Regional Talent Manager (Europe)

H&M Group; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the fashion industry is seeking a Regional Talent Manager based in London. This pivotal role involves overseeing recruitment strategies across multiple brands, managing a talented team, and driving initiatives to attract and retain top talent in Europe. Candidates should have a proven track record in talent acquisition and management, with strong leadership and analytical skills.

Benefits

25% staff discount on all H&M Group brands

Up to 25 days holiday

Discounted gym membership

Cycle to work scheme

Employee assistance via retail trust

Qualifications

• Experience managing others and budget planning.
• In-house TA leadership across multiple countries preferred.
• Proven track record in driving agile projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead the European Talent Acquisition team and oversee recruitment strategies.
• Establish measurable goals for talent acquisition and manage KPIs.
• Oversee end-to-end recruitment for senior management and regional roles.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Strategy design

Project management

Business acumen

Change management

Digital literacy

People analytics

Operational planning

Talent sourcing

Job description

We are recruiting a Regional Talent Manager to lead our European Talent Acquisition team. Based in London, this pivotal role oversees the recruitment strategies for multiple brands, managing a talented team, and driving initiatives to attract and retain top talent across our European region. If you excel in a fast-paced environment and have a proven track record in talent acquisition and management, we want to hear from you!

As the EU Talent Manager, you will lead both strategic and operational aspects of talent acquisition and management. Your role will include providing strategic oversight and hands-on management of recruitment and talent forecasting, ensuring alignment with business objectives and the seamless implementation of essential tools and processes.

Our European Region encompasses 26 countries. In this role, you will oversee the recruitment for all store, regional, and area team positions across COS, & Other Stories, Arket, and Weekday/Monki. Additionally, you will be responsible for recruiting and supporting talent management initiatives for various corporate roles, including: merchandising, digital marketing, e-commerce, PR, visual merchandising, and store operations. In this you will be supported by a team of over 15 Talent Acquisition colleagues, including the direct line manager responsibility for 3 TA leads located in various cities across Europe.

Due to the multi-brand nature of this role, you will report directly to the European Regional HR Manager for the COS brand, with a dotted line to the Global Talent Acquisition Manager overseeing all brands

Responsibilities

• Goal Setting: Establish clear, measurable goals for the region's talent acquisition team, ensuring continuous improvement and follow up in achieving recruitment and talent management milestones.
• Team Leadership:Lead a team of TA Leads, ensuring the talent acquisition function delivers on global and regional priorities. Recruit and retain a high-caliber team, conducting regular performance reviews, appraisals, reward reviews, and setting development goals.
• KPI Analysis: Analyze and monitor recruitment and talent KPIs across the region. Identify areas of strength and opportunity, providing clear direction to each TA lead and ensuring appropriate actions are taken to advance the talent acquisition function.
• End-to-End Recruitment:Oversee the recruitment process for senior management and regional roles, including CV screening and interview scheduling. Ensure candidates receive quality feedback and a positive experience throughout.
• Onboarding:Partner with line managers and HR to ensure new starters are onboarded effectively, working with local ER and mobility teams to support colleagues relocating from other countries.
• Budget Management:Work with Controllers to set the annual recruitment budget and ensure agency and advertising spend is within agreed parameters.
• Tool and Process Development:Partner with the Global TA Manager to develop tools, materials, technology, and processes that meet business needs and candidate expectations.
• Strategic Talent Planning: Collaborate with the Regional HR Manager to gather colleague performance data from annual dialogues and performance reviews. Analyze the results to identify potential headcount and skills gaps.
• Performance Review Collaboration: Engage with regional function heads on a quarterly and annual basis to present performance review outcomes. Identify and implement proactive steps to recruit, develop, and retain the necessary talent for future needs.
• Learning and Development Coordination: Partner with the learning and development team to address any skills gaps. Equip yourself with knowledge of available training programs to upskill existing colleagues. Use these insights to recommend further development opportunities that leaders can suggest, encourage, or mandate for their teams.
• Coaching: Coach regional business leaders to champion the talent culture we want at H&M Group, inspired by our values, leadership, and TM principles.

Qualifications

• Experience: Managing others, budget planning, driving agile projects, and in-house TA leadership, ideally across multiple countries and territories.
• Skills: Stakeholder management, strategy design, project management, business acumen, change management, digital literacy, people analytics, operational planning, talent sourcing.
• Personal Characteristics: Communicative, analytical, resilient, decisive, and achievement-oriented.

Additional Information

This is a full time permanent contract based in London.

We offer all our employees attractive benefits with extensive development opportunities around the globe. All our employees receive a 25% staff discount usable on all our H&M Group brands in stores and online. In addition to our staff discount, all our employees are included in our H&M Incentive Program – HIP. You can read more about our H&M Incentive Program here .

In addition to this UK based colleagues also receive

• Up to 25 days holiday
• Discounts on various activities and financial/lifestyle products via our benefits hub
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted gym membership
• Employee assistance via retail trust

Inclusion & Diversity

At H&M Group we’re determined to create and maintain inclusive, diverse and equitable workplaces throughout our organisation. Our teams should consist of a variety of people who share and combine their knowledge, experience and ideas. Having a diverse workforce leads to a positive impact on how we address challenges, what we perceive as possible and how we choose to relate to our colleagues and customers all over the world, therefore all diversity dimensions are taken into consideration in our recruitment process.

In this role you will have occasional flexibility to work remotely however due to the high level of cross department collaborations approx. 4 days per week office presence is required to foster strong collaborations and team work.

Ready to apply? Click on the I’M INTERESTED link where you can upload your CV securely. Once we have received your application, we will keep you updated regularly about the status of your application so please look out for our email.