Director HR Engines Shared Services

Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.

GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fueled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we're inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We're proud to play a part in protecting the world's democracies. And we're committed to putting sustainability at the center of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees across 32 manufacturing sites in 12 countries, we serve over 90% of the world's aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.6bn in 2025. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

Job Summary

We are looking for a strategic, business-focused and people-centered HR leader to join GKN Aerospace as HR Director, Engines HR Shared Services. In this global leadership role, you will be responsible for ensuring that our HR Shared Services and Centers of Excellence deliver high-quality, efficient and business-relevant HR solutions that support our growth, transformation and people agenda.

You will play a key role in shaping and executing human capital strategies that enable organizational effectiveness, innovation and sustainable business success. You will also drive continuous improvement across HR processes, strengthen specialist capabilities and enhance the employee and manager experience across the Engines organization.

Job Description

Reporting to the Senior Vice President Human Resources, you will lead the HR Shared Services team and work closely with HR leaders and business stakeholders across the organization. In this role, you will balance strategic leadership with operational excellence, ensuring that HR initiatives are aligned with business priorities and support a high-performing, engaged workforce.

You will be responsible for driving and developing global HR Shared Services across areas such as Total Rewards, Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Learning & Development, Global Mobility, People Analytics and HR Operations. In partnership with Business Area HR leaders, you will support organizational effectiveness, workforce planning, employee engagement and cultural transformation initiatives.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading and developing the global HR Shared Services organisation.
• Providing strategic HR leadership to support business growth, transformation and change initiatives.
• Using data, insights and HR best practices to drive continuous improvement and informed decision-making.

You will also play an important role in supporting M&A activities, presenting meaningful HR metrics and ensuring alignment between HR strategies and broader business objectives globally.

Qualifications & Personal Skills

We are seeking an experienced HR executive with a strong combination of strategic thinking, leadership capability and operational excellence.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or a related field.
• Minimum 7 years of broad HR Generalist experience across key HR disciplines.
• Leadership experience, including leading HR teams and driving enterprise-wide HR initiatives.
• Experience from a manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of global compensation, benefits and employment-related regulations.

Preferred QualificationsExperience from aerospace manufacturing environments, experience working with HRIS and HRMS platforms, and previous experience within GKN Aerospace are considered advantageous.

Employment

Employment type: Permanent Full-Time Position
Location and travel: Global role with periodic travel to support business locations worldwide.

Recruitment ProcessApplications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, therefore we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.

Application deadline: 2026-11-12
Please note that employment may be subject to applicable security clearance requirements. Roles supporting defence-related programmes may require compliance with customer security regulations, which in certain cases can include citizenship requirements.

We'll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?

A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working

Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we've created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It's a culture that won us 'The Best Workplace Culture Award'. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.

We're also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.

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