Remote HR Director in Armagh

Up to £150,000 + Strong Benefits, Remote Working with some travel (UK).

Translate strategic plans into HR initiatives that achieve the end goal; oversee the implementation within your Region to ensure all key objectives are met. Be strategically minded and growth focused, anticipating business needs in advance of the growth of the Region. This includes:

• Identifying high potential talent within the Region for future roles.
• Having robust EDPs and succession plans in place.
• Providing opportunities for the HR team to get exposure to and training in relevant areas.

Continually develop a strong business acumen, regularly keeping updated and aligned on, and understanding, the business strategy, goals, priorities, talent strengths and risks. Ensure you are informed/aware of industry trends and market practices.

Build strong partnerships with key Business Leaders/Stakeholders (including corporate function leaders within finance, legal, IT) and gain their support and buy-in to HR practices and initiatives. Develop future HR Leaders to support the anticipated growth for the Region.

Drive and support a high-performance culture within the business, whilst providing thoughtful and effective coaching to leaders on all aspects of leadership to help grow, develop, and maximise their capabilities.

Partner with the Group HR Leader, the ROW HR Leader, HR Directors, HR Specialists to create mandatory and optional programmes, playbooks, policies, etc. Develop and implement programmes such as:

• Career paths.
• Identifying high potential performers.
• Succession planning (including identifying external talent).
• Gap analysis leadership development.
• Technical development.
• DEI.

Partner with Rest of the World (ROW) to ensure a consistent operational approach to compliance with all legislative and Portfolio requirements and practices. Stay current/updated on all employment law and compliance for the region, ensuring effective plans are in operation to mitigate risk.

When required, take the lead, or work as part of the due diligence team to gather, review, and assess data/information on the business’s various HR practices, flagging any inconsistencies or areas of potential concern, and providing recommendations on how to address them.

Act as a true HR Business Partner to all Portfolio employees based in Rest of the World, supporting the full employee lifecycle (recruitment to offboarding) and ensuring all RoW-specific processes and communications take place. Partner with Senior Management and Group Leaders on a wide range of talent management and organisational business challenges.

Provide strategic and operational advice and recommendations to both business leaders and HR partners on:

• Organisational design.
• Workforce planning.
• Leadership development.
• Performance optimisation.
• Talent assessment.
• Succession planning.
• Employee relations.
• Change management.
• Leadership coaching.
• Retention.

Experience Needed:

• Able to think strategically and tactically execute on key initiatives/deliverables.
• Must be willing and able to be hands-on and deliver.
• Experience working in a high-growth business and demonstrated ability to deal effectively with ambiguity and change in a fast-paced environment.
• Sound business acumen and able to understand commercial drivers.
• Strong sense of ownership and drive, with a proven track record of success within a regional director role.
• Expert/extensive knowledge of employment law across the UK, Ireland, and Europe, and at least sound knowledge of employment law in Africa and APAC.
• Flexibility to work across all of Rest of World (including UK, Ireland, Europe, and APAC), with confidence in what you know and when to bring in other regional HR expertise.
• Previous experience working in Software/SaaS/technology and the Banking, Insurance or Professional Services industry, particularly in a high-growth business, is highly desirable.
• Ability and willingness to travel as needed, sometimes with short notice, is essential.