Human Resources Director, EMEA

Future Electronics; Egham; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Future Electronics is seeking a Human Resources Director, EMEA, to lead the HR strategy and operations across the region. You will partner with senior business leaders to align people initiatives with business priorities and ensure compliant, high-impact HR delivery across diverse markets.

The role requires strong leadership, analytics, and change-management capabilities, with CIPD status preferred and experience in a multinational environment.

Qualifications

• Degree level or equivalent professional experience in HR with CIPD status preferred.
• Proven track record of senior HR leadership across multiple countries within a multinational.
• Commercially minded and strategically focused with ability to translate business objectives into people solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of HR strategy and operations across the EMEA region.
• Provide strategic HR guidance to senior leaders on workforce planning and talent management.
• Drive HR policies, processes, and systems with a focus on operational excellence.
• Partner with Talent & Development to attract, develop, engage, and retain leaders.
• Ensure compliance with employment legislation across EMEA and manage employee relations risks.
• Lead organisational change and transformation initiatives including restructures.
• Build trusted relationships with business leaders to influence decisions with HR expertise.
• Leverage HR metrics to identify trends and provide actionable recommendations.

Skills

Senior HR leadership

Stakeholder management

People analytics

Change management

Education

Degree in HR

CIPD certified

Tools

SAP SuccessFactors

Job description

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Human Resources Director, EMEA

At Future Electronics, we recognize that our people are our greatest competitive advantage. We are committed to fostering a high-performance culture where talent is empowered to grow, innovate, and make a meaningful impact. Through a strong focus on leadership development, organisational effectiveness, and employee engagement, we invest in creating an environment where individuals and teams can thrive.

This is a unique opportunity to influence the people agenda across the EMEA region, partner with senior business leaders, and contribute to the ongoing success and transformation of a dynamic global organization.

Job Outline

Responsible to lead the delivery of HR strategy and operations across the EMEA region, providing expert guidance and partnership to business leaders while supporting the Vice President in achieving the organisation's people and business objectives. In doing so, the role works closely with regional leaders to ensure that human capital initiatives are aligned with organisational priorities, enabling sustainable business performance and delivering measurable value to the business. Operating within a diverse and complex EMEA environment, the role requires the ability to effectively manage multiple priorities, projects, and stakeholder demands across different countries, cultures, and legislative frameworks.

Success in the position depends on a proactive, solutions-oriented approach, a strong focus on execution, and a commitment to delivering high-quality HR services in line with established service standards and business expectations.

What the role involves

• Support the Vice-President of HR and business leaders to aid the development and execution of the EMEA people strategy, ensuring alignment with business objectives and organisational priorities.
• Guide the delivery of HR services across the EMEA region, driving operational excellence, consistent service standards, and continuous improvement across HR policies, processes, and systems.
• Provide strategic HR guidance to senior leaders on workforce planning, organisational design, talent management, employee engagement, leadership development, and organisational effectiveness.
• Engage with the Talent & Development team to define talent and succession initiatives to attract, develop, engage, and retain high-performing employees while strengthening organisational capability and leadership pipelines.
• Ensure compliance with employment legislation and regulatory requirements across EMEA, providing oversight of complex employee relations matters and mitigating people-related risks.
• Lead and support organisational change and transformation initiatives, including restructures and business-wide change programmes, ensuring effective implementation and employee engagement.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with business leaders and key stakeholders, influencing decision-making through sound judgement, commercial insight, and HR expertise.
• Leverage workforce analytics and HR metrics to identify trends, risks, and opportunities, providing actionable recommendations that support informed business decisions and measure the effectiveness of people initiatives.
• Provide coaching and development to regional Human Business Partners fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and high performance.

Do you have

• Degree level of (or equivalent professional experience), with Chartered CIPD status preferred, and a proven track record of senior HR leadership across multiple countries within a complex, multinational environment.
• Demonstrated success in developing and executing people strategies that drive business performance, with strong expertise in compensation, benefits, and reward practices.
• Commercially minded and strategically focused, with the ability to translate business objectives into effective people solutions.
• Highly organised and results-oriented, with exceptional project and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, capable of balancing long-term strategic priorities with evolving operational demands.
• Data-driven and technology-enabled, with the ability to leverage people analytics and HR systems to inform decision-making; experience with SAP SuccessFactors is advantageous.

About Us

Future Electronics is a global leader in the electronic components industry. The Company’s award-winning customer service, comprehensive global supply chain programs, and industry leading engineering design expertise make it a strategic partner of choice for customers worldwide.

A WT Microelectronics Company, Future Electronics operates in 44 countries and 159 offices. Its global footprint enables exceptional service and efficient, end to end supply chain solutions. The Company is fully integrated and supported by a single IT infrastructure that provides real time inventory visibility and seamless global operations, sales, and marketing capabilities.

For more information, visit www.FutureElectronics.com.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

We are committed to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. We recruit the ‘best person for the job’ regardless of age, race, colour, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, or disability creating an inclusive working environment and culture for all our employees.