HR Director, Continental Europe

ABOUT GREYSTAR

Greystar is a leading, fully integrated global real estate platform offering expertise in property management, investment management, development, and construction services in institutional-quality rental housing. Headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, Greystar manages and operates over $300 billion of real estate in more than 265 markets globally with offices throughout North America, Europe, South America, and the Asia-Pacific region. Greystar is the largest operator of apartments in the United States, managing over one million units/beds globally. Across its platforms, Greystar has nearly $79 billion of assets under management, including over $35 billion of development assets and over $36.5 billion of regulatory assets under management. Greystar was founded by Bob Faith in 1993 to become a provider of world-class service in the rental residential real estate business. To learn more, visit www.greystar.com.

JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

This role serves as a senior People & Culture business partner to Greystar’s leadership teams across Continental Europe, including Spain, France, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria and Denmark. Working closely with senior leaders, the role shapes and delivers people and culture strategies that support organisational priorities and drive the achievement of business objectives.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Key Role Responsibilities

• Work with senior European leaders to develop a P&C strategy and goals which will support European expansion and local operational stability whilst protecting and embedding Greystar’s culture and values.
• As a member of the senior management team, contribute to business decisions and facilitate informed decision making; with a focus on the people implications of change and employee engagement.
• Coach, challenge and advise senior leaders in all aspects of people management, including resourcing and talent management, learning and development, organisational design and development, engagement and motivation, performance and reward.
• Lead, manage, coach and develop the P&C team members based in Continental Europe to ensure that they are focused on delivering against agreed business objectives.
• Contribute to the business planning and budgeting processes, including recommendations for future projects and initiatives.
• Develop and report on key P&C KPIs to enable the identification of trends and the continuous improvement of people management activities, including employee engagement.
• Advocate for and raise awareness of DEI focus areas, developing specific focus areas for line of business and / or countries.
• Lead and manage complex employee relations activity including escalations, complex cases, TUPE, consultation, collective bargaining. 
• Manage and advise on all HR responsibilities related to acquisitions and divestments, providing project management oversight and delivery to integrations, property onboardings and exits and entry into new markets.
• Provide strategic direction and leadership on the management of country specific items related to benefits, payroll, operations, policies and processes.  Support audits, risk management and health and safety processes to ensure local compliance.
• Contribute to the European P&C strategic priorities and focus areas, leading specific projects on behalf of the team and providing support to other projects as required.

Knowledge, Experience & Qualifications

• Degree level education or equivalent experience.
• A relevant professional HR qualification.
• Broad and strong generalist HR knowledge including reward, payroll and benefits.
• Strong knowledge of employment law and practices, including M&A and TUPE processes.
• Exposure to employment law and practices in European countries (preferably Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Denmark, France, Spain).
• Senior generalist European HR experience in a fast-moving commercial environment.
• Leadership and management skills, including basic project management skills.
• Takes a commercial approach to understanding business needs.
• Excellent judgement.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and track record of influencing and driving change.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Budgeting and business planning experience.
• Experience in managing acquisitions.
• Ability to work flexibly in a continuously changing environment.
• Experience working in a global organisation with a US parent (desirable).
• Fluency in English plus an additional European language (Spanish, Dutch, French, German preferred).

Important Notice: Greystar will never request your banking details or other sensitive personal information during the interview process. Greystar does not conduct any interviews via text or messaging, and all communication will come from official Greystar email addresses (@greystar.com). If you receive suspicious requests, please report them immediately to [email protected].