13821 - VP, EMEA Regional Lead (Virtual - EMEA Based) Job Listing at Kelly Services in United Kingdom (Job ID 13821)

Description

Kelly is a team of experts driven by our belief that the impact of the right person in the right job is limitless. 

No matter where you are in your career journey you can apply your knowledge and passion to move people, organizations, and communities forward. You'll have opportunities to grow your expertise and capabilities, both professionally and personally. As a team we celebrate inclusion, caring and collaboration. As a company we value your contribution, we work with integrity, and we always put people first – so your impact really will change lives. 

Our Vice President, EMEA Regional Lead serves as the strategic, commercial, and cultural steward for the region, representing KellyOCG across markets, clients, partners, and internal communities. This EMEA-based leader is responsible for driving regional performance, executing multi-year strategy, ensuring financial success, enabling operational excellence, and fostering a strong sense of belonging and collaboration across a distributed workforce.

The Regional Lead plays a critical connector function: aligning global direction with local execution, ensuring cross-functional cohesion, and uniting a region where many resources report into functions outside of EMEA. This leader acts as the primary decision maker for regional matters and represents the region at the global table.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategy & Market Leadership

• Own EMEA's strategic plan, shaping and enabling execution in support of 3–5 year global vision
• Serve as voice of the region, ensuring alignment and representation at the global level
• Partner with Strategy Lead to maintain a prioritized portfolio of strategic projects that deliver against growth and transformation goals
• Monitor global trends and local market signals, translating insights into regional actions, opportunities, and competitive positioning
• Initiate and champion new regional value-add initiatives (e.g., SME Spotlights, Podcasts, Reward Tokens, etc.)
• Lead regional communications, aligning through town halls, newsletters, leadership forums, and community engagement efforts

Finance & Legal Governance

• Hold full regional P&L accountability, supporting the budgeting and financial planning processes
• Work closely with finance and operations to ensure accurate forecasting, reporting, and financial performance management
• Convene cross-functional reviews (FIN, Sales, HR, Ops) to assess pipeline, resource needs, financial implications, and entity impact
• Represent the region in audits and support statutory compliance activities
• Act as Managing Director for local entities as required, supporting contracting, approvals, and legal decision-making
• Participate in decisions on office presence, locations, legal requirements, cost structure, and entity governance

People, Culture, & HR Leadership

• Serve as decision-maker for region-specific HR matters not owned by the HR function
• Support elevation of regional HR issues, ensuring visibility and resolution at the global scale
• Support payroll/EOR operations across the region via the outsourced partnership, attending QBRs and acting as escalation point
• Partner with HR on engagement priorities, actioning survey outputs and cultural improvements
• Attend regular HR/Ops workforce planning meetings to address redeployment and workforce allocation needs
• Build a strong sense of community and belonging across the region's distributed resources

Sales, Marketing, & Client Growth

• Lead the regional sales function, directing commercial strategy, opportunity validation, and market prioritization
• Ensure pipeline visibility, discipline, and alignment against strategic growth focus areas
• Support RFP responses for regional and select global bids, acting as SME, consultant, or mentor as required
• Represent KellyOCG as a thought leader at industry events, client forums, and Kelly-owned leadership platforms
• Shape event content strategy and participate in panel facilitation, keynote delivery, and sales activation
• Act as the external “face of the region” to strengthen brand presence and market credibility

Operational Excellence

• Oversee MSP operational leadership across the region, driving consistency, best practice deployment, and service optimization
• Provide support and regional oversight for the matrixed RPO and consulting businesses
• Support delivery teams with guidance, escalation management, and alignment to client and service maturity expectations
• Promote continuous improvement across all operational components, ensuring high-quality outcomes

People Development

• Provide visible, engaged leadership across the region, fostering transparency, alignment, and a cohesive leadership culture
• Lead, develop, coach, and inspire a direct team of senior leaders, building strong succession and leadership capability
• Establish clear performance objectives aligned to enterprise and regional strategies with timely and actionable feedback to drive sustained, high-impact results

Success Metrics Defined By:

• Regional financial performance (revenue, margin, forecasts, allocations)
• Profitable growth and market share expansion
• Strategic plan execution and project delivery
• Employee engagement, retention and cultural cohesion across the region
• Sales performance and pipeline health
• Operational quality and client satisfaction
• Regional brand presence and thought leadership impact
• Effective global and functional alignment and influence

Knowledge, Skills, and Experiences:

• 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in talent, HR, workforce solutions, and / or staffing in outsourced service environments and / or in consulting or technology firms in EMEA
• Validated track record of delivering sustained, profitable growth, scaling revenue, and expanding market presence for EMEA region
• Demonstrated ability to own growth strategies, P&L outcomes, and cross-functional financial performance in a matrixed organization
• Success with capitalizing on deep relationships with external networks and leaders across the region to drive outcomes
• Well-developed expertise in overseeing and aligning key regional functions including Sales, Marketing, Finance, Ops, and HR, driving effective workforce planning and operational excellence
• Proven success managing client relationships across full lifecycle including prospective, new, and expanded solutions, leveraging global partnerships to deliver integrated offerings
• Proven capability in leading dispersed and matrixed teams, creating engagement and belonging
• Strong strategic thinking with practical execution discipline
• Comfortable operating in a global enterprise with complex stakeholder networks
• Exceptional communication skills and comfort representing the business externally
• Commercially minded with strong understanding of MSP / RPO / Consulting constructs

Role is virtual, based in EMEA with travel as needed

Total compensation package and benefits applicable to the position – understanding that each person has unique professional and personal needs focused on your total well-being. Explore our range of benefits for full-time employees at: Kelly Services | People (benefitsatkelly.com). 

Kelly is an equal opportunity employer committed to employing a diverse, equitable and inclusive workforce, including, but not limited to, race, gender, individuals with disabilities, protected veterans, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Equal Employment Opportunity is The Law.