Director, HR Business Partner – EMEA

Function

HR

Our Company

We’re Hitachi Vantara, the data foundation trusted by the world’s innovators. Our resilient, high-performance data infrastructure means that customers – from banks to theme parks ­– can focus on achieving the incredible with data.   

If you’ve seen the Las Vegas Sphere, you’ve seen just one example of how we empower businesses to automate, optimize, innovate – and wow their customers. Right now, we’re laying the foundation for our next wave of growth.  We’re looking for people who love being part of a diverse, global team – and who get excited about making a real-world impact with data.

Job description

The Director, HR Business Partner for EMEA is a senior HR leadership role responsible for driving people strategy across the EMEA region, with a primary focus on supporting the SVP of Sales and their leadership team.

This role is a trusted advisor to the business, operating as a collaborative partner across talent, organization design, performance, culture, and workforce strategy.

Leading a team of HR Business Partners within the region, this role plays a critical part in translating business priorities into actionable HR strategies while ensuring alignment with global HR programs and regional requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Business Partnership

• Provide leadership guidance on organizational design, workforce planning, succession, performance management, and employee engagement
• Act as a key HR leadership voice within the EMEA business, influencing decisions through data-driven insights and strong business acumen

People Leadership

• Foster a high-performing, collaborative HRBP team aligned to both regional and global priorities
• Ensure consistent and high-quality HR partnership across countries and functions

Employee Relations & Risk Management

• Partner with local legal counsel and external advisors to support employee relations, compliance, and employment matters, particularly for smaller teams in South Africa and the Middle East
• Apply sound judgment in handling complex employee issues while balancing legal, cultural, and business considerations

Talent & Organizational Effectiveness

• Partner with TA, Comp & Benefits, and L&D to support hiring, retention, and leadership development strategies
• Support annual talent processes including performance reviews, succession planning, and compensation cycles

About us

We’re a global team of innovators. Together, we harness engineering excellence and passion for insight to co-create meaningful solutions to complex challenges. We turn organizations into data-driven leaders that can a make positive impact on their industries and society. If you believe that innovation can inspire the future, this is the place to fulfil your purpose and achieve your potential.

Fostering innovation through diverse perspectives

Hitachi is a global company operating across a wide range of industries and regions. One of the things that sets Hitachi apart is the diversity of our business and people, which drives our innovation and growth.

We are committed to building an inclusive culture based on mutual respect and merit-based systems. We believe that when people feel valued, heard, and safe to express themselves, they do their best work.

How we look after you

We help take care of your today and tomorrow with industry-leading benefits, support, and services that look after your holistic health and wellbeing. We’re also champions of life balance and offer flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent). We’re always looking for new ways of working that bring out our best, which leads to unexpected ideas. So here, you’ll experience a sense of belonging, and discover autonomy, freedom, and ownership as you work alongside talented people you enjoy sharing knowledge with.

We’re proud to say we’re an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, age, disability status or any other protected characteristic. Should you need reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know so that we can do our best to set you up for success.