Alex Laurens

Senior HR Leader/Global HRBP/Leadership, Transformation and Resilience Coach

Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area

About

I am Human Resources Director with extensive global experience, leading complex workforce transformation, and strategic HR partnering in multinational environments. I bring deep expertise in Employee Relations, and global policy development. I am recognised for steering business-critical restructuring programmes, implementing scalable HR operating models and guiding senior leaders through ambiguity and organisational transitions. I am known for developing high-performing HRBP teams, embedding global HR frameworks, and reducing risk through strong governance and cross-regional alignment. I thrive on delivering strategic, commercially aligned people solutions that strengthen organisational resilience and support sustainable business growth. I am broadening my scope by coaching individuals and teams, focusing on Leadership development, Transformation and Resilience.

Experience

  • Coach and Mentor at Personio Foundation
    Apr 2026 - Present · 3 mos

    • Volunteer coach and mentor for NGOs through the Personio Foundation, focusing on HR development. • Currently supporting an NGO that provides nutrition to children under five in Nigeria. • Creatinge an effective and sustainable HR function to enhance organizational support.

  • IQVIA (Full-time · 14 yrs 10 mos)
    • Director Human Resources: Global HRBP Legal, Global Employee Relations Lead & HR Policy Development
      Feb 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 5 mos

      Leads HR strategy for the Global Legal function, oversees global ER governance, directs policy development, and delivers transformation, restructuring and HR efficiency projects. • Led restructuring of the Legal Contracting organisation across EMEA and APAC delivering significant annualised savings. • Provided strategic HR partnership to SVP-level leadership ensuring workforce planning alignment, capability development, and risk mitigation. • Established the Global Employee Relations Centre of Excellence to standardise ER governance and support regions without embedded ER capability. • Strengthened global policy frameworks to embed consistent governance and streamlined documentation. • Delivered multiple global HR efficiency initiatives increasing operational consistency, process clarity, and cross-regional alignment. • Collaborates with the Business Ethics and Compliance office to conduct sensitive investigations. Significant achievements: • Led RFP process to select and appoint Outplacement provider, with significant annual cost reduction. • Directed a significant restructuring programme, to manage exits, and ensuring compliant governance over a planned 3 year period. • Awarded IQVIA Silver Award (2025) for leadership during the restructuring programme.

    • Director Human Resources: HR Lead Italy, Greece, Switzerland & Israel
      Apr 2023 - Apr 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Led cluster-wide HR strategy, crisis management, workforce planning, and HRBP capability building across four high-complexity EMEA markets during significant organisational challenges. • Implemented the HR Partner operating model across the cluster improving accountability, process consistency, and stakeholder engagement. • Coached and mentored an HR colleague for transition into cluster leadership role. Significant achievements: • Directed the HR workstream for a Business Continuity Programme ensuring operational stability and personnel safety in the Middle East. • Developed crisis-management and emergency relocation protocols enabling structured workforce decision-making in unpredictable environments. • Awarded the IQVIA Silver Award (2024) for exemplary leadership of the HR function during the business continuity program.

    • Director Human Resources: HR Lead UKI & Poland
      Jun 2022 - May 2023 · 1 yr

      Leading the HR Partner teams in UKI and Poland. • Aligning and embedding the HR Business partner model into the teams and growing the collaborative partner relationships with the business in the region. • Leading a team of 25 HRBP's across the three countries, employee population headcount ~5800. Significant achievements: • Alignment of the HRBP model in Poland to provide strategic HRBP support to the business. • Increase collaboration between, UKI HRPT and HR Regional Team Lead to support the business in UK. • Led project team to successfully address risks relating to national minimum wage payment requirements.

  • Head of Human Resources: Africa at Eurasian Resources Group
    May 2010 - Sep 2011 · 1 yr 5 mos

    Implemented and directed HR Function across multiple African countries from start up. Lead team of HR professional across complex matrix structures. Lead M&A HR workstream. Significant achievement: Implemented compliant expatriate contract management across multiple African countries.

  • Human Resources Operations Manager - Southern Africa at Chevron
    May 1999 - Apr 2010 · 11 yrs

    Regional HR Operations role for the Southern Africa Region covering Logistics, Retail and Commerical businesses. • Led a geographically dispersed team across multiple countries. • Represented Chevron at national wage negation’s with other petroleum employers. • Successful led outsourcing of Logistics function across South Africa through collaboration with the impacted workers Unions. Significant achievements: • Recieved award for introduction of Employee Assistance Program in South Africa, which was used as a blue print of EAP's across Africa and Asia. • Recieved award for Logistics outsourcing project. • Recieved recognition award for leading HR workstream for disinvestment of business in Zimbabwe.