HR Director - Europe

HR DIRECTOR - EUROPE / HYBRID / UP TO £90K Are you an HR Director, looking for a rewarding new challenge with a Global organisation? Do you have the ability to speak a 2nd Language ( French, German, Dutch or Italian)? If so, we have an amazing new opportunity that you won’t want to miss. WEX Europe Ltd is a leading and growing global provider of payment processing, information management and fleet card payment solutions. We are looking for an enthusiastic Senior HR Business Partner that can provide support to leaders and employees across Europe. The Senior HR Business Partner play a key role in providing HR generalist support in functional areas including employee relations, leadership development, compensation & reward and change projects. Join WEX as an HR Director to provide support to leaders and employees across Europe. With employees in eight countries across Europe, WEX is an innovative payments technology company that is fast-moving and growing! Reporting to the Senior Director of HR – International, this role will provide HR generalist support to a client group across Europe in functional areas including employee relations, leadership development, compensation & reward, organizational development and change projects. This position plays a key role in developing a high performance culture and positive working environment. Main Responsibilities:

• Partner with business and HR leadership to develop and implement HR strategies and interventions to support the business needs
• Maintain up to date knowledge of employment law and ensure that all policies and procedures reflect current status and that managers understand their obligations and responsibilities in this regard.
• Serve as subject matter expert to the business on HR process design, implementation, employment law, talent development, and execution of all HR needs supporting business and employees with HR queries or issues.
• Be a subject matter expert for HR best practice and impart knowledge to global HR colleagues, managers or staff where applicable or appropriate to do so.
• Work in partnership with managers to provide advice and coaching on employment related issues to enable them to effectively handle issues including probation reviews/extensions, performance issues, grievances, disciplinaries, absences, terminations of employment.
• Facilitate the annual HR lifecycle for client group including, the annual performance review process, compensation planning and talent management processes.
• Work closely with business management and the global HR COEs to implement corporate policies & programs related to HR.
• Contribute to the development of efficient, scalable HR processes, modified as appropriate to support corporate design and local needs.
• Support organisational design and restructuring in multiple jurisdictions.
• Provide support and guidance to employees in a confidential manner when required.
• Keep abreast of employee engagement and morale within business areas and develop interventions to ensure a world class employee experience.
• Ad hoc projects

Skills, Experience and Attributes:

• CIPD qualified
• Strong HR generalist experience in relevant organization (eg start up, undergoing significant change agenda, international footprint)
• Sound understanding and application of employment law, both locally in the UK and in one or more European jurisdictions (specifically Italy, Germany, Netherlands or Belgium)
• Demonstrated ability to translate business needs into HR solutions
• Language skills – Italian, German, Dutch or French.

Preferred Qualifications & Skills

• International and/or experience working with one or more European markets
• M&A experience (pre and post activity/change management)
• Experience with HR Project Management
• Strong influencer; proven consulting and coaching skills
• Numerate & able to use excel to intermediate level; strong analytical skills and ability to manipulate and present data
• Strong people skills; relates well to people from all backgrounds and levels; able to work across cultures
• Effective decision maker
• Effective problem solver with a growth mindset
• Effective communicator (knowing when to speak, and how frequently)
• Able to deal with setbacks and change – must be robust in approach and flexible
• Works at pace – has energy
• Flexibility and customer focused approach to work effectively and responsively in a fast changing environment.
• Effective time management skills
• Ability to manage multiple complex questions and adversarial situations
• Demonstrated attention to quality and strategic orientation to work
• Demonstrated partnering, collaboration and negotiation skills
• Highly proficient user of Microsoft Office packages
• Experience of utilising Workday.

What’s On Offer?

• Competitive basic salary (£70k - £90k, dependent on experience and location)
• Working Monday - Friday 8.30 am – 5 pm
• Fantastic work-life balance
• Hybrid working
• Based from one of our UK offices in either Manchester or London
• Company pension & life assurance scheme
• Generous holiday allowance of 25 days plus bank holidays
• Holiday purchase scheme, the ability to get an additional 5 days annual leave per year
• Employee discount platform
• Incentives schemes, companywide and departmental
• Great working environment
• Continuous training, coaching and development within a helpful and encouraging environment
• Progression opportunities
• Employee referral programme
• Employee assistance programme

What’s Next? If you have the passion and skills to be successful in this HR Director position, we would love to hear from you! APPLY NOW for immediate consideration.