People Director, EMEA

Role Overview

• Develop and execute the people strategy aligned with Influencer’s growth plans
• In partnership with the ELT and in support of the CEO, CVO and Presidents you will translate people strategy into actionable regional priorities
• Champion our culture, ensuring it evolves with scale while staying true to our values
• Act as a trusted advisor to the ELT on people, talent, culture, and organisational design
• Own the full employee lifecycle
• from attraction and onboarding, to performance and progression, to offboarding and alumni engagement
• Build a people experience that drives high engagement and industry-leading eNPS
• Lead initiatives that position Influencer as an employer of choice, strengthening Glassdoor and external perception
• Oversee the design and delivery of hyper efficient learning and development programmes to support career growth
• Lead Talent Acquisition for EMEA, ensuring we hire and retain the best and right (aligned with our values) talent across our offices
• Build scalable structures in partnership with the CFO to support expansion, balancing speed with sustainable growth
• Drive succession planning, leadership development, and internal mobility
• Oversee compensation benchmarking and pay strategies to remain competitive and equitable
• Simplify and enhance performance management frameworks, enabling managers to lead with efficiency and accountability
• Partner with leadership to build out simple and succinct career frameworks, pathways, and recognition programmes
• Drive low lift adoption of learning systems, manager enablement, and leadership coaching
• Embed diversity, equity, and inclusion across all policies, processes, and behaviours
• Champion initiatives that foster belonging, creativity, and well-being
• Actively measure and act upon employee sentiment through tools such as Hibob and Bonusly
• Ensure our culture scales consistently across regions, while respecting local nuance
• Oversee global HRBP functions in EMEA
• Optimise the people tech stack (Hibob, Teamtailor, Guru, FutureProof, Ninety, Ravio, Zinc & Bonusly) for seamless employee experience
• Ensure compliance with local employment law and regulatory requirements across all EMEA regions

Requirements

• Proven senior people leadership experience in a high-growth business (digital media, technology or marketing preferred)
• Demonstrated success in building people functions
• Experience leading teams across HRBP, L&D, and Talent Acquisition
• Deep expertise in employee engagement, culture-building, and organisational development
• Commercial mindset
• balancing people priorities with business objectives
• Strong leadership and communication skills, capable of influencing at the highest levels
• Strong familiarity with UK employment law
• Empathy, emotional intelligence, and a human-led approach to leadership
• Experience evolving people platforms, processes, and policies for scale

Benefits

• Private Healthcare through Vitality
• Wellbeing support through Vitality including EAP & Mental Health cover
• 25 days of Annual Leave (+ Bank Holidays which can be flexed to your needs)