Head of HR Business Partnering, EMEA

Shape the people strategy of a purpose led, high growth global consultancy. ERM is seeking an exceptional Head of HR Business Partnering, EMEA to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our region during a period of significant growth and transformation. This is high impact leadership role for a commercially astute HR leader who thrives at the intersection of strategy, people, and business performance. As a trusted partner to senior leaders across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, you will lead and inspire a diverse team of HR Business Partners, ensuring the people agenda directly enables ERM’s ambitious growth strategy. You will have a seat at the table, influencing critical decisions and translating business priorities into an integrated, forward looking people plan. ERM is a global sustainability consulting firm with a clear purpose and a strong investment focus on future critical capabilities, including the low carbon transition, ESG, and product stewardship. The EMEA HR team plays a central role in enabling this strategy, and this role sits at the heart of our HR transformation journey. Reporting to the Regional HR Director, EMEA, you will be a core member of the regional HR leadership team and a key contributor to shaping how HR operates across the region. In addition, you will have an internal client group to act as a Business Partner for. What you will do Lead, coach and inspire the EMEA HR Business Partnering team to deliver a high impact, business aligned people agenda. Partner closely with senior leaders to understand, prioritise and balance complex and competing business needs. Own and drive delivery of the regional HR strategy, ensuring clear outcomes, momentum and measurable impact. Play a key role in the implementation of the HR transformation roadmap, helping to modernise and elevate HR across EMEA. Influence organisational decisions relating to talent, capability, culture and structure to support sustainable growth. What you bring Deep expertise in HR business partnering within complex, international environments. Strong capability across talent management, strategic workforce planning, succession, culture and organisational development. Proven experience leading through ambiguity and change, with the confidence to challenge constructively and influence at senior levels. High commercial acumen and the ability to connect people strategy to business outcomes. A leadership style that is inclusive, pragmatic and empowering, with the credibility to lead remotely across geographies. Why join ERM A genuinely strategic HR leadership role with regional influence and visibility. The opportunity to shape HR during a meaningful period of transformation. A purposedriven organisation committed to sustainability and longterm impact. A collaborative, international leadership team and the chance to build something that matters. #LI-SD1 #LI-Hybrid ⠀ ERM is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to thrive, it’s an essential part of what makes ERM a great place to build a career and helps us create better solutions for our clients. We welcome talent from all backgrounds and provide equal opportunities for every candidate. If you have a disability, are neurodivergent, or need accommodations during the selection process, we’re here to support you. Our commitment doesn’t stop at hiring. Once you join us, we’ll ensure you have the tools, support, and adjustments needed to succeed and feel a true sense of belonging. Learn more about our Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging (DIB) efforts by visiting our website or exploring our 2025 Sustainability Report.. At ERM, sustainability is our business. We are the world’s largest advisory firm focused solely on sustainability, offering unparalleled expertise across business and finance. ERM partners with clients to operationalize sustainability at pace and scale, through our unique combination of strategic transformation and technical delivery capabilities. Our diverse global team of experts works with the world’s leading organizations to help them set clear sustainability targets, measure progress and operationalize strategy through deep implementation and business transformation. With more than 50 years of experience, our ability to integrate sustainability solutions and our depth and breadth of technical knowledge are why organizations choose to partner with us as their trusted advisor. Every one of us firmly believes in the potential to create value for our clients through an integrated approach to sustainability (because we have personally seen it and professionally achieved it). Our team members are passionate about client service. We work closely with our clients to help them operationalize their sustainability goals and meet their environmental, health and safety objectives while advancing ERM’s purpose through delivering tangible progress in what the United Nations coined The Decade of Action. Organizing our people across globally integrated communities of technical and strategic talent positions ERM to be a “boots to boardroom” leader in bringing that value creation to our clients, partners, and the world. We recruit exceptional professionals with a personal and professional passion for sustainability and nurture them to even greater success as specialists. We prepare our consultants to bring integrated, innovative and sustainable solutions to our clients and provide opportunities for ongoing development across a variety of subject areas related to technical, business, and personal growth. 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