Regional HR Operations Lead / Regional HR Operations Leadess

Job Opportunity: Regional HR Operations Lead

Our client is a rapidly evolving, privately owned company operating in a fast-scaling environment. With significant strategic investments, the business is transforming its HR operating model towards a more data-driven and process-led approach to support future growth. To facilitate this transformation, the organization is creating a new regional HR role that emphasizes operational excellence, analytical insights, and systems efficiency.

Role Purpose

The Regional HR Operations Lead will be responsible for overseeing the employee experience from a process, data, and systems perspective across the region. The key objectives of this role include:

• Ensuring consistency, rigor, and scalability of HR processes across countries.
• Acting as the regional owner of HR data, reporting, KPIs, and systems.
• Alleviating HR Directors from operational and bureaucratic burdens, allowing them to function as true business partners.
• Serving as the backbone of the region’s HR transformation during a period of significant growth.

Key Responsibilities

1. HR Operations & Process Ownership
   • Act as the regional owner of core HR processes throughout the employee lifecycle (hire to retire).
   • Design, optimize, document, and harmonize HR processes across European countries.
   • Oversee the operational execution and continuous improvement of HR workflows.
   • Ensure scalability of HR processes to support rapid workforce growth.
2. HR Data, KPIs & Reporting
   • Manage all aspects of regional HR data governance and integrity.
   • Build, calculate, analyze, and present HR KPIs and dashboards for leadership.
   • Translate HR data into actionable insights for business and HR leadership.
   • Serve as the reference point for all people-related metrics and reporting.
3. Compensation, Reward & Performance
   • Oversee the data and process execution of the annual compensation and reward cycle.
   • Manage calculations, validations, and reporting related to pay reviews, bonuses, and incentives.
   • Support performance management cycles through process launch and data management.
   • Transition responsibilities that were previously outsourced now fully in-house.
4. Systems & HR Technology
   • Play a central role in the SuccessFactors implementation and rollout.
   • Act as the regional process owner within the SuccessFactors ecosystem.
   • Ensure effective adoption, data quality, and optimization of HR systems post-implementation.
   • Drive alignment between systems, KPIs, and HR processes.
5. Regional & International Collaboration
   • Collaborate closely with HR Directors in the region as their operational and data counterpart.
   • Ensure consistency of employee experience and HR standards across countries.
   • Prepare the HR infrastructure to support future M&A and geographic expansion.
6. L&D Management
   • Design and manage the regional L&D calendar, ensuring programs align with business priorities.
   • Oversee the end-to-end process execution of performance cycles.

Candidate Profile

• 7 - 10 years of progressive HR experience.
• Proven exposure to multiple HR sub-functions (operations, rewards, talent, learning, systems).
• Experience within matrixed, multinational organizations.
• Strong track record in HR operations, data management, and process optimization.
• Prior involvement in HR transformation and system implementation (SuccessFactors preferred).

Mindset

The ideal candidate will be deeply comfortable with transactional, operational, and process-heavy work. They will thrive in structured environments, enjoy rigor and precision, and derive satisfaction from optimizing HR functions. This is a doer-leader role for someone who appreciates depth, structure, and operational excellence. The successful candidate should be pragmatic, resilient, and confident in navigating fast-changing, volatile environments, with a strong cultural sensitivity and ability to build trust across countries and leadership styles. Regular travel will be required.

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