Interim Global Human Resources Director

Alex Partners; Gelderland; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Alex Partners seeks an Interim Global Head of HR to lead the global people agenda amid growth and change. Reporting to the CEO, this role drives transformational projects and builds a lean, performance-driven HR function across Europe and the US.

The candidate will manage multi-jurisdiction employment law, unions, and works councils, align policies with strategy, and shape the Global Leadership Team's priorities in a PE-backed environment.

Qualifications

• Proven track record leading organizational transformation and restructuring.
• Hands-on experience leading people integration across multiple M&A deals.
• Stabilizing leadership teams during executive transitions.
• Strong background in organizational design, workforce restructuring and footprint rationalisation.
• Experience handling employee relations through disposals or major reorganizations.
• Experience building international HRIS from the ground up.
• Ability to harmonise HR structures across countries or entities.
• Comfortable in a PE-backed environment with board reporting and KPI scrutiny.

Responsibilities

• Champion change across the organization and lead and right-size a multi-country HR team.
• Lead workforce and footprint restructuring to right-size the cost base and address site implications.
• Translate business strategy into HR priorities and participate in the Global Leadership Team.
• Professionalise and rebuild the HR function into a leaner, business-focused team.
• Oversee post-merger integration projects following acquisitions.
• Harmonise HR policies, processes and systems across countries with local flexibility.
• Manage multi-jurisdiction employment law and employee relations across Europe and US.
• Maintain trusted relationships with works councils and unions.

Skills

HR leadership

Organizational transformation

M&A integration

Executive stakeholder management

International HR

PE-backed environment

Leadership development

HR strategy

Tools

HRIS implementation

Job description

Our client is a Global, PE-backed leader within the Healthcare/Manufacturing sector. With sites spanning Europe and US, the business is seeking an experienced People leader to join their business during a period of growth and change.

Interim Global Head of HR

Reporting to the CEO, you will lead the global people agenda at a critical moment for the organization and be responsible for driving a number of transformational projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Champion change across the organization and directly leading and right-sizing a multi-country HR team.
• Lead workforce and footprint restructuring to right-size the cost base, including the people implications of potential site disposals.
• Translate business strategy into clear organizational and HR priorities, and shape strategic decisions as a member of the Global Leadership Team.
• Professionalise and rebuild the HR function into a leaner, business-focused team.
• Complete post-merger integration projects following recent acquisitions
• Harmonise HR policies, processes and systems across countries, balancing global consistency with local flexibility.
• Manage multi-jurisdiction employment law and employee relations across Europe and US (with strong grounding in Dutch labour law)
• Maintain trusted relationships with works councils and unions.

Qualifications and Experience

• Pragmatic HR leader with a strong track record in organizational transformation and restructuring.
• Hands-on experience personally leading people integration across multiple M&A deals.
• Proven ability to stabilize leadership teams through executive transition.
• Strong background in organizational design, workforce restructuring and footprint rationalization.
• Experience handling employee relations through disposals or major reorganizations.
• History of professionalizing international HR functions and building HRIS from the ground up.
• Experience harmonizing HR structures and practices across countries or entities.
• Comfortable in a PE-backed environment with board-level reporting and KPI scrutiny