Senior Employee & Labor Relations Partner (Emea)

Dow Jones & Co.; Barcelona; Presencial; EUR 60.000 - 80.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Comprehensive Healthcare Plans

Paid Time Off (30 days a year)

Retirement Plans

Family Care Benefits & Caregiving

Training and development

Descripción de la vacante

Dow Jones & Co. is looking for a Senior Employee & Labor Relations Partner based in Barcelona, Cataluña. In this role, you will partner with local teams to ensure compliant and productive employee relations while advising management across Europe.

You will lead high-stakes matters, coach HR leaders, and interact closely with works councils and unions to enhance regional growth. Candidates must have over 7 years of relevant HR experience and be fluent in both English and Spanish.

Formación

• 7+ years of HR experience focusing on employee and labor relations, performance management, and compliance.
• Knowledge of current Spain employment/labor laws; EU knowledge is a plus.
• Experience working with Collective Bargaining Agreements.

Responsabilidades

• Advise local teams and management on employee relations strategy.
• Lead high-stakes employee relations matters including grievances and investigations.
• Serve as primary contact for works councils and unions across Spain and other EMEA regions.
• Develop and deliver training on performance management and dispute resolution.

Conocimientos

Employee Relations

Fluency in English

Fluency in Spanish

Project Management

Negotiation

Data Analysis

Stakeholder Management

Descripción del empleo

In this role you will be the on-the-ground partner for Dow Jones’ employee and labor strategy across Europe, ensuring compliant and productive relations to support regional growth. You will balance diplomacy with strong compliance, advising local teams and management. You will lead high-stakes ER matters, coach leaders, and shape processes and training while acting as the primary liaison with works councils and unions. This is a high-impact, cross-border role that ties people outcomes to business agility.

• Comprehensive Healthcare Plans
• Paid Time Off (30 days a year)
• Retirement Plans
• Family Care Benefits & Caregiving Support
• Direct high-stakes employee relations matters including grievances, investigations, and hearings
• Coach EMEA People Team and regional leaders on conflict resolution and risk mitigation
• Develop and deliver training on performance management, dispute resolution, and employee awareness
• Analyze ER data to identify trends and coordinate with stakeholders to address macro needs
• Serve as primary contact for works councils, unions, and employee delegates across Spain, Germany, the UK, and France
• Lead negotiations with employee representatives on CBAs, shop agreements, policy rollouts, and equality plans
• Advise on terms and application of sectoral CBAs in EMEA locations
• Manage stakeholder relationships to minimize conflict and enable business agility
• Collaborate closely with the GM, EMEA and EMEA/Barcelona People Teams and maintain feedback with NY leadership
• 7+ years of HR experience focusing on employee and labor relations, performance management, and compliance
• Fluency in English and Spanish
• Knowledge of current Spain employment/labor laws; EU knowledge a plus
• Strong project and process management with track record of delivering results
• Ability to make independent, risk-based decisions in a fast-paced, global environment
• Builder mindset with experience navigating complex employee ecosystems
• Experience working with Collective Bargaining Agreements
• Discretion and handling of confidential information
• Experience collaborating with a global HR team
• Negotiation and diplomacy
• ER data analysis
• Project management
• Knowledge of Collective Bargaining Agreements

Senior Employee & Labor Relations Partner (EMEA) barcelona, catalunya, es