Labour Relations Manager (7-month FTC), EXR Spain

Amazon Inc.; San Fernando de Henares; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Inc. in Spain is seeking an Employee Relations Manager for a 7-month fixed-term contract to lead the employee relations agenda across Spain, partnering with HR and business leaders to navigate labor relations, safety and engagement.

The role is based in Madrid or Barcelona and requires strategic and tactical execution, strong negotiation skills, and cross-regional collaboration within EU projects, reporting to the Head of ER, Spain.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree, law degree, or other specialized training in employee relations.
• Experience in employee relations, labor relations, or labor/employment law.
• Experience dealing with Works council and Unions.
• Experience and solid understanding of ESP employment and labor laws.
• Negotiation experience.

Responsibilities

• Act as the go-to LR strategic partner for your sites in Spain, equipping HR and business leaders with the knowledge, tools, and frameworks to navigate collective environments confidently.
• Drive proactive risk identification and advise stakeholders on mitigation approaches in your assigned markets.
• Provide expert counsel on collective requirements.
• Build LR capability within the broader HR community through coaching, knowledge sharing, and framework development.
• Participate in cross-regional projects to build broader EU LR knowledge and capability.

Skills

Employee relations

Labor relations

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Advanced degree / Law degree

Job description

Labour Relations Manager (7-month FTC), EXR Spain

(!) This is a 7-month fixed term contract position.

(!!) The role will require a level of geographical flexibility in base location within Spain.

(!!!) This role can be based in either Madrid or Barcelona, Spain.

We are looking to hire a talented and committed Employee Relations Manager to play a critical role the development of the employee relations agenda in Spain.

We are seeking a progressive, hands-on, customer-obsessed individual who will help to develop our employee relations agenda of creating a positive employee relations climate that supports employee safety, capability, engagement and a high performance customer obsessed culture.

The ER Manager will report to the Head of ER, Spain

As EXR Manager, you'll operate across two dimensions:

• Participating in EU projects on different projects.
• On Es field, equipping business leaders and the HR organization with the expertise, frameworks, and counsel needed to navigate day-to-day labor relations matters and employee experience.

This role requires the ability to operate at both strategic and tactical levels — translating regional direction into local deployment while identifying risks and opportunities that inform broader strategy.

Key job responsibilities

Strategic LR Partnership & Country Expertise:

• Act as the go-to LR strategic partner for your sites in Spain, equipping HR and business leaders with the knowledge, tools, and frameworks to navigate collective environments confidently
• Drive proactive risk identification and advise stakeholders on mitigation approaches in your assigned markets
• Provide expert counsel on collective requirements
• Build LR capability within the broader HR community through coaching, knowledge sharing, and framework development
• Participate in cross-regional projects to build broader EU LR knowledge and capability

About the team

Team of 8 individuals with different background and expertise, regionally distributed

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree, law degree, or other specialized training in employee relations.
• Experience in employee relations, labor relations, or labor/employment law.
• Experience dealing with Works council and Unions.
• Experience and solid understanding of ESP employment and labor laws
• Negotiation experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal and persuasion skills, enabling individual to establish partnerships and work collaboratively across management levels and personalities to influence senior leadership, stakeholders, peers and employees at all levels across a large, dispersed and culturally diverse organization.
• Proven problem solving and analytical skills in an ambiguous environment with the capacity to work autonomously to manage competing priorities simultaneously while driving projects to closure.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully scale labour relations frameworks in new business lines

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Posted: August 6, 2026 (Updated 2 months ago)

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