Lead HR Advisor, Global People Relations & Compliance

 

Lead HR Advisor, Global People Relations & Compliance 

Department: HR 

Reports To: Director, Global People Relations & Compliance 

Location: United Kingdom 

Job Family: People Relations / HR Compliance 

 

Position Summary: 

The Lead HR Advisor, Global People Relations & Compliance is a senior, expert level individual contributor and the sole dedicated employee relations and employment compliance advisor. Reporting to the Director of Global People Relations & Compliance, the role drives the global employee relations and compliance agenda across the organisation’s core locations – the US, India, UK, Switzerland, and Kosovo – with a particular focus on the EMEA region. The role also provides guidance across additional jurisdictions as required, partnering with external legal counsel where appropriate. 

Exercising significant autonomy, judgement, and influence, the role acts as the lead advisor to managers, senior leaders, and the global HR team on complex, high risk, and precedent setting ER matters. Operationally critical, the role owns day today ER and compliance delivery, shapes standards and frameworks, actively manages organisational risk, and enables consistent, legally sound decision making through clear, practical guidance on local employment requirements and ongoing policy and process development. 

Essential Job Functions: 

Lead Employee Relations: 

• Act as the lead employee relations advisor for the UK and EMEA, providing authoritative guidance on complex and high‑risk matters incl