AI-Driven HR Business Partner — Hybrid (Barcelona)

haddock (YC W22); Barcelona; Híbrido; EUR 60.000 - 85.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Meaningful ownership

Close collaboration

Experimentation with AI

Professional growth

Hybrid working

Competitive compensation

Descripción de la vacante

haddock (Y Combinator W22) is seeking an HR Business Partner to own core people processes in a hybrid Barcelona setting. You will partner with managers and employees, drive onboarding improvements and manage day-to-day People operations with an eye toward AI-enabled efficiencies.

You’ll collaborate across onboarding, performance development and employee experience, translating priorities into actions and ensuring coordinated, confidential handling of conversations.

Formación

• Experience as an HR Generalist or HR Business Partner, with ownership across several parts of the employee lifecycle.
• Confidence working directly with managers and handling sensitive conversations.
• Strong organization and attention to detail; you close loops and take responsibility for getting things done.
• Curiosity about AI, with examples of tools you’ve tried or processes you’ve improved.
• Familiarity with Spanish employment practices and experience coordinating with external payroll or employment advisors.
• Fluent Spanish and English, and availability to work from our Barcelona office three days per week.

Responsabilidades

• Be a trusted partner to managers and employees.
• Help managers navigate feedback, team dynamics, development and difficult conversations.
• Be an approachable point of contact for employees, handling questions with care and discretion.
• Identify recurring issues and work with the right people to address their causes.
• Translate People priorities into clear actions and consistent follow‑up.
• Own reliable People operations.
• Coordinate onboarding and offboarding, making each transition clear and well organized.
• Maintain accurate employee information, documentation and HR systems.
• Coordinate payroll inputs, benefits, absences and contractual changes with external advisors.
• Keep policies useful, understandable and easy to find.
• Help teams perform and develop.
• Coordinate performance and feedback cycles, helping managers turn conversations into action.
• Support clear objectives, development plans and probation reviews.
• Follow up on commitments so that development continues beyond the review itself.
• Bring relevant People data and observations into discussions about team needs.
• Put AI and automation into practice.
• Identify repetitive work across People operations and test ways to simplify it.
• Use AI to support tasks such as preparing onboarding materials, drafting internal communications and maintaining our knowledge base.
• Build useful automations with our internal AI team and other teams where needed.
• Check whether changes actually save time and improve the employee experience.
• Apply sound judgment when working with confidential information and reviewing AI outputs.
• Strengthen the employee experience and culture.
• Help our values show up in onboarding, feedback, recognition and everyday decisions.
• Gather employee feedback and turn it into focused improvements.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition and hiring managers to connect recruitment, onboarding and early performance.
• Support internal communication so people understand what is happening and what it means for them.

Conocimientos

HR Generalist

HR Business Partner

Spanish employment law

Fluent English

Onboarding

Performance management

AI/Automation awareness

Descripción del empleo

haddock (Y Combinator W22) is seeking an HR Business Partner to own core people processes in a hybrid Barcelona setting. You will partner with managers and employees, drive onboarding improvements and manage day-to-day People operations with an eye toward AI-enabled efficiencies.

You’ll collaborate across onboarding, performance development and employee experience, translating priorities into actions and ensuring coordinated, confidential handling of conversations.