HR Manager - Spain, Build & Scale People Function

Approach People Recruitment; Madrid; On-site; EUR 43,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Additional benefits package

Job summary

Approach People Recruitment is supporting a multinational technology company to recruit an HR Manager for its new Spanish operation in Barcelona. You will partner with local and international leadership to build the people function from the ground up, shaping culture, HR strategy and the required infrastructure.

The role blends strategic leadership with hands-on execution, covering recruitment, policy development, compliance with Spanish law, compensation design and end-to-end employee lifecycle

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an HR Manager or HRBP.
• Strong knowledge of Spanish employment law.
• Experience managing an HR agenda in Spain.
• Experience in technology/SaaS/start-up or multinational environments.
• Strong experience across employee relations, recruitment, performance management and organisational development.
• Ability to operate both strategically and operationally.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication.
• Native-level French; Fluent Spanish; Advanced English.
• Entrepreneurial mindset; able to build HR processes from the ground up.

Responsibilities

• Own the HR function for the Spanish entity, partnering with local and international leadership.
• Develop and implement the local people strategy in line with international objectives.
• Support growth through recruitment, workforce planning and organisational development.
• Build and implement HR policies, processes and structures for a growing organisation.
• Advise managers and employees on employee relations, performance and people matters.
• Manage the complete employee lifecycle (onboarding, development, performance, offboarding).
• Support compensation, benefits and reward frameworks.
• Ensure compliance with Spanish employment legislation and local HR requirements.
• Partner with payroll, legal and HR providers as needed.
• Develop initiatives around employee engagement, culture, talent development and retention.
• Provide HR reporting, insights and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Support organisational change and future team expansion; contribute to international HR projects.

Skills

HR management

Strategic partnership

Stakeholder management

Recruitment

People development

Employee relations

Change management

Communication skills

Entrepreneurial mindset

Job description

Approach People Recruitment is supporting a multinational technology company to recruit an HR Manager for its new Spanish operation in Barcelona. You will partner with local and international leadership to build the people function from the ground up, shaping culture, HR strategy and the required infrastructure.

The role blends strategic leadership with hands-on execution, covering recruitment, policy development, compliance with Spanish law, compensation design and end-to-end employee lifecycle