Head of Global Employee Relations
An exceptional opportunity has arisen to join our client, a leading global consumer brand, as their new Head of Global Colleague Relations.
As the organisation continues its impressive growth trajectory, this role will play a pivotal part in strengthening its Colleague First culture ensuring a meaningful, trusted connection between employees and the business worldwide.
The company is undertaking a significant evolution, moving from a traditional Employee Relations (ER) model to a globally connected Colleague Relations Centre of Excellence. This transformation reflects their ambition to build a more strategic, consistent, and internationally aligned approach to colleague relations.
The Head of Global Colleague Relations will lead key strategic priorities including:
- Designing and delivering a global colleague relations strategy.
- Establishing consistent processes, frameworks, and escalation pathways.
- Providing subject matter leadership across high‑risk areas such as works councils, unions, and complex labour relations.
- Strengthening global connectivity and governance in line with CSRD requirements.
The ideal candidate will be an experienced, forward‑thinking ER leader with global and cross‑border experience. They will be comfortable operating at senior levels, bring deep understanding of unionised environments, and ideally have a background in employment law or HR Business Partnering. The ability to lead confidently in a data‑light environment, shape future capability, and influence evolving operating models, including outsourcing, will be essential.
Experience within retail or consumer-facing sectors is critical for success in this role.
The SR Group (UK) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.