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Human Resource Director – Europe & Canada
New Era Technology. Lead HR strategy, operations, and employee experience across Canada, the United Kingdom, Belgium, and Romania .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates extensive HR leadership experience with a focus on employee relations, talent acquisition, and organizational design across multiple countries. Proficient in managing payroll oversight, compliance, and developing HR professionals within a global context.
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HR Leadership ExperienceEmployee Relations ManagementTalent Acquisition StrategyPayroll OversightOrganizational Design
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Hard Skills
Employee RelationsTalent AcquisitionWorkforce PlanningSuccession PlanningPerformance ManagementPayroll AdministrationCompliance MonitoringOrganizational DesignLeadership DevelopmentOnboarding
Soft Skills
Excellent CommunicationInfluencing SkillsStakeholder ManagementConsultation SkillsJudgment
Certifications & Qualifications
CIPD
Industry Keywords
Employment PracticesEmployee DevelopmentGlobal OrganizationChange CommunicationsMulti-Country Support
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead HR strategy, operations, and employee experience across Canada, the United Kingdom, Belgium, and Romania
- Serve as senior HR leader for the region and align people strategies with organizational priorities, growth, and operational objectives
- Report to the Chief Human Resources Officer in the United States
- Lead employee relations, talent acquisition, organizational design, workforce planning, talent and leadership development, succession planning, payroll oversight, employment compliance, and HR operations
- Lead and develop regional HR resources, including three direct reports
- Partner with business leaders, global HR, Talent Acquisition, Payroll, Finance, Legal, EOR vendors, and external counsel
- Own regional recruitment, onboarding, talent pipelines, and local-compliance documentation
- Lead development, succession planning, career pathing, leadership development, and talent reviews
- Oversee regional payroll administration and controls with HR, Payroll, and Finance
- Monitor employment legislation and support compliance for working time, leave, consultations, restructurings, redundancies, and terminations
- Guide organizational structure, spans of control, workforce planning, integrations, restructurings, acquisitions, and change communications
- Serve approximately 250 regional employees
- Occasional trips to Belgium and Romania may be required
Requirements
What you’ll need- Significant progressive HR leadership experience at HR Director, Head of HR, Senior HR Business Partner, or comparable level
- Experience supporting employees and leaders across multiple countries or jurisdictions
- Strong working knowledge of employment practices and employee relations within the UK and broader European environment
- Experience managing complex employee relations matters, including investigations, disciplinary matters, grievances, redundancies, and dismissals
- Experience partnering with senior business leaders on workforce planning, organizational design, restructuring, and talent strategy
- Experience leading and developing HR professionals
- Strong understanding of recruitment, onboarding, performance management, succession planning, and employee development
- Experience providing oversight or governance for payroll and HR operational processes
- Strong judgment and ability to handle confidential and sensitive employee matters
- Excellent communication, influencing, consultation, and stakeholder-management skills
- Ability to operate effectively within a global organization and collaborate across countries, cultures, and time zones
- Fluent English required
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Organizational Development, or related discipline, or equivalent relevant professional experience
- Preferred: CIPD or equivalent internationally recognized HR credential
- Fluent or professional-level French preferred
Benefits
Comp & perks- Competitive benefits
- Continuous training
- Personal and professional development opportunities
- Team-oriented, collaborative and inclusive culture