Vice President Human Resources

Our client is a global FMCG brand with an ambitious growth agenda and an increasingly international footprint. They are looking to appoint a VP HR to provide strategic people leadership across the region and play a key role in shaping the organisation's next phase of growth. Reporting directly to the CPO, this is a highly visible leadership role with significant scope to influence business strategy, evolve the people agenda and introduce new initiatives across the region. This is not a traditional operational HR position. The successful individual will be a strategic partner to the regional leadership team, while working closely with the global People function to ensure consistency, collaboration and alignment across geographies. Key Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver the UK & EMEA people strategy, aligned with the organisation's broader global objectives and growth plans.
• Partner closely with the CPO and senior leadership team to shape and execute key people priorities and organisational initiatives.
• Lead and develop a high-performing regional HR team
• Drive strategic initiatives across areas such as organisational design, talent, leadership development, succession planning, engagement, culture and change.
• Identify opportunities to enhance and modernise the employee experience, HR processes and ways of working.
• Act as a trusted adviser to senior leaders, providing pragmatic and commercially focused people advice.
• Lead regional change and transformation programmes, ensuring effective communication, engagement and implementation.
• Work collaboratively with the global People team in the US to develop and implement global programmes while ensuring they are appropriately adapted for the UK and EMEA.
• Use people data and insights to inform decision-making and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Support the organisation through continued growth, ensuring the people infrastructure, capability and culture evolve alongside the business.
• Champion a high-performance, inclusive and values-led culture across the region. About You We are looking for a senior HR leader who combines strategic thinking with strong commercial judgement and the ability to translate strategy into meaningful action. You will ideally bring:
• Significant senior HR leadership experience within a global, complex or high-growth organisation.
• Experience operating at VP/HRD level, partnering with senior executives and influencing at board or executive level.
• A strong track record of developing and implementing people strategies and new HR initiatives.
• Experience leading and developing HR teams across multiple disciplines and/or geographies.
• Strong organisational change, transformation and organisational design experience.
• The ability to operate effectively across both strategic and operational matters, while remaining focused on the bigger picture.
• Experience working within a global People function and partnering effectively with colleagues internationally, particularly across the US and EMEA.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the credibility to challenge and advise senior leaders.
• A pragmatic, commercial and solutions-oriented approach.
• The confidence and agility to operate in a privately owned business where pace, accountability and entrepreneurial thinking are valued.