Global Director of Inclusion & EMEA Lead

About the role

The Global Director of Inclusion & EMEA Lead will steer AVEVA’s inclusion agenda worldwide, with a focus on delivering impact across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Reporting to senior leadership, the role also manages Inclusion Leads in the Americas and APAC.

Key responsibilities

• Operationalise AVEVA’s Global Inclusion Plan with clear priorities, ownership and measurable outcomes for APAC, the Americas and EMEA.
• Design and deliver pragmatic interventions such as partnerships with national agencies, inclusion briefings, speaker events, communication campaigns and leadership training.
• Collaborate with senior leaders to embed inclusive practices, provide guidance and influence decision‑making.
• Drive colleague engagement, hold owners accountable and ensure consistent internal and external communications.
• Partner with Legal, Workplace Experience, Communications, People Tech, Data Analysis, Reward & Benefits, Talent Acquisition and Talent Development to embed inclusion in policies and processes.
• Oversee budget and cost control for global inclusion activities and employee‑group programmes.
• Support collection, analysis and reporting of employee demographic data and inclusion analytics.
• Coordinate employee‑group activities globally, ensuring strong governance while preserving authentic colleague voices.
• Maintain and refresh content on the Inclusion OneSpace intranet.

Required profile

• Proven senior leadership experience with a strategic, diplomatic approach to inclusion.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive accountability across multiple regions.
• Strong project‑management and change‑management capabilities.
• Excellent communication skills and experience delivering global programmes.
• Experience managing budgets and overseeing cross‑functional collaborations.

Required skills

• Budget oversight and cost control.
• Data analysis and reporting of inclusion metrics.
• Program design and delivery across diverse cultural contexts.
• Stakeholder partnership and governance.

What we offer

• Hybrid working arrangement based in London or Cambridge.
• Opportunity to shape a global inclusion strategy for a leading industrial software company.
• Leadership of a multi‑regional team and collaboration with senior executives.