Role: Director of HR
Location: Epsom area (4–5 days per week in the office)
Salary: £90,000 – £120,000 + Car Allowance, Bonus & Benefits
Contract Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Overview
We are delighted to be working on a retained and exclusive basis to appoint an experienced Director of HR for a well-established and growing organisation headquartered in the Epsom area.
This is a pivotal leadership opportunity for an accomplished HR professional to shape and deliver a global People Strategy aligned with the organisation’s commercial objectives and cultural ambitions. As a key member of the senior leadership team, the successful candidate will have responsibility for influencing HR strategy across multiple geographies and supporting international growth, while maintaining a focus on organisational effectiveness and employee engagement.
The Role
* Lead the design and execution of the organisation’s global People Strategy, ensuring alignment with business performance, future growth, and cultural values.
* Partner with the CEO and senior leadership team to drive engagement, culture, workforce capability, and leadership development across multiple countries or regions.
* Oversee the full employee lifecycle across the business, ensuring HR operations deliver excellence, compliance, and consistency globally.
* Build organisational capability through effective talent management, succession planning, and leadership development at an international level.
* Promote a culture of openness, collaboration, and continuous improvement, with sensitivity to local and global nuances.
* Provide expert advice and coaching to the executive team on strategic people matters, including international HR considerations.
* Lead major HR initiatives including change management, reward and benefits, M&A integration, and global mobility programs.
* Manage external HR partners and suppliers, ensuring value for money, high-quality service, and alignment with global requirements.
About You
* CIPD-qualified (or equivalent) with substantial senior HR leadership experience.
* Proven success at Head of HR level or above, ideally within a complex, multi-site, or international organisation.
* Skilled in M&A activity, organisational design, and global culture change.
* Strong understanding of UK and international employment legislation and HR best practice.
* Exceptional stakeholder engagement and influencing skills across all levels and geographies.
* Commercially astute, pragmatic, and comfortable in a fast-paced, evolving global environment.
* Inspirational leader with strong coaching and mentoring capability.
Desirable Experience
* Degree-educated.
* Background in financial services, retail, or multi-site environments.
* Experience managing or influencing HR strategy across international operations.
Package
* Competitive salary: £90,000 – £120,000 (depending on experience)
* Car allowance
* Annual performance bonus
* Comprehensive benefits package
Please quote 51949 when calling Theo Saunders at Alexander Lloyd or email them at tsa@alexanderlloyd.co.uk. This is only one of many vacancies we are handling, Alexander Lloyd Human Resources Recruitment Solutions is the leading recruiter for HR Director, Manager, Business Partner, Learning & Development, Internal Communications, Talent Acquisition and Reward opportunities across Surrey, Sussex, Kent and London.
Due to the high amount of interest that we receive for each of our roles unfortunately we cannot respond to each application individually, therefore if you do not hear back from one of our consultants you have not been shortlisted for this role. Please continue to check our website www.alexanderlloyd.co.uk for any other roles which may be of interest.