Head of Human Resources, London - Investments

An international investment organisation is seeking a senior HR leader to drive the London HR function and partner with senior stakeholders across regional and global teams. London is a strategically important office, home to several global Investment leaders, rather than the organisation's headquarters. This creates a distinctive opportunity: combining close partnership with influential global stakeholders with responsibility for a regional people agenda, while maintaining strong connections with headquarters. The role requires someone who can collaborate effectively across borders, communicate clearly and exercise sound independent judgement-recognising when global consistency is important and when regional circumstances call for a different approach.

The opportunity

• Lead the London HR function, combining strategic business partnership with hands-on oversight of delivery.
• Partner with senior investment and functional leaders, translating business priorities into a focused people agenda.
• Connect regional needs with global priorities, ensuring local perspectives are clearly understood and reflected in decisions.
• Lead and develop the HR team, working closely with talent acquisition and international HR colleagues.
• Make well-informed decisions that reflect regional market conditions and organisational context, knowing when to act independently, consult or elevate.

Your background

You will bring substantial HR leadership experience within an international investment management, asset management or comparable financial services organisation within buy-side. Prior experience leading HR outside of HQ will be particularly important. You'll understand how to build influence and maintain alignment with a central function while taking ownership of regional priorities and decisions. We are particularly interested in candidates who offer:

• Experience partnering with senior investment professionals and leaders whose responsibilities extend beyond the local office.
• Evidence of clear, effective communication across geographies, cultures and reporting lines.
• A collaborative approach, with the confidence to constructively challenge and articulate regional needs.
• Strong judgement and the ability to make informed decisions that balance global principles with regional nuances.
• Broad generalist HR expertise, team leadership experience and a willingness to remain close to operational delivery.

This opportunity will appeal to an HR leader who combines international perspective with local accountability - someone able to build trusted relationships, influence across a matrix environment and make considered decisions. Please note, this role is 4 days per week in office.