Senior Director Human Resources
Posted 5 days 20 hours ago by Linical Europe
The Senior Director of Human Resources - Western Region, plays a pivotal role in shaping and executing the people agenda across Europe and the United States.
As a strategic business partner to the regional leadership team, this role combines forward-thinking HR strategy with hands-on operational execution to enable business growth, organizational agility, and employee engagement.
This position manages the HR function for the region, driving excellence across all core people processes, embedding a consistent operating model, and ensuring the successful deployment of Microsoft Dynamics 365 HR.
The Senior Director of Human Resources - Western Region brings a balance of strategic insight, business acumen, and operational rigor-enabling leaders to make informed decisions, building strong local HR capabilities, and fostering a high-performance, compliant, and inclusive workplace culture.
Duties and Responsibilities: Strategic Business Partnering- Act as the trusted advisor to regional leadership, enabling business decisions through data-driven people insights.
- Translate strategic priorities into actionable HR plans at country and regional levels.
- Support change and transformation initiatives including M&A, restructuring, and capability-building.
- Drive standardization and continuous improvement of core HR processes in line with the new HRIS implementation (recruiting, onboarding, performance management, compensation review, talent development).
- Define and implement clear RACI matrices across HR roles (global, regional, country, third parties).
- Monitor key HR KPIs and ensure process adherence and compliance.
- Lead the deployment and adoption of Microsoft Dynamics 365 HR across the Western Region.
- Serve as the main business process owner for system modules impacting the region (e.g., org management, people data, absence management).
- Build local HRIS capabilities and ensure quality and consistency of people data.
- Roll out talent reviews, succession planning, and employee engagement initiatives.
- Coach HR teams and business leaders on performance enablement and people development.
- Ensure consistency of the employee experience across the region despite legal and cultural diversity.
- Foster employee engagement, and provide training and development opportunities for employees
- Ensure compliance with local employment laws, regulations, and group policies.
- Manage interfaces with external HR providers (payroll, legal, labor relations, etc.) and optimize contractual setups.
- Pragmatic, execution-focused, and able to thrive in lean environments.
- Strong balance of strategic thinking and operational hands-on delivery.
- Comfortable working with ambiguity, in fast-changing environments and with distributed teams.
- Demonstrated ability to drive change, improve processes, and elevate HR as a value-adding business partner.
- Bachelor's degree required. A master's degree in HR or Business would be a strong plus.
- 10+ years of HR experience in multinational, matrixed environments, with at least 5 years in an HR Business Partner or HR Director capacity.
- Strong understanding of European and US employment law.
- Experience in CRO/pharma or life sciences industry
- Experience with HRIS implementations and HR process redesign (Microsoft Dynamics 365 preferred).
- Strong communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills.