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HR Director, UK & Ireland

Reading, Berkshire, United KingdomFull-time2026-11-08 → 2026-11-11

Core

Senior HR leader for UK & Ireland responsible for leading a 25-person HR team, managing employee relations, and driving organizational change for a 6,000+ employee organization.

Role type

Senior HR Director (Strategy & Operations)

Builds

HR organization, talent pipelines, and integrated people agendas

Domain

Life sciences / Healthcare / Clinical research services

Required skills

HR leadership, employee relations, organizational design, change management, stakeholder management, talent development, business acumen, M&A integration

Preferred skills

Experience in large matrixed organizations, M&A experience, data-driven decision making

Technologies

HRIS, analytics tools, collaboration platforms

Responsibilities

Lead and develop the UK&I HR team; Provide senior leadership on complex Employee Relations matters; Drive organizational change, restructuring, and M&A integration; Translate business priorities into HR strategies; Build succession pipelines and develop future HR leaders.

Seniority

Director, strategic leadership