Director of Human Capital Management (EMEA)

Schonfeld
London
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Executive & General ManagementSkills: ["Communication","Leadership","Problem-solving","Collaboration","Strategic thinking"]

Senior leadership role directing the HCM function across EMEA for Schonfeld; partner with regional leadership to shape organizational design, workforce planning and people strategy; lead a local HCM team, drive analytics, employee experience, and ensure compliance with UK and UAE labour laws; oversee benefits, payroll, compensation framework, and talent management including succession planning.

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Schonfeld
Schonfeld
3 months ago

Director of Human Capital Management (EMEA)

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Job Summary

Senior leadership role directing the HCM function across EMEA for Schonfeld; partner with regional leadership to shape organizational design, workforce planning and people strategy; lead a local HCM team, drive analytics, employee experience, and ensure compliance with UK and UAE labour laws; oversee benefits, payroll, compensation framework, and talent management including succession planning.
Location: London
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Executive & General Management
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Serve as the primary HCM business partner to regional senior leadership, providing proactive, commercially focused advice.
  • •Partner with strategy heads, functional heads and senior leadership on organizational design, workforce planning and people strategy.
  • •Leverage people analytics to spot trends, quantify risk, and present actionable insights that influence people strategy.
  • •Drive engagement programs that meaningfully elevate the employee experience and culture.
  • •Oversee the EMEA benefits and payroll activities for the region; provide guidance on regional compensation framework, including salary, bonus and deferred compensation; own HR activities such as performance improvement plans, headcount reporting, leavers, and talent management including succession planning.

Key Requirements

  • •10+ years of HCM/HR experience, with significant time spent in financial services.
  • •Regional expertise on EMEA employment practice and working knowledge of UK employment legislation and UAE Labor Law
  • •Demonstrated experience leading an HCM function or team while remaining hands-on in a lean, fast-moving environment
  • •Strong commercial acumen and the ability to operate credibly alongside senior investment and business partners
  • •Strong HR business partner experience within financial services with a focus on optimizing talent and building culture
Experience:Financial servicesHRHCMEMEA
Skills:CommunicationLeadershipProblem-solvingCollaborationStrategic thinking
Languages:English

Company Brief

Schonfeld
Schonfeld is a multi‑strategy investment firm that deploys capital across systematic and discretionary strategies across equities, macro, and quantitative trading, serving institutional and private investors globally.
Industry: Hedge Funds
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: New York, United States
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