HR Director

About This Role

This HR Director role leads the people strategy and HR service delivery across APAC and EMEA, supporting approximately 1000 employees in over 30 countries. The director will oversee the employee lifecycle, ensure legislative compliance, and build the HR infrastructure needed for continued growth, working closely with global and regional leaders. The role also involves leading the APAC and EMEA HR team.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver an APAC and EMEA HR strategy aligned with EOS's global objectives
• Lead, develop, and empower the regional HR team, including the APAC HR Lead based in India
• Partner with senior leaders on workforce planning, organizational design, and regional growth
• Oversee employee relations, payroll, pensions, benefits, reward, recruitment, performance, and talent development
• Advise on complex grievances, disciplinary matters, investigations, restructures, and organizational change
• Establish compliant HR operations when EOS enters new countries, including local payroll, benefits, policies, and employment documentation
• Manage employer-of-record, payroll, and other third-party providers, monitoring service, compliance, cost, and employee experience
• Maintain effective HR policies and processes that reflect EOS's values and local legislation
• Ensure compliance with employment, data protection, consultation, reporting, and employee-transfer obligations across the region
• Lead the people aspects of acquisitions, integrations, and organizational change
• Provide workforce reporting and insights covering headcount, turnover, absence, recruitment, and employment costs
• Manage the regional HR budget and continuously improve HR services and systems

Requirements

• Significant experience in a senior HR leadership role within an international organization
• Experience supporting employees across multiple APAC and EMEA jurisdictions
• Strong knowledge of regional employment legislation, with the ability to engage local specialists where required
• Proven experience leading and developing geographically dispersed HR teams
• Experience establishing HR operations in new markets and managing employer-of-record, payroll, or other employment providers
• Experience managing complex employee relations, organizational change, acquisitions, and cross-border employee transfers
• Strong commercial awareness, analytical capability, and senior stakeholder management skills
• A degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills
• Willingness to travel and work flexibly across APAC and EMEA time zones