Lead HR Business Partner – Europe
hace 3 días
City of London
Role: Lead HR Business Partner – Europe Salary: c.£120,000 – £140,000 plus bonus Remit: Europe Manager: Group HR Director Location: London-based (2 days per week in office) We are supporting a high growth international organisation through a period of significant growth and transformation, seeking to appoint a Lead HR Business Partner, Europe - based in London. This is a newly defined, senior position that will act as the primary strategic partner to the European leadership team, responsible for shaping and driving the People & Culture agenda across multiple markets. The role combines strategic influence with operational delivery and will suit a seasoned HR leader comfortable operating across complexity, pace, and change. The Opportunity As the senior HR business partner for Europe, you will: • Serve as a trusted advisor to the European leadership team, aligning people strategy with business goals and performance outcomes., • Translate group priorities into actionable local plans, ensuring alignment across diverse jurisdictions., • Lead all HR generalist activity across Europe, ensuring excellence in governance, compliance, and employee lifecycle management., • Partner with HR Centres of Excellence (Talent, Reward, Employee Relations, and Operations) to drive consistency, quality, and integration., • Build leadership capability, talent pipelines, and succession frameworks across key European markets., • Champion a culture of engagement, inclusion, and high performance., • Support people aspects of transformation, M&A, and market expansion. About You We’re looking for a strategic, commercially minded HR leader who brings: • Extensive HR business partnering experience across Europe, ideally in multi-entity or matrixed organisations., • Deep understanding of European employment law and employee relations, particularly within Germany, France, and the Netherlands., • Proven success advising and influencing senior leaders within complex, evolving businesses., • Broad generalist expertise across the full HR spectrum — from talent and reward to organisational design and culture., • Experience operating in regulated, PE-backed, or fast-growth environments., • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, coupled with sound commercial judgement., • Excellent interpersonal, coaching, and influencing skills, with a pragmatic and collaborative style., • Fluency in English is essential, along with proficiency in at least one additional European language — ideally French, German, or Dutch. The Person You will be: • Pragmatic, credible, and culturally astute, with the confidence to operate at senior levels., • Collaborative, focused on building capability and enabling performance., • Resilient, hands-on, and adaptable, able to move fluidly between strategic thinking and operational delivery., • Motivated by growth, transformation, and shaping a high-performing people function in an international context. Confidential Enquiries This is a retained search appointment representing a dynamic, international organisation with ambitious growth plans and a progressive approach to People & Culture across Europe. For an initial confidential conversation, please contact Jenna stocks via , or apply directly via LinkedIn.