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Senior Director, Enterprise HR, Manchester

Client: Brambles

Location: Manchester, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: 80b841c7368d

Job Views: 4

Posted: 12.07.2025

Expiry Date: 26.08.2025

Job Description:

Overview

The Senior Director, Enterprise HR Business Partner will provide strategic HR guidance to ELT members and their teams, leading the people agenda aligned with business and people strategies to build the workforce of the future. Reporting to the Chief People Officer, this role focuses on transforming the operating model, enhancing workforce effectiveness, and delivering a world-class employee experience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership and regional HR Business Partners to develop organizational strategies that improve performance.
• Lead enterprise programs and represent ELT views at HR Leadership Team.
• Build strong relationships with leadership, providing coaching on people-related matters to influence decisions and promote engagement.
• Implement organizational design initiatives, including workforce planning, talent management, and succession planning.
• Coach and mentor HR professionals to meet organizational goals and HR best practices.
• Monitor and improve the effectiveness of global HR initiatives, ensuring alignment with business strategies.
• Collaborate with Talent & Learning to establish performance management systems.

About The Person:

• Effective across a matrix organization and diverse leadership styles, influencing and persuading at all levels.
• Credibility in strategic, financial, and operational discussions at senior levels.
• Decision-maker focused on objectives, solutions, and results.
• Deep understanding of the employee lifecycle from hire to retire.
• Strong enterprise mindset fostering an inclusive and productive culture.
• Expertise in Talent & Development to improve workforce effectiveness and performance management.
• In-depth knowledge of HR solutions and programs.
• Technologically savvy, understanding how technology transforms HR.
• Disruptive HR thinker aware of external market trends and organizational impacts.
• Stakeholders primarily in the UK and Europe, requiring availability within BST and CET time zones.

Experience and Qualifications:

• Progressive HR management experience in a multinational, matrixed company.
• Proven strategic HR leadership supporting executive teams.
• Experience leading global transformation initiatives, including organizational development.
• Strong project leadership and change management capabilities.

Remote Type: Hybrid Remote

Skills to succeed in the role: Adaptability, Collaboration, Leadership Development, Talent Development, Organizational Development, Inclusive Leadership, Stakeholder Engagement, Prioritization, Innovation, Inspiring Others, Emotional Intelligence, Digital Literacy, Motivating Teams, Data-Driven Decision Making, Strategic Thinking, Culture Strategy, HR Strategy, Business Strategies, Cultural Transformation

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and fairness. We do not discriminate based on race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or other protected classes.

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