Regional HR Director North America

Bekaert NV • Atlanta, GA

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About The Position

The Regional HR Director leads the people agenda across North America, ensuring the organization has the leadership capability, structure, talent depth, and workforce discipline needed to deliver sustainable business performance. This role is the senior HR partner to regional leadership and the key interface between the North American region and Group HR in Belgium.

The role translates regional strategy into organization, workforce, and talent priorities; supports plant, functional, and sales leaders; strengthens talent and succession pipelines; coaches leaders; manages employee and labor-relations risks; aligns regional HR priorities with global frameworks; and uses workforce insights to support decisions and delivery of the regional HR roadmap.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of HRBP or regional HR leadership experience in an international, multi-site industrial or manufacturing environment.
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in business administration, Human Science, Law, Economics, or an equivalent field.
• Proven impact across organization design, talent, succession, leadership coaching, employee and union relations, and transformation.
• Experience supporting frontline operations and distributed commercial teams across multiple countries.
• Strong cultural agility and ability to navigate differing labor, legal, and market realities across the region.
• Business-oriented, pragmatic, data-informed, and credible from the plant floor to senior leadership.
• Strong knowledge of employment law, talent management, and organizational development.
• Ability to influence and build relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
• Proficiency in HRIS systems and data analytics.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and strategic thinking skills.
• Fluent in English and working knowledge of Spanish.

Responsibilities

• Translate regional strategy into clear organization, workforce, and talent priorities; advise and challenge leaders on people risks and opportunities.
• Partner with plant, functional, and sales leaders on workforce stability, productivity, capability, engagement, and change.
• Attract talent, improve visibility of critical roles, strengthen talent pipelines and succession depth, accelerate development, and enable mobility across countries and functions.
• Coach leaders, strengthen management accountability, and promote a high-performance culture grounded in safety, respect, inclusion, and operational discipline.
• Anticipate and address workforce, labor, and employee-relations risks in line with local legislation, business needs, and labor union dynamics and negotiations.
• Localize global HR frameworks, create consistency without over-centralization, and represent regional priorities to Group HR.
• Use workforce insights to drive decisions and ensure disciplined delivery of the regional HR roadmap.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director