HR Director Spain and Portugal

TÜV Rheinland Europe; Madrid; Híbrido; EUR 70.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading international services company seeks a seasoned HR Director for operations in Spain and Portugal. Responsibilities include overseeing HR services across several entities, strategic HR management, and driving improvement initiatives. Ideal candidates will possess extensive HR experience, strong analytical skills, and proficiency in English and Spanish.

Servicios

Dynamic work environment

Training and career opportunities

Flexible working hours

Remote working options

Bonus programs

Formación

• 10+ years of HR experience, including 3+ years in management.
• Experience with change management and transformation processes.
• Strong business acumen and commitment to continuous improvement.

Responsabilidades

• Lead the local HR team and ensure high-quality HR services.
• Develop and implement local HR strategy with actionable targets.
• Drive HR sustainability initiatives and oversee workforce planning.

Conocimientos

Fluency in English

Fluency in Spanish

Project Management

Change Management

Analytical Skills

Business Orientation

Intercultural Team Collaboration

HR Process Improvement

Educación

Bachelor's or Master's degree in HR or related field

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Job Summary

We are seeking a highly experienced HR Director to oversee our HR operations in Spain and Portugal, involving 7 legal entities with >1000 employees. The successful candidate will report into the Regional HR Director for Europe and lead a team of 5 HR professionals ensuring the delivery of high-quality HR services across the cluster. This role requires strategic insight and operational excellence to drive continuous improvement and to align our HR initiatives with corporate and business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the local HR team, ensuring timely and high-quality HR services,
• Develop and implement local HR strategy, translating it into actionable targets, KPIs, and local measures, while tracking project progress, offering guidance and communication with stakeholders, and initiate necessary changes,
• Drive HR sustainability initiatives and integrate them into the HR strategy roadmap,
• Use KPIs and data to continuously improve HR processes and service delivery, ensuring efficiency and standardization, while managing improvement initiatives and assessing their impact,
• Oversee workforce planning, talent management, succession processes, employee dialogues, and regional salary reviews,
• Act as the primary contact and advisor for key stakeholders (local management, workers council, unions) on all strategic and operational HR matters to support regional and local goals,
• Foster collaboration across regions and business streams to share best practices and support continuous process improvement and harmonization,
• Develop and manage change management plans (e.g. as part of a post-merger integration), including interventions, budget, and communication with the management team.
  
  

Requirements

• 10+ years of HR experience, with at least 3 years in a managerial role,
• Fluent in English and Spanish (min. C1), Portuguese as a plus,
• Profound working experience in change and transformation processes, skilled in project management,
• Excellent analytical skills to interpret HR data and drive process improvements,
• Strong business orientation and the ability to align HR initiatives with business goals,
• Experience with intercultural teams, preferably within a multinational environment,
• Commitment to fostering change and driving continuous improvement within HR processes.
  
  

What We Offer

• A challenging role in a global organization with 25,000+ colleagues,
• Dynamic, challenging, and rewarding work environment,
• Strong focus on personal growth with numerous training and career opportunities,
• Hybrid work models and flexible hours,
• Additional local benefits.
  
  

This is a fantastic opportunity for a strategic HR leader to make a significant impact within a global organization. If you are passionate about HR excellence and thrive in a dynamic, cross-cultural environment, we would love to hear from you.

Apply now to join our team and steer our HR operations towards greater success!

Benefits

Experienced and international teams

While welcoming new talents is what keeps us in motion, we are equally proud of the number of long-term colleagues. Let your personal experience meet our multicultural TÜV Rheinland insights to accomplish jointly!

Employee training and development

We live by "Precisely right" as the core of our company DNA. Constantly growing with one another and learning from each other is hence a self-evident feature to us!

Bonus programs

We believe in paying for performance by rewarding successes. Let's talk about the details of our bonus programs during the personal interview.

Flexible working hours

Balancing your private and professional life isn't always easy: Family matters, personal needs, traffic or simply one’s very own energy cycle – Our flexible working hours support your style!

Remote working

Especially during rush hours, commuting tends to be a time and mood killer. We offer remote working and welcome you to our team no matter your actual location!

Positive working atmosphere

Isn't it tempting to work for an established, meaningful corporation with a rich tradition? Here's the even better news: We also want work to be fun!

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Location

Av de Burgos, 114 3ª Planta

28050 Madrid

Company

As an international services group, we want to create a working environment in which all our employees feel secure and comfortable - an environment in which they enjoy giving their best with commitment. The key to this lies in an open, respectful cooperation across all countries, cultures and lifestyles. After all, around 20,000 employees at 500 locations around the globe provide more than 2,500 services. The results of their work can be seen everywhere: in tested elevators or rides, on certified toys or technical equipment, in our consultations or training sessions. No matter where - our international teams have been setting standards in terms of safety, quality and efficiency for many years.

We value diversity - and take on responsibility

Our specialists appreciate this versatile portfolio, the exciting tasks and the value of their work for people, the environment and technology. And we value our specialists for their know-how and commitment, but also for their different personalities and careers. Combined with the professionalism and sense of responsibility of each individual, we create a culture of openness, growth and collegiality. We want to further strengthen this culture and consistently promote respect in our dealings with one another. Not only do we say that, we live that. We have committed ourselves to acting in accordance with the principles of the UN Global Compact initiative, to fighting corruption and to working for human rights, labour standards and environmental protection in our daily work. We are active in numerous networks and projects that stand for diversity and equality. In addition, we have developed a broad range of products and services that help to reconcile the professional and private worlds so that our employees can work in a healthy, motivated and optimal environment.