Director People, EMEA

About Airwallex

Airwallex is the only unified payments and financial platform for global businesses. Powered by our unique combination of proprietary infrastructure and software, we empower over 100,000 businesses worldwide with fully integrated solutions to manage everything from business accounts, payments, spend management and treasury, to embedded finance at a global scale. Proudly founded in Melbourne, we have a team of over 1,500 of the brightest and most innovative people in tech located across more than 20 offices across the globe. Valued at US$5.6 billion and backed by world-leading investors, Airwallex is leading the charge in building the global payments and financial platform of the future. If you're ready to do the most ambitious work of your career, join us. The People & Talent team at Airwallex is dedicated to attracting and developing the brightest and most ambitious minds to drive our company forward. We are a global, vibrant, and dynamic team with a focus on creating a positive and inclusive work environment that fosters growth and innovation. As a key player reporting directly to the VP People & Talent, you will take the helm of our dynamic People team located across EMEA. You will be critical in enabling our ability to grow our operations and build our employee communities alongside our senior leadership. This role will be based in London and will require the maturity and agility to partner with global senior leadership as well as the EMEA regional leadership. You and your team will provide end to end functional leadership including implementation of People initiatives that enable the delivery of the group strategy and business plans of the EMEA locations for Airwallex.

What you’ll do

As a key player reporting directly to the VP People & Talent, you will take the helm of our dynamic People team located across the UK, Lithuania, Netherlands, Israel and France. You will be critical in enabling our ability to grow our operations and build our employee communities alongside our senior leadership. Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership, consulting and coaching to the EMEA leaders across all areas of People function including recruitment, employee relations, performance management, rewards & benefits, talent management and development, mobility and regulatory compliance.
• Assist and/or lead, as appropriate, with the development and deployment of programs, policies, procedures and guidelines to help align Airwallex team members with the strategic goals of the company, and the specific goals of the region.
• In a People Partner capacity, drive strategic workforce planning and talent development initiatives for the region that align with broader Airwallex goals.
• Build a thriving culture and working environment that engages and inspires teams to achieve the company's vision.
• Establish and maintain a highly competent and motivated People team that is effectively interconnected across the region.
• Collaborate and partner with our CoE People & Talent functions to achieve the desired outcomes of the business.

Who you are

We're looking for people who meet the minimum qualifications for this role. The preferred qualifications are great to have, but are not mandatory.

Minimum qualifications:

• Broad experience across the full spectrum of an HR function, including advising and influencing at Senior Executive levels.
• Significant experience working across cultures and in the EMEA region.
• Excellent leadership skills, high degree of emotional intelligence and resilience.
• Highly developed interpersonal skills.
• Proficient at dealing with complexity.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, both written and oral.

Preferred qualifications:

• Degree qualified in Business, Human Resources or similar, with min 10 years HR experience and 5+ year leadership experience.
• Relevant industry related experience and scope of responsibility.

At Airwallex you’ll have the ability to make an impact in a rapidly growing, global fintech. We offer a competitive salary plus valuable equity within Airwallex. We also provide a collaborative open office space with a fully stocked kitchen and regular team building events.

Equal opportunity

Airwallex is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and anyone seeking employment at Airwallex is considered based on merit, qualifications, competence and talent. #J-18808-Ljbffr