HR Director | UK & ROI | Retail | Salary: Competitive + Benefits We're supporting a high-profile, global retail & consumer brand in their search for an exceptional HR Director to lead the UK & ROI people strategy. This is a senior leadership role, partnering closely with the Regional Leadership Team to shape and deliver the HR agenda - driving a culture of inclusion, high performance, and engagement across a complex, fast-moving, multi-site environment. The role As HR Director, you'll be a strategic partner to senior leaders and the wider global HR community, ensuring people initiatives are aligned with both business priorities and global HR strategy. You'll lead and develop a talented regional HR team, working in partnership with global Centres of Excellence to deliver best-in-class HR services across Talent, Learning, Reward, and HR Operations. You'll have full responsibility for cultural and organisational transformation - supporting growth, enabling change, and building organisational capability to meet future challenges. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion will be at the heart of your approach, ensuring every colleague has the opportunity to thrive. HR Director Key responsibilities: Develop and deliver the UK & ROI people strategy in line with global objectives

Partner with senior business leaders on workforce planning, organisational design, and transformation

Lead, coach, and inspire the regional HR team, ensuring engagement and high performance

Oversee complex, cross-border HR issues and navigate cultural diversity

Champion DEI initiatives, ensuring they are embedded in all people practices

Act as a trusted advisor to the senior leadership team and influence at board level

About you: Proven Senior HR leadership experience, ideally within a global or matrix retail/consumer environment

Strong commercial acumen and a track record of influencing and coaching senior leaders

Experience delivering complex change and organisational transformation

In-depth knowledge of UK employment law and best practice

Skilled at building high-performing teams and a collaborative, inclusive culture

Strategic thinker with the agility to adapt to changing business needs

CIPD Level 7 qualified (or equivalent experience)

This is a high-impact role for a dynamic, commercially minded HR leader who thrives in a fast-paced, people-first environment. If you're passionate about shaping strategy, enabling change, and delivering results, we'd love to hear from you. BBBH34233