Director – People & Organisation EMEA, London (UK)

Our client is a globally recognised investment organisation with a strong international presence and an exceptional reputation for long-term value creation. Operating across multiple regions, the business partners with organisations and leaders at the forefront of innovation, industry and global markets. The organisation is committed to building a high-performing, collaborative culture and continues to invest in its people, leadership capability and organisational effectiveness to support its long-term strategic ambitions. Working within a highly international environment, the People function plays a key role in enabling business performance through strategic partnership and thoughtful organisational design.

This strategic HR Business Partner role will support a select group of senior business leaders across the EMEA region, partnering closely with leadership teams to shape and deliver people strategies that enable business performance, organisational effectiveness and long-term growth. While the client population is relatively small, the role offers exceptional exposure to senior stakeholders and a broad, strategic remit. This aligns with the position specification, which emphasises close partnership with Europe's senior leaders and a focus on strategic advice rather than transactional support. The position will be responsible for driving a broad range of people initiatives across the employee lifecycle, including organisational design, workforce planning, leadership development, talent management, succession planning, employee engagement and change. Working within a highly collaborative, international environment, the role will balance strategic thinking with pragmatic delivery, acting as a trusted adviser to senior stakeholders. This individual successful candidate will play a key role in influencing organisational decisions and building leadership capability across the region. Working closely with the global People team, Centres of Expertise and business leaders, they will help foster a high-performing culture while ensuring people priorities remain closely aligned to broader business objectives.

We are seeking an experienced HR Business Partner with a strong track record of partnering senior leaders within the investment management, private equity, sovereign wealth, asset management or broader financial services sectors. The successful candidate will bring expertise across organisational effectiveness, workforce planning, talent management, leadership development, organisational design and employee relations, with the ability to translate commercial priorities into impactful people strategies. Operating at both a strategic and hands-on level, they will be comfortable navigating ambiguity, influencing executive stakeholders and driving organisational change across a complex, international environment. They will possess strong commercial acumen, sound judgement and the credibility to act as a trusted adviser to senior business leaders, balancing regional priorities with the needs of a globally matrixed organisation. The ideal candidate will have experience supporting a sophisticated investment or financial services business, ideally across an EMEA remit. Exposure to a lean, high-performing environment, partnering with a relatively small population of senior stakeholders, will be highly valued. Fluency in English is essential, and additional European language skills would be advantageous.

This is an outstanding opportunity to join a globally respected investment organisation in a highly visible regional role. The successful candidate will partner closely with senior business leaders across EMEA, shaping organisational and people strategy while operating within a collaborative, international environment. With a broad remit spanning organisational effectiveness, talent, leadership and workforce planning, the role offers genuine influence, variety and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact.

This role operates within a lean, highly matrixed international environment and requires an individual who is comfortable working autonomously while influencing senior stakeholders across multiple geographies. Although the client group is relatively small, it comprises a highly senior population, requiring strong commercial judgement, credibility and the ability to navigate complex organisational challenges.