Senior Director, Human Resources - EU & APAC

Precision For Medicine; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the technology and information sector seeks a Senior Director of Human Resources for EU & APAC. This strategic role involves defining HR priorities, enhancing retention, ensuring compliance with employment laws, and developing talent management programs. The ideal candidate will have extensive HR experience in global organizations and the ability to foster a positive work culture during periods of growth and change.

Qualifications

• 12+ years’ experience in Human Resources.
• HR systems experience (as a user) required.
• Supported global organizations of 500+ employees.

Responsibilities

• Identify and implement HR strategies aligning with business objectives.
• Lead employee relations processes and provide coaching.
• Ensure compliance with local and regional employment laws.

Skills

Organizational Skills

Proactive Approach

Effective Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Negotiation Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Degree in Human Resources or related field

Tools

MS Office

HR systems

Job description

Senior Director, Human Resources - EU & APAC

Senior Director, Human Resources - EU & APAC

Partners with assigned business leaders across business groups and/or countries to provide strategic direction for HR priorities. Identifies HR priorities and implements solutions. Provide hands-on leadership and manage day-to-day programs and initiatives including employee engagement, performance management, employee relations, compensation, coaching & counseling, talent management, talent acquisition, HR operations, annual compensation review, and reporting on HR business results. Liaise with other HR leaders, working collaboratively as part of a geo-dispersed global HR team. Lead the assigned HR staff.

Essential functions of the job include but are not limited to:

• Identify, recommend and implement an effective HR strategy aligned to business objectives and cultural norms
• Identification of trends and causes of turnover and proactive implementation of strategies to enhance retention
• Integration of programs and practices across assigned groups to enhance consistency, effectiveness and champion best practices
• Provide HR leadership on corporate initiatives and implement PMG-wide programs across the business group
• Provide leadership for culture and engagement for assigned groups during the high growth and acquisition processes

Talent Management:

• Work with the HR leadership team across the assigned business group on talent management programs, process, reporting and analysis
• Lead efforts in retention and development of employees to ensure the organization has the right talent

Compliance:

• Ensure compliance with local and country specific employment laws, education and adherence to local regulations and policies
• Partner with legal counsel to ensure that employment practices and actions are compliant while meeting the needs of the business

Employee Relations:

• Provide oversight for the overall employee relations process including coaching the HR staff to manage general day-to-day queries from staff, carry out objective investigations, performance improvement, and advice and risk assessments
• Lead sensitive employee relations issues and bring to a successful conclusion

Performance Management & Training:

• Provide HR business oversight on-going performance management program(s)
• Develop and implement harmonized career ladders across assigned groups
• Identify training needs for business group and individual executive coaching needs and partner with L&D to deliver solutions
• Provide coaching, counseling, career development, organize & plan training as required

People Management:

• Coach and develop direct reports including HRBP
• Lead the team focusing on critical priorities delivering exceptional customer service and results
• Ensure the team’s actions and deliverables are in alignment with business needs

Other:

• Some travel to other office and business meetings may be required
• Additional duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent university degree
• 12+ years’ experience in Human Resources

Other Required:

• Supported global organizations of 500+ employees including YOY growth
• HR systems experience (as a user)
• Employee relations, coaching and counseling
• Strong understanding of employment law
• Proficient with MS Office tools (Word, Excel PowerPoint and Outlook)
• Travel 15-20%

Preferred:

• Degree in Human Resources or related field of study
• HR certification
• HR systems; ADP Workforce Now, ATS systems and other programs
• Pharmaceutical or life sciences industry experience
• Experience partnering with multiple business leaders and key stakeholders
• High growth organization including building and supporting HR programs & policies
• Employee relations and coaching to include both management and non-management levels
• Demonstrated understanding of business and management principles involved in planning, staff resource allocation and human resources modeling
• Successful record of building and nurturing a positive culture, aligning people processes with business goals and requirements
• Understanding of project management principles and experience successfully executing complex projects
• Comfortable working within and navigating a matrix structure
• Experience working with a diverse and dispersed organization

Skills:

• Highly organized
• Proactive, customer-focused approach to work, demonstrating responsiveness and flexibility and ensuring all queries are dealt with efficiently, tactfully and confidentially
• Desire to partner with the business & build strong relationships and to elevate the role of HR in assisting the business to achieve people, revenue & business goals
• Equally enthusiastic about designing / delivering HR programs as about day-to-day HR delivery
• Effective communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Excellent organization and prioritization skills
• Exceptional customer service orientation

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Human Resources

• Industries

  Technology, Information and Internet

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