About Us:

Osteotec are a fast-growing medical device manufacturer and distributor committed to improving patient outcomes through innovative technology and operational excellence. Ortho Consulting Group / Ortho Surgical Skills Centre are a leading global expansion consultancy and surgical skills centre providing commercialisation strategies and revolutionising medical education for the medical device industry.

Brief Role Description:

As we scale across domestic and international markets, we are seeking a strategic and hands-on HR Director to lead our HR and People function and support our next phase of growth.

As HR Director, you will lead the development of our people strategy across geographically dispersed teams and multiple business entities. You’ll drive organisational transformation in a highly regulated, quality-driven sector, strengthening operations, culture, and workforce engagement while ensuring compliance with regional employment regulations and industry standards.

Location: Head Office (Thatcham) with travel across UK, Republic of Ireland, Sweden and Denmark (estimated 25%).

Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership

• Design and execute a group-wide HR strategy aligned with growth, innovation, and compliance goals
• Align talent and culture strategies across all entities while supporting the businesses distinct goals and identities
• Serve as a strategic advisor to the executive team on workforce planning, management and leadership development, performance management, capability planning and organisational design
• Harmonise HR processes and culture across different entities and regions
• Present reports, KPIs, and insights for board meetings
• Support strategic initiatives including M&A and international expansion

Operational Excellence

• Audit and modernise existing HR policies, procedures, and compliance frameworks
• Lead implementation and champion people analytics tools to drive performance, retention and workforce planning
• Ensure adherence to regulations across geographies, including GDPR, employment law, employee representation and medtech-specific standards
• Develop and maintain HR budgets, forecasts, and cost controls across the group
• Ensure compliance with local and international HR standards and laws across the regions
• Identify, engage, and partner with local employment lawyers and HR consultants to maintain best-practice guidance and policy development
• Lead internal audits and policy updates to reflect current legislative and regulatory requirements, including GDPR and medtech regulations

Culture and Engagement

• Build and embed a scalable company culture aligned with purpose-driven values and diversity
• Drive employee engagement initiatives across all locations, roles and levels
• Implement feedback and performance management systems that motivate and develop talent

Reward and Strategy Alignment

• Design and implement a cohesive total rewards strategy across the group, ensuring alignment with business goals, market benchmarks, and regional expectations
• Partner with finance and country-specific HR/legal advisors to ensure rewards are compliant, competitive, and valued by employees
• Continuously review and benchmark compensation structures to attract and retain top-tier talent across both entities and geographies

Lead and evolve reward frameworks including:

• Pension schemes
• Bonus and incentive plans
• Car allowances and flexible benefits
• Employee Assistance Programmes (EAPs)
• Recognition and retention initiatives

Team Leadership

• Lead and develop the HR team, fostering a high-performance culture
• Collaborate cross-functionally with operations, sales, and regulatory teams

Talent Development & Capability Building

• Develop succession planning and leadership pipelines for a multi-functional international workforce
• Oversee recruiting and onboarding across all functions and locations
• Partner with business leaders to identify capability gaps and launch tailored training programmes

Essential:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Law, Business Administration, or related field (required)
• CIPD Level 7, or equivalent advanced HR accreditation
• Postgraduate degree or MBA (desirable)
• Proven senior HR leadership experience (10+ years), preferably in medical devices, life sciences, or other regulated sectors
• International HR experience (UK/Nordics/Ireland) with deep understanding of regional compliance landscapes
• Experience leading transformation, M&A integration, or organisational scaling in high-growth environments
• Strategic thinker with a strong operational backbone and passion for culture-building
• Hands-on yet visionary, with excellent interpersonal and cross-cultural communication skills
• Comfortable working with commercial, clinical and consulting teams across diverse settings
• Strong employment law knowledge and ability to build legal/compliance partnerships in multi-country environments
• Commercially astute, strategically minded, and operationally grounded
• Excellent communicator with cross-cultural awareness and stakeholder engagement skills
• Able to navigate ambiguity and complexity with clarity, empathy and decisive leadership
• Demonstrated success in systems implementation and process improvement
• Experience preparing materials for and presenting to a board
• Strong understanding of total reward principles, including the design and implementation of compensation, benefits, and incentive programmes
• Experience aligning reward strategy to performance metrics, employee engagement goals, and business outcomes
• Skilled in managing multi-country benefit structures, including statutory and voluntary plans

Desirable:

• Experience in the medical device or life sciences sector
• Familiarity with regulatory frameworks (e.g. MDR, ISO 13485)