People Business Partner

SITA Group; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flex Week: Work from home up to 2 days

Flex Day

Flex-Location: up to 30 days remote

Employee Wellbeing program

Professional Development

Competitive Benefits

Job summary

SITA for Aircraft is seeking a seasoned People Business Partner to align HR strategy with growth across 20+ countries. You will partner with leadership to build high-performing teams, lead strategic workforce planning, and design organisation structures that scale in a global, matrixed environment.

In this role you will coach senior leaders, drive change initiatives, and ensure a consistent employee experience while leveraging AI-enabled tools to boost productivity and insights.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in HR business partnering or HR leadership roles, ideally in fast-paced, global orgs.
• Experience supporting engineering or product-led organizations is a plus.
• Fluent in English; willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leadership to co-develop a People strategy that supports business objectives.
• Lead strategic workforce planning and organisational design across hubs.
• Coach and develop senior leaders to strengthen leadership capability.

Skills

HR business partnering

Organizational design

Strategic workforce planning

Performance management

Leadership development

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

English fluency

Tools

AI tools

Job description

Overview

About SITA for Aircraft

SITA’s Aircraft Business Unit makes flight operations, air traffic management and aircraft maintenance more sustainable and efficient by enabling collaboration between people and organisations in the air transport industry through:

• Communication – connecting aircraft and people around the world.
• Data & Platform – turning aircraft data into valuable insight for the entire industry.
• Applications – empowering the industry with user-friendly tools that make flight operations more sustainable and efficient.

Purpose of the Role

The People Business Partner (PBP) is a strategic partner to the SITA for Aircraft (SFA) leadership team, responsible for translating SFA’s business priorities into impactful People strategies. In a technology-led, geographically distributed business unit, the role shapes organisational capability, enables transformation and ensures the People agenda is fully embedded in how SFA grows and operates.

What makes SFA particular

A technology- and product-led organization, where scarce skills (software, cloud, data and AI, and infrastructure) drive the talent agenda. Two main hubs (Barcelona and Montréal) complemented by teams in Europe, India, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and the Americas, working across multiple time zones, entities and local employment frameworks.

A mix of operating models under one business unit: product and engineering teams, customer service and operations teams, Project management Office, Finance organization and a commercial organisation on sales incentive plans. Innovation and new-business initiatives (e.g. Startup Track teams) that need to be scaled while staying connected to the SITA culture.

What you will do

Strategic Partnership & Alignment

• Partner with the SFA leadership team and the heads of Engineering & Technology, Customer Services & Operations, Product & Strategy, Commercial, Finance and PMO to co-develop a People strategy that supports SFA’s financial, operational and strategic objectives.
• Act as an advisor and challenger to leaders, supporting them in building high-performing and resilient teams across regions.

Workforce Planning & Organisational Design

• Lead strategic workforce planning for SFA, balancing capability, cost and location mix across hubs, and anticipating future skills needs
• Support organisational design and restructuring initiatives, ensuring alignment with business strategy and execution in collaboration with local stakeholders.
• Partner with the Recruitment COE to ensure a strong pipeline of internal and external talent, , in competitive technology markets.

Leadership & Culture Development

• Coach and develop SFA’s 71 people managers and senior leaders to strengthen leadership capability
• Build one SFA culture across 20 countries, multiple legal entities aligned with SITA’s values.

Change & Transformation Enablement

• Actively mobilise and support multiple transformation initiatives by ensuring People programmes enable rather than hinder change.
• Act as the connector between the business, Centres of Excellence and People Operations to ensure seamless delivery of change and effective adoption of new ways of working.

Insights & Feedback Loop

• Provide insights and feedback from SFA to the COEs to support continuous improvement of People tools, processes and frameworks.
• Analyse people and organisational data (headcount, attrition, tenure, mobility, engagement, pay positioning by location) to generate actionable insights and influence decision-making.

Stakeholder Collaboration & Coordination

• Work closely with People Country Managers across SFA’s locations to ensure a consistent employee experience and clear roles (PCMs manage operational cases; the PBP focuses on strategic partnership).
• Collaborate with COEs to localise and implement People initiatives in line with SFA’s business needs and local requirements.

Qualifications

Who you are

• Proven experience (7+ years) in HR business partnering or HR leadership roles, ideally within fast-paced, complex, and geographically dispersed organizations.
• Experience supporting, engineering, or product-led organizations is a strong plus.
• Strong experience in organizational design, strategic workforce planning, performance management and leadership development.
• Strong attention to detail, with the ability to maintain accuracy and quality while managing complex, fast-paced priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to influence, coach and challenge senior leaders.
• Track record of supporting transformation and change management initiatives in a global, matrixed environment.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to convert data into insights.
• Capability to use AI tools effectively to improve productivity, generate insights and support better people and business decisions.
• Fluent in English;
• Availability to travel
• Strategic thinker with strong business acumen.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and connecting dots across teams, time zones, geographies and topics.
• Strong communicator with excellent stakeholder management skills and cultural agility.
• Proactive, resilient and collaborative approach.

WHAT WE OFFER

We're all about diversity. We operate in 200 countries and speak 60 different languages and cultures. We're really proud of our inclusive environment. Our offices are comfortable and fun places to work, and we make sure you get to work from home too. Find out what it's like to join our team and take a step closer to your best life ever.

Flex Week: Work from home up to 2 days/week (depending on your team's needs)

Flex Day: Make your workday suit your life and plans.

Flex-Location: Take up to 30 days a year to work from any location in the world.

Employee Wellbeing: We have got you covered with our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), for you and your dependents 24/7, 365 days/year. We also offer Champion Health - a personalized platform that supports a range of wellbeing needs.

Professional Development: At SITA, we believe growth fuels innovation. Our learning ecosystem offers access to world-class platforms and programs designed to help you thrive. From LinkedIn Learning, Microsoft's Enterprise Skills Initiative, and Airport Council International -available to all employees-to specialized solutions like Pluralsight for technology upskilling, Harvard Business Publishing for people leadership, Stanford for strategic development and many others, we align learning opportunities with your Development Plan and our business priorities. Your development journey is supported every step of the way.

Competitive Benefits: Competitive benefits that make sense with both your local market and employment status.

SITA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value a diverse workforce. In support of our Employment Equity Program, we encourage women, aboriginal people, members of visible minorities, and/or persons with disabilities to apply and self-identify in the application process.