VP, EMEA Regional Lead; Virtual - EMEA

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 Kelly

OCG 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.

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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 Kelly
  
  OCG 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

• Oversee MSP operational leadership across the region, driving consistency, best practice deployment, and service…