Human Resources Generalist

BUZZ Power Banks; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

BUZZ Power Banks is scaling rapidly and integrating a modern People Operations function to onboard and retain top talent across regions. You will lead end-to-end recruitment, build a strong employer brand, and streamline HR workflows to support fast growth.

You will collaborate with the CEO and COO, shaping culture and HR infrastructure while driving high-quality hires and a great candidate experience in a dynamic startup environment.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience blending talent acquisition with foundational HR Generalist or People Operations responsibilities.
• Startup Agility: experience hiring for fast-paced commercial, sales, or operational roles in scaling startups or tech environments.
• Process-Oriented Mindset: track record of making chaotic processes faster, cleaner, and automated.
• Tools: confidently managing internal ATS platforms and data-driven spreadsheets.
• Languages: fluent English (minimum B2); additional languages a plus for international expansion.

Responsibilities

• End-to-End Recruitment: manage full-cycle hiring for commercial, operational, and field roles across regions.
• Talent Sourcing: proactively source candidates via LinkedIn, job boards, niche networks, and direct outreach.
• Candidate Experience: ensure a seamless, respectful, high-energy interview process.
• Employer Branding: design and execute initiatives to build BUZZ’s employer brand (pages, culture content, EVP).
• Brand Strategy: build BUZZ’s employer brand across core talent markets.
• Content & Presence: collaborate to create LinkedIn Life, Glassdoor presence and culture content.
• Value Proposition: define BUZZ’s EVP to convert passive candidates into applicants.
• Inbound Strategy: run recruitment marketing campaigns to boost inbound applications.
• HR Infrastructure: audit and streamline HR workflows from application to offboarding.
• System Ownership: manage ATS/HRIS/CRM tools, maintain data integrity, build dashboards.
• Documentation & Toolkits: create onboarding playbooks, interview guides, and job templates.
• Onboarding & Integration: own onboarding, ensure quick culture integration.
• People Operations: support leadership with contracts, compliance, probation, and HR admin duties.
• Cultural Anchor: foster a transparent, high-performance startup culture.

Skills

Talent Acquisition

Startup Agility

Process Improvement

English Proficiency

Tools

ATS platforms

Data-driven spreadsheets

Job description

BUZZ is a fast-growing power bank rental network combining a mobile application with a POS

solution powered by Tap-to-Rent technology. Users can rent a power bank in bars, cafés,

shopping malls, hotels, and airports, and return it at any BUZZ location within the network. The

company is actively scaling across multiple cities and countries, rapidly building commercial,

tech, and field teams.

Role Mission

To own and elevate the people function at BUZZ by driving fast, high-quality recruitment while

simultaneously building a modern HR infrastructure. You will manage the end-to-end talent

lifecycle, optimize internal HR workflows, and establish an authentic employer brand that

attracts top talent in a fast-scaling startup environment.

Key Responsibilities

1. End-to-End Recruitment & Employer Branding (Core Focus)

• Full-Cycle Hiring: Manage the entire recruitment lifecycle for commercial, operational, and field roles across multiple regions.


• Talent Sourcing: Proactively source candidates via LinkedIn, job boards, niche networks, and direct outreach.


• Candidate Experience: Act as the first point of contact for BUZZ, ensuring a seamless, respectful, and high-energy interview process.


• Employer Branding: Design and execute initiatives to build BUZZ’s employer brand (e.g., optimizing company pages, creating culture content, and defining our unique value proposition) to attract inbound talent.

2. Employer Branding & Talent Attraction

• Brand Strategy: Design and execute initiatives to build and launch BUZZ’s employer brand across core talent markets.


• Content & Presence: Collaborate with Marketing Manager to create social media presence (e.g., LinkedIn Life pages, Glassdoor) and create compelling cultural content that showcases what it’s like to work at BUZZ.


• Value Proposition: Define and communicate BUZZ’s unique Employer Value Proposition (EVP) to convert passive candidates into enthusiastic applicants.


• Inbound Strategy: Develop creative recruitment marketing campaigns to increase high-quality inbound applications.

3. HR Infrastructure, Workflows & Systems Optimization

• Process Improvement: Audit and streamline existing HR workflows, from application to offboarding, to eliminate bottlenecks and increase operational speed.


• System Ownership: Manage and optimize our ATS/HRIS/CRM tools, ensuring data integrity and building dashboards for key recruitment and HR metrics.


• Documentation & Toolkits: Build and update foundational HR assets, including structured interview guides, onboarding playbooks, job description templates, and

4. Employee Lifecycle & Operations

• Onboarding & Integration: Own the onboarding process, ensuring new hires are set up for success and integrated quickly into the BUZZ culture.


• People Operations: Support leadership (CEO, COO) and internal clients with contract management, compliance checks, probation tracking, and basic HR administrative duties.


• Cultural Anchor: Act as a trusted resource for team members, fostering a transparent, high-performance, and communicative startup culture.

Who we’re looking for

Experience & Skills

• 1-3 years of experience blending talent acquisition with foundational HR Generalist or People Operations responsibilities.


• Startup Agility: Proven experience hiring for fast-paced commercial, sales, or operational roles, ideally within a scaling startup or tech environment.


• Process-Oriented Mindset: A track record of looking at a chaotic spreadsheet or process and saying, "I can make this faster, cleaner, and automated."


• Tools: Confidently managing internal ATS platforms and data-driven spreadsheets.


• Languages: Fluent spoken and written English (minimum B2 level); additional languages are a strong plus given our international expansion.

Personal Qualities

• Builder Mindset: You don't just execute processes; you enjoy designing and improving them.


• Pragmatic & Fast: You understand that in a startup, speed and clarity beat perfection.


• Strong Communicator: Highly professional, empathetic, and clear in both candidate outreach and internal leadership alignment.

What We Offer

• A pivotal role with a high degree of autonomy in an international, high-growth company.


• Direct collaboration with the CEO, COO, and senior leadership, giving you a seat at the table to shape company culture.


• Tangible impact on company scaling through talent acquisition and structural design.


• Competitive salary plus performance-based bonuses.


• Clear career progression toward leading the People/HR function as the company scales