Group HR Director

Zotefoams

Group HR Director at Zotefoams leading global people function in a high-performance materials company. Responsible for HR frameworks, organisational development, and operational transformation.

Posted 5/22/2026full-timeCroydon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the development and implementation of scalable HR frameworks across international operations
Build and standardise global HR policies, processes and organisational structures
Design and implement job architecture, grading and reward frameworks
Lead organisational design and workforce planning activity across multiple regions
Develop scalable recruitment, talent and succession frameworks
Embed performance management processes that drive accountability and organisational effectiveness
Support senior stakeholders through organisational change, restructuring and transformation activity
Strengthen HR systems, people data capability and reporting infrastructure
Support and influence senior leadership teams across the UK, Europe, USA and Asia
Contribute to building a high-performance culture aligned to business growth objectives

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven experience operating in a senior HR leadership role within an international manufacturing, industrial or engineering environment
Strong background supporting complex, multi-site and international operations
Demonstrated experience building scalable HR infrastructure and organisational frameworks
Strong organisational design, workforce planning, reward and performance management capability
Experience leading organisational change, restructuring and transformation programmes
Commercially minded with the ability to align people strategy to business performance
Comfortable operating within matrix and internationally distributed organisations
Strong stakeholder management and executive-level influencing skills

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Pension scheme
Flexible working hours
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

HR frameworksglobal HR policiesjob architecturegrading frameworksreward frameworksworkforce planningperformance managementHR systemspeople data capabilityreporting infrastructure

Soft Skills

stakeholder managementexecutive-level influencingorganisational change leadershipcommercial mindsethigh-performance culture building