About the Opportunity

At Driscoll’s, we believe great talent drives great performance. As Talent Partner DEMEA, you play a key role in shaping the talent agenda across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. In close collaboration with business leaders, HR Business Advisors and HR Business Partners, you help ensure the organization has the capabilities and leadership needed to deliver today and grow sustainably for the future.

This is a strategic yet hands-on role in a highly international environment. You combine data-driven insight with strong stakeholder partnership to build talent pipelines, strengthen succession and foster a culture of development, inclusion and agility across the region. The role will report into the VP Global Talent with a dotted line to the VP HR based in the Netherlands.

Responsibilities

In this role, you translate business strategy into a clear and actionable talent agenda for DEMEA. You work at both regional and enterprise level, providing strategic guidance while ensuring strong execution of core talent processes.

• Develop and drive the DEMEA talent strategy aligned with enterprise and business goals

• Partner with HRBPs, HRBAs and leadership teams to translate business needs into talent priorities

• Facilitate regional talent reviews, succession planning and performance management processes

• Identify critical roles, success profiles and capability gaps across the region

• Strengthen succession pipelines and support development of high-potential and emerging leaders

• Promote internal mobility and support career pathways within DEMEA

• Deploy targeted L&D and talent development initiatives based on business needs

• Analyze engagement data and support leaders in defining and executing follow-up actions

• Provide strategic talent insights and advice to senior and executive leadership

• Lead at least one global talent initiative within the Global Talent CoE

• Embed diversity, equity and inclusion across all talent processes

Candidate Profile

What you bring

You are a trusted talent and HR professional who combines strategic thinking with pragmatic execution. You are comfortable operating at senior levels, while staying close to the organization and its people.

• Strong talent and HR acumen, with experience in talent reviews, succession planning and talent strategy
• Ability to understand and navigate organizational structures, job frameworks and HR processes
• Strong stakeholder management, consulting and influencing skills
• Proven ability to build relationships and collaborate across functions, countries and cultures
• Experience working in a global or matrixed organization
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into clear insights and actions
• Confident facilitation skills, executive presence and solid project management capabilities
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced and evolving environment requiring agility and pragmatism

Qualifications

This role requires a solid HR foundation combined with international experience and the ability to operate at both regional and enterprise level.

• 4–8+ years of experience in Talent Management, HR Business Partnering or a related HR role
• Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent relevant experience
• Fluency in English required; French is a plus
• Availability for domestic and international travel (approximately 30%)