People Business Partner Director, EMEIA Retail

Apple Inc.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. in London seeks a People Business Partner Director for EMEIA Retail to lead a high‑impact regional HR team and shape talent strategy across Apple Retail fleet.

You will partner with regional and global leadership to drive succession, leadership development, and organisational capability, while embedding inclusion and diversity throughout the business. This role reports into Corporate Functions and will guide salary planning, analytics, and employee relations across multiple markets in

Qualifications

• Experience leading and developing senior human resources leaders or people managers.
• Experience directing HR strategy and business partnering across a multi-country or international organisation.
• Experience designing organisational development, succession planning and workforce capability strategies across distributed teams.
• Practical knowledge of European labour standards, works councils, statutory employment regulations, and employee relations frameworks.
• Experience utilising workforce analytics and talent metrics to inform commercial decisions and organisational planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a regional People Business Partner team and implement strategies across EMEIA.
• Develop the strategic roadmap for the entire EMEIA region, driving expansion across multiple markets and traditional talent levers.
• Advise and influence senior leaders to align business needs with organisational design, efficiencies, and performance strategies.
• Champion organisational change initiatives in partnership with leadership to build an agile, forward‑looking retail store organisation.
• Collaborate with Apple University and Global Talent Development to identify learning priorities and deliver field-level leadership programmes.
• Cultivate a culture of belonging by integrating inclusion and diversity priorities into regional business strategies.
• Partner with Employee Relations to oversee employee-related practices, policies, and investigations while ensuring compliance with local regulations.
• Collaborate with Talent Acquisition, Global Mobility, and retail leadership to optimise hiring, mobility, and onboarding across regional markets.
• Guide annual salary planning in partnership with retail leadership and Compensation & Benefits teams, analysing key people metrics and trends.

Skills

Senior HR leadership

HR strategy & business partnering

Org development & succession planning

European labour standards

Workforce analytics

Job description

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People Business Partner Director, EMEIA Retail

London, England, United Kingdom Corporate Functions

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. We believe the people here don't just craft products - they build the kind of wonder that revolutionizes entire industries, inspired by the diversity of perspectives and ideas that fuel our innovation. As the People Business Partner Director for EMEIA Retail, you will serve as a strategic senior leader, coach, and community steward across our regional store fleet. In this role, you will bridge Apple's worldwide vision with the dynamic Retail environment, building a high-impact team of People leaders dedicated to continuous learning, operational excellence, and an inclusive workplace culture where everyone can do their best work.

Description

Co-create, lead and implement comprehensive People strategies and initiatives across Apple Retail store and online markets in EMEIA. Partner closely with regional and global business leadership and People functions to align talent initiatives with commercial and customer priorities. Foster a highly collaborative, inclusive environment that develops retail leaders and enriches the employee experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a regional People Business Partner team that enables strong business, customer and employees impact through intentional People strategies.
• This includes developing the strategic roadmap for the entire EMEIA region, driving expansion efforts across multiple markets, as well as traditional levers such as talent planning, succession management, leadership development and organizational capability across EMEIA retail markets.
• Advise and influence senior leaders across a matrix organization to align business needs with organizational design, efficiencies, and performance strategies.
• Champion organizational change initiatives in partnership with leadership to build an agile, forward‑looking retail store organisation.
• Collaborate with Apple University and Global Talent Development to identify organizational learning priorities and deliver field-level leadership development programs.
• Cultivate a culture of belonging by integrating inclusion and diversity priorities directly into regional business strategies and people practices.
• Partner with Employee Relations to oversee employee‑related practices, policies, and investigations while ensuring compliance with local employment, labour, and safety regulations.
• Collaborate with Talent Acquisition, Global Mobility, and retail leadership to optimise hiring, mobility, and onboarding experiences across regional markets.
• Guide annual salary planning in partnership with retail leadership and Compensation & Benefits teams, analysing key people metrics and trends to inform strategic decisions.

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience leading and developing senior human resources leaders or people managers.
• Experience directing human resources strategy and business partnering across a multi‑country, regional, or international organisational structure.
• Experience designing and executing organisational development, succession planning and workforce capability strategies across distributed teams.
• Practical knowledge of European labour standards, works councils, statutory employment regulations, and employee relations frameworks.
• Experience utilising workforce analytics and talent metrics to inform commercial decisions and organisational planning.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading human resources functions within multi‑unit retail, consumer‑facing or high‑touch customer service environments.
• Experience advising and influencing regional executive leadership within a matrix operating model.
• Demonstrated background in embedding inclusion and diversity initiatives into core business operations and leadership development pipelines.
• Experience collaborating with global HR Centres of Excellence, including specialised Compensation & Benefits, Talent Acquisition and Employee Relations teams.
• Demonstrated experience steering large‑scale organisational transformations, restructuring or cultural change initiatives across diverse cultural markets.
• Demonstrated experience providing executive‑level leadership coaching.

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