Director, Human Resources, P&AI International

About the Position

The Director, Human Resources, P&AI International provides end-to-end HR leadership for P&AI employees in Europe and Asia, combining strategic partnering with hands-on delivery. Acting as the primary P&AI HR contact for leaders and employees, this role ensures compliant, consistent, and high-quality HR operations. Reporting to the DVP, Human Resources, P&AI Division, the role offers development through broad exposure to organizational planning, employee relations, talent, performance, and culture initiatives.

Candidates based in the United Kingdom and Western Europe are strongly encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Manage regional P&AI Division Human Resources Team in Europe.
• Partner with BU leaders and Country HR Managers to support all employee lifecycle processes and ensure consistent application of HR policies and legislation.
• Ownership of the Human Resources Function for the P&AI International Region.
• Regular site visits to various locations in Europe and potential travel outside of Europe.
• Act as first-line support for ER, advising on conduct, capability, absence, investigations, and resolution.
• Lead talent acquisition activities including requisitions, sourcing, interviews, and onboarding.
• Coordinate performance management, merit cycles, job evaluations, and benchmarking.
• Support annual workforce planning, including organizational design discussions, staffing needs analysis, and succession planning inputs.
• Drive engagement initiatives; support communication plans and coach managers.
• Support change management initiatives, including communication, consultation, and adoption activities during organizational changes.
• Maintain accurate HR data and produce dashboards and insights.
• Identify continuous improvement opportunities in HR processes.
• Provide coaching and development support for employees and managers.
• Collaborate on L&D, reward, systems, and compliance.
• Contribute to the development, review, and governance of HR policies and procedures, supporting standardization and compliance.
• Ensure compliance with employment law, data protection, and governance.
• Promote inclusion by ensuring fair processes, supporting aligned corporate initiatives, and using data insights to identify opportunities.
• Ensure adherence to corporate job architecture and compensation governance frameworks when coordinating job evaluations and benchmarking.
• Liaise with Health & Safety and Occupational Health on return-to-work processes, wellbeing risks, and site-specific people-related H&S matters.
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to use AI tools to improve productivity, decision-making, work quality, and to reduce costs. The successful candidate must be able to identify appropriate AI use cases and critically evaluate AI-generated outputs.

Requirements

• CIPD qualified or progressing (Level 5 or Level 7 desirable).
• Experience managing/leading others with multi-site exposure.
• Strong ER capability, coaching skills, HR operations, and data analytics.
• Experience with HR systems (SuccessFactors) and strong MS Office skills.
• Experience supporting organizational or cultural change, and contributing to workforce planning activities, is advantageous.

Core Competencies

• Business partnering
• Influencing & coaching
• Confidentiality & integrity
• Data literacy
• Continuous improvement mindset
• Agility & resilience
• Change readiness & adaptability
• Commitment to Inclusion principles

Management Responsibilities

This role has three direct reports and one indirect report.

We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Opportunity to work in a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions
• Commitment to making a safer, sustainable, and more productive world
• Diverse set of attractive niche markets with annual sales over $7.5 billion
• Employment by a company grounded by core values: Ethics and Integrity, Respect for the Individual, Inclusion, Teamwork, and Social Responsibility
• AMETEK is a component of the S&P 500

About the Company

AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions serving a diverse set of attractive niche markets with annual sales over $7.5 billion. AMETEK is committed to making a safer, sustainable, and more productive world a reality. We use differentiated technology solutions to solve our customers’ most complex challenges. We employ 22,000 colleagues in 35 countries. Visit AMETEK Careers for more information.