Regional People Operations Lead (EMEA & APAC)

Aerogen; Galway; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Aerogen is seeking a Regional People Operations Lead (EMEA & APAC) to build scalable People Operations across multiple regions, partner closely with People Business Partners and business leaders, and ensure compliance across jurisdictions while improving the employee experience.

You will lead core People Operations activities across the employee lifecycle, own HRIS implementations, leverage data to tell stories, mentor the team, and help Aerogen scale globally in line with our 'We Care' culture.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of HR experience with a strong mix of people operations and generalist experience.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise HRIS.
• Experience supporting or leading HRIS implementations or system transformations.
• Strong knowledge of international employment law, compliance, and people best practices.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills across multiple geographies.

Responsibilities

• Lead regional People Operations activities across EMEA & APAC, including onboarding, employee movements, offboarding, and employee experience.
• Partner with People Business Partners, COEs and leaders to ensure compliant, scalable processes.
• Take ownership of HRIS implementations and data practices, ensuring accurate payroll data feeds.
• Use data storytelling to evolve people reporting and insights for better decision-making.
• Mentor the People Operations team and collaborate with Talent Acquisition and Rewards & Benefits.

Skills

People operations

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Integrity

Team collaboration

Education

Enterprise HRIS experience

International employment law knowledge

Tools

HRIS platforms

Job description

Headquartered in the vibrant city of Galway, Ireland, with offices around the world, Aerogen is proud to be the world leader in acute care aerosol drug delivery. Recognised through multiple MedTech awards, including being named Galway Chamber Company of the Year 2025, and twelve-time winner of the Zenith Award for Respiratory Care Excellence in North America, our employees make a difference to patients’ lives every day, having reached over 30 million patients in more than 80 countries.

Today, Aerogen is powered by a global team representing 54 nationalities, working together with a shared commitment to improving patient care. Our talented and skilled team collaborate to innovate, challenge and test not only in relation to our products but every facet of how we work.

We lead the way by finding innovative solutions to even the most complex problems, all in the name of delivering better patient outcomes.

Our business continues to grow rapidly across the globe and, as we grow, our core culture of “We Care” universally connects us. We believe that your ambition and integrity fuels ours, and we are committed to supporting our employees to reach their full potential through tangible investment in their careers.

What is the role?

As Regional People Operations Lead (EMEA & APAC) you will play a key role in delivering Aerogen’s People strategy by building scalable People Operations practices across multiple regions. You will work within the People Operations team and partner closely with People Business Partners, and Business Leaders to build the Aerogen of the future, ensuring compliance across jurisdictions, and continuing to improve our positive employee experience.You will bring strong experience operating across EMEA (required) and ideally APAC, leveraging people data, and optimising people operations. Success in this role will involve strengthening global People Operations foundations, embedding robust systems and data practices, and enabling Aerogen to scale effectively across regions.

What are the key responsibilities?

People Operations

• Partner with the wider People & OD team to evolve global People Operations processes, policies, and standards, ensuring regional relevance and compliance across EMEA and APAC.
• Lead core EMEA & APAC People Operations activities across the employee lifecycle, including onboarding, employee movements, offboarding, and employee experience.
• Partner closely with People Business Partners, COE’s and leaders, acting as a trusted advisor on People Operations topics and best practice.
• Autonomy to identify improvements and action, driving improvements that increase efficiency, scalability, and overall employee experience leveraging our culture of ‘We Care’ and our values.
• Deliver on our global People Operations strategy.
• Contribute expertise to key projects.
• Work with stakeholders across regions to make sure our people practices are both scalable and locally relevant.
• Act as mentor to the People Operations team.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition and Reward & Benefits on enhancing leader, employee and candidate experiences.

People Systems & Data

• Play a key role in the implementation and ongoing optimisation of new HRIS in 2026.
• Take ownership of relevant employee data across systems, ensuring it’s accurate and compliant
• Work closely with People & OD and Finance teams to ensure clean, timely people data feeds into payroll
• Use data to tell a story, building and evolving people reporting and insights that support better decision-making
• Continuous improvement of evolving people related AI & digital tools

What education and experience are required?

• 10+ years’ experience in HR, with a strong mix of people operations and generalist experience.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise HRIS.
• Experience supporting or leading HRIS implementations or system transformations an advantage.
• Strong knowledge of international employment law, compliance, and people best practices.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills across multiple levels and geographies.
• Strong analytical capability, with experience using data to inform decision-making.

What key skills will make you great at the role?

Integrity

• Acts with professionalism, sound judgement, and discretion in all People Operations activities.

Teamwork

• Collaborates effectively and builds strong, trusting relationships across teams and levels.

Ambition

• Demonstrates a growth mindset with a drive for continuous improvement and high‑quality delivery.
• Identifies and implements creative, technology‑enabled solutions to enhance people processes.

What is it like to work at Aerogen?

Our purpose is to transform patients' lives and innovation is embedded in our culture. This also translates to how we look after our people. We want talented, passionate and engaged people to join Aerogen and build your career with us. We understand that your life evolves through different stages, and we are here to support our global team with a range of financial and non-financial rewards and benefits. There’s something for everyone! Here is an idea of what we offer:

• Excellent medical care.
• ‘Aerogen Connect’ – our employee led programme which supports our global teams to unite and have fun.
• We pledge 1% of profits and time to charities and organisations.

Aerogen is committed to promoting diversity, inclusion and equality in the workplace. If you have any difficulty using our application process, please contact us by emailing [e-mail]. Please include your name and preferred method of contact.