Global People Director

Ref: 518661

London

£150,000

• Permanent
• Available Immediately

About the candidate

An accomplished and self-driven senior HR leader with a diverse background spanning various sectors such as beauty, biotechnology, electronics, fashion, education, telecoms, and others. With a rich professional history ranging from start-ups to established FTSE 100/250 corporations, this candidate possesses a deep understanding of bid/tender processes, mergers, acquisitions, integrations, and private equity/venture capital environments. They notably contributed to a business during a significant acquisition, demonstrating expertise in due diligence and strategic support.

Having extensive UK and European exposure, and prior global responsibilities in a Global HRD/CPO capacity, this candidate brings a wealth of experience in navigating complex and diverse markets.

Furthermore, this candidate's leadership style is characterized as inclusive and motivational, enabling effective communication and engagement across all organizational tiers. Their accomplishments reflect a knack for driving change and transformation initiatives, fostering an environment conducive to growth, and ensuring adaptability in dynamic business landscapes.

What makes them great?

• This candidate has the proven ability to excel in a number of different environments including PE, VC, start-up, and established 'blue chip' organisations.
• Furthermore, this experience has given this superb People Director great exposure to differing commercial environments, developing the ability to effectively develop and promote the people strategy, adding significant value whilst doing so,
• Engaging and personable, this candidate has extremely strong interpersonal skills and has been a highly valuable business partner for c-suite in some highly respectable businesses,

Areas of expertise

• Orchestrated a complex change management process within an acquired business, facilitating C-suite leadership transitions and integrating the entity into a broader Group.

• Spearheaded the second phase of organizational design in the European region, strategically expanding the team within financial constraints to align with the company's commercial growth strategy. Achieved reduced recruitment expenses by prioritizing direct recruitment, enhancing LinkedIn presence, and amplifying social engagement.

• Introduced an employee engagement survey, devising a comprehensive action plan to enhance engagement and effectively address identified areas for improvement.

• Established a new European People function within a founder-led scale-up brand. Successfully built the entire European HR infrastructure from inception, collaborating closely with the EMEA Regional GM.

• Crafted and executed the strategic People agenda for the EU, encompassing talent acquisition, compensation & benefits, organizational design, staffing models, talent development, culture, employee engagement, budget management, as well as policy and process refinement.