thought-machine - Global Head of HR
Requirements
• Proven HR Leadership: 8+ years of HR experience, with at least 2–3 years specifically managing a team of HR Business Partners or HR professionals. • Global/Multi-Regional Exposure: Demonstrated experience navigating employment practices, labour laws, and cultural nuances across at least two of our key regions (EMEA, AMER, APAC). • ER Expertise: A proven track record of successfully managing complex, sensitive, and high-risk Employee Relations cases to resolution. • Growth & Expansion Execution: Practical experience setting up HR frameworks, policies, or employment contracts in new international territories/offices. • Qualifications: CIPD accredited (or equivalent international HR/legal qualification). • Stakeholder Management: Exceptional communication and advisory skills, with the ability to build immediate rapport and influence senior leaders and regional stakeholders. • Discretion & Diplomacy: Unwavering judgement, high emotional intelligence, and the ability to maintain absolute confidentiality. • Data & Numeracy Literate: Strong Excel / Google Sheets skills and comfort using data to back up HR initiatives and track regional team performance. • Coaching Background: A formal coaching qualification or a strong, demonstrable coaching leadership style. • This is a critical leadership position focused on bringing stability, process excellence, and • strong execution to a fast-growing global footprint. You will have the autonomy to run the • global HR engine while keeping our regional teams deeply connected and supported. • We actively hire candidates who demonstrate technical excellence in their field and welcome people of all ages and backgrounds, providing everyone with equal access to professional development. You are encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn't accurately match the job description. We also encourage applications from those with different abilities, including candidates with ADHD, autism, dyslexia or dyspraxia.
Responsibilities
• Team Leadership & Management: Directly manage, mentor, and align a global team of HRBPs across EMEA, AMER, and APAC, fostering a collaborative and high-performing team culture. • Complex Employee Relations: Serve as the ultimate escalation point and expert guide for complex, high-risk, or sensitive ER issues globally, ensuring fair, compliant, and consistent resolutions. • Global Expansion & Office Launches: Lead the HR workstreams for opening new entities and offices globally, defining local HR policies, compliance frameworks, localised benefits, and onboarding structures. • Policy & Compliance Ownership: Drive, review, and maintain the company’s global HR policies and handbooks, ensuring they balance global cultural alignment with strict adherence to local labour laws. • Performance & Talent Management: Oversee the execution of annual people cycles (performance reviews, succession planning, compensation cycles) across all regions, working in tandem with the CPO. • Global Mobility & Transfers: Oversee inter-company transfer processes, including international visa requirements, relocation logistics, and smooth cross-border onboarding as the business grows. • Data-Driven Insights: Synthesise regional People metrics and management information (MI) to provide the CPO and Senior Management Team with actionable global insights on retention, engagement, and headcount.
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