HR Director – Europe & India

About the role

We are seeking an experienced HR Director to lead the human resources function across Europe and India for a global construction consultancy. Reporting directly to the CEO, you will partner with senior regional leaders to transform HR into a strategic, value‑adding business partner during a period of operational transformation.

Key responsibilities

• Act as trusted HR business partner to the CEO and senior regional leadership, providing proactive solutions.
• Lead and develop a multi‑person, in‑country HR team, managing local resources across the region.
• Own succession planning, talent development and organisational culture initiatives across multiple jurisdictions.
• Design and deliver employee engagement strategies with measurable impact.
• Provide oversight and escalation support for employee relations matters, including sensitive grievances.
• Navigate complex cross‑border employment law, visa/work‑permit and global mobility requirements.
• Contribute to the global parent company's HR leadership team and support a major HR systems/ERP transformation programme.
• Collaborate with group‑level HR leadership worldwide to ensure alignment of regional and global people strategies.

Required profile

• Significant HR leadership experience, including several years at an executive director/VP level.
• Proven track record leading HR across multiple countries simultaneously.
• Hands‑on experience personally driving strategic HR initiatives such as succession planning, talent and culture transformation, or engagement strategy with measurable outcomes.
• Direct management experience of in‑country/local HR teams.
• Comfort operating in a complex cross‑border legal and compliance environment.
• Experience supporting or leading a multinational HR systems/ERP implementation (specific platform not required).
• Curious, hands‑on, pioneering mindset, comfortable both with strategic thinking and practical execution.
• Fluent English; additional European languages are a plus.
• Background in engineering, infrastructure, construction or project‑based professional services is preferred but not essential.

Required skills

• Experience with HR systems/ERP implementation.

What we offer

• Opportunity to shape HR strategy at a pivotal moment for the business.
• Direct exposure to senior regional leadership and the global parent company.
• Leadership of a diverse, multi‑country HR function.