Head of HR – Scotland

Alexander Lloyd is delighted to be partnering with a well-known organisation, on the recruitment of their Head of HR.

A dynamic, forward-thinking organisation is seeking a senior HR professional to shape and execute a regional people strategy that aligns with both operational needs and long-term business objectives.

In this key leadership position, you’ll partner with executive stakeholders to influence decision-making, champion cultural initiatives, and drive impactful change across a complex, multi-site environment in the engineering sector.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Serve as a strategic partner to senior leadership on all matters related to people and organisational development

• Lead, inspire, and develop a high-performing HR team focused on delivering value to the business

• Drive talent planning, workforce capability building, and succession initiatives

• Create a positive, engaging employee experience and foster a culture of inclusion

• Oversee end-to-end recruitment and onboarding to support employer brand goals

• Resolve complex employee relations issues with a focus on risk management and policy compliance

• Support business evolution through involvement in projects such as transformation, integration, or restructuring

• Leverage HR data to provide insights and guide strategic decisions

• Collaborate with other People leaders on cross-functional and group-wide initiatives

What You’ll Bring:

• Proven experience in a senior-level HR leadership role, ideally across multiple business areas or regions

• Commercially astute, with the ability to align people plans with operational and financial priorities

• Confident managing organisational change and navigating complex ER cases

• Strong leadership and coaching capability to guide a growing HR team

• Background in a fast-paced, operationally diverse setting

Please quote 51557 when calling Martin at Alexander Lloyd or email them at mhe@alexanderlloyd.co.uk. This is only one of many vacancies we are handling, Alexander Lloyd Human Resources Recruitment Solutions is the leading recruiter for HR Director, Manager, Business Partner, Learning & Development, Internal Communications, Talent Acquisition and Reward opportunities across Surrey, Sussex, Kent and London.

Due to the high amount of interest that we receive for each of our roles unfortunately we cannot respond to each application individually, therefore if you do not hear back from one of our consultants you have not been shortlisted for this role.