Regional HR Manager - Europe, Spain
This is a newly created role, focused on leading the day-to-day HR agenda across multiple European jurisdictions, within a well-established organisation that has expanded rapidly through acquisitions and is now evolving, maturing, and continuing its growth trajectory.
You will partner with an inspiring SVP HR and key business stakeholders, acting as a trusted sparring partner, coach and go-to expert, with a strong appetite for delivering impactful HR interventions. The environment is dynamic, with ongoing change, complexity and ambiguity driven by a combination of organic growth and acquisitions.
You will support a diverse mix of white- and blue-collar workforces, some of whom may not have previously experienced strong HR support. As such, you will act as both an educator and advocate for HR, engaging effectively with stakeholders who may at times be demanding.
This is a highly varied role offering significant challenge for an HR professional who is motivated by continuous improvement and thrives in a complex, matrixed, multinational environment. It will suit a modern HR leader who is focused on delivering measurable commercial value and is confident partnering with senior leadership teams.
We are seeking an HR professional with strong all-round generalist capability and a clear flair for proactive business partnering. You will play a key role in scaling and embedding existing HR frameworks across multiple European jurisdictions.
There is no shortage of variety in the day-to-day workload, with priorities including:
Developing management capability by coaching leaders to take a more structured approach to performance, development, and day-to-day people management
Supporting core talent and organisational priorities, including workforce planning, talent acquisition, and integration activities
Supporting the adoption of HR systems and consistent people processes across the region, strengthening compliance, scalability, and overall HR maturity
Building effective employee and workforce relationships through proactive, partnership-led engagement
Managing employee relations issues in compliance with local labour laws
Maintaining effective union and Works Council relationships – including negotiation of collective bargaining agreements
Gathering and analysing people data to support informed decision making and improve business insight
To succeed in this role, you will need:
A stable career history, with proven success operating in international, matrixed environments (apologies but career contractors cannot be considered for this hire)
Strong expertise in employment law, including Works Council/union relations across multiple jurisdictions and negotiation of collective bargaining agreements
Strong analytical capability with a data-driven approach
Experience supporting both blue- and white-collar employee populations
Excellent communications and stakeholder management skills
Fluent written and spoken Spanish and English; additional European languages would be advantageous
The role is based in Girona, with a hybrid working model in place. The position will require regular, planned international travel. Relocation support is available for EU nationals.
A base salary from €125,000 (potential to increase depending on expertise level) plus benefits.
If this sounds like the challenge you’ve been seeking for your next career move, please do make contact directly and in confidence today. Interviews are being scheduled currently, with a view to an employment offer being extended in the coming weeks.
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