integration initiatives across different business units, harmonising people processes, organisational structures, and cultural alignment to ensure consistency and operational efficiency.

This is an exciting opportunity for an accomplished HR leader to join a fast-growing, entrepreneurial organisation at a pivotal stage in its journey, with scope to make a significant and lasting impact on its people and culture agenda.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute a comprehensive HR strategy aligned with business objectives and growth ambitions.
• Drive a high-performance culture that reflects company values and encourages innovation, collaboration, and engagement.
• Lead cultural transformation and change management initiatives to support business development and employee experience.
• Provide regular, data-driven reporting on people-related metrics including workforce planning, talent development, and organisational health.
• Act as a trusted advisor to the leadership team, offering insights and recommendations to support business objectives.
• Ensure all HR operations and policies comply with employment law and industry standards.
• Oversee HR systems and processes to improve efficiency and enable data-led decision-making.
• Identify and mitigate people-related risks to protect the business and ensure compliance.
• Design and implement recruitment strategies to attract and retain exceptional talent.
• Enhance employer branding to position the organisation as an employer of choice.
• Oversee workforce planning and integration projects to ensure seamless alignment of people strategies across the group.
• Develop and implement training and leadership development programmes.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning, ensuring employees have access to professional growth opportunities.
• Lead the design of competitive compensation and benefits frameworks.
• Embed effective performance management processes that encourage accountability, continuous improvement, and recognition.

What We're Looking For:

• Proven experience in senior HR leadership roles, ideally within growth-focused or entrepreneurial organisations.
• Strong track record of scaling HR functions and adapting strategies to evolving business needs.
• Commercially astute with the ability to balance strategic objectives with pragmatic, people-focused solutions.
• Experienced in driving organisational change and building high-performance cultures.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to inspire, develop, and hold teams accountable.
• Excellent negotiation and influencing skills, with the credibility to operate at board level.
• Trusted advisor with high integrity, discretion, and ethical standards.
• Experience in founder-led or family-owned businesses is advantageous.

For more information, please contact Alice Redmond.