HR Business Partner

Alstom; Porto; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Alstom in Porto is seeking an HR Business Partner to lead the People & Culture agenda in Portugal, partnering with leaders to drive organizational effectiveness, employee engagement, compliance, and business transformation.

Based in Guifões (Porto district), you will partner with works councils, monitor key HR metrics, and translate insights into action while promoting inclusion and a high-performing culture.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in HRBP or HR Generalist roles in multinational environments.
• Strong knowledge of Portuguese labour law and complex employee relations.
• Fluent English and Portuguese; Spanish is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Advise leaders on organizational design, talent management, and workforce planning.
• Lead employee relations and ensure compliance with Portuguese labour law.
• Drive workforce planning, budgeting, and organizational changes.
• Localize and deploy global HR programs on talent, leadership, engagement, and inclusion.
• Partner with employee representatives and works councils for social dialogue.
• Monitor HR metrics like headcount, attrition, engagement, and performance; translate into action.
• Coach managers on leadership, development, and accountability.

Skills

HR Business Partner

HR Generalist

Portuguese Labour Law

Stakeholder management

Data-driven HR

Change management

Job description

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HR Business Partner

Date: 27 Sept 2026

Location: Porto, 13, PT

Company: Alstom

Job Title: HR Business Partner (Portugal)

At Alstom, we build what millions depend on daily - rail transportation systems that can’t afford to fail. We’re more than 85 000 people worldwide creating the industry’s most diverse portfolio: high-speed trains, metros, trams, maintenance services and integrated systems.

More than a job: a mission

We’re looking for an HR Business Partner based in Guifoes (Porto district)to lead the People & Culture agenda in Portugal, partnering with leaders to drive organizational effectiveness, employee engagement, compliance, and business transformation. You will play a key role in shaping the employee experience while ensuring alignment between business priorities and people strategies. You’ll work alongside people who show up with ownership, passion, and dedication - because they know what’s at stake: the journey home.

Your role, your impact

• Act as a trusted advisor to leaders on organizational design, talent management, workforce planning, and performance-related decisions
• Lead employee relations activities and ensure compliance with Portuguese labour legislation and internal policies
• Drive workforce planning, budgeting, organizational changes, and transformation initiatives
• Localize and deploy global HR programs related to talent, leadership, engagement, and diversity & inclusion
• Partner with employee representatives and works councils to foster constructive social dialogue
• Monitor key HR metrics such as headcount, attrition, absenteeism, engagement, and performance, turning insights into action plans
• Coach managers on leadership effectiveness, communication, employee development, and accountability

You’ll work with sharp, committed teams across, engineering, operations and design - solving complex challenges that shape the future of mobility.

What you bring

• Extensive experience in HR Business Partner or HR Generalist roles, ideally within multinational environments
• Strong knowledge of Portuguese labour law and experience handling complex employee relations matters
• Excellent stakeholder management, influencing, and negotiation skills
• Data-driven mindset with the ability to translate HR analytics into business actions
• Experience supporting organizational change, workforce planning, and talent initiatives
• Fluent English and Portuguese; Spanish is an advantage

How success is measured

• Effective implementation of people strategies aligned with business objectives
• Employee relations outcomes and compliance with labour regulations
• Improvement in key HR KPIs such as engagement, attrition, absenteeism, and workforce effectiveness
• Quality of partnerships with business leaders, employees, and employee representatives
• Delivery and impact of talent, performance, and cultural initiatives

Alstom, a great place to grow

• Enjoy stability, challenges and a long-term career free from boring daily routines
• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues
• Contribute to innovative projects
• Utilise our cooperative working environment
• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries
• Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning
• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage

Here, progress isn’t always easy - the scale is massive, the tasks are complex - but the impact is real. Because when the system runs, the train moves, and the city connects - that feeling stays with you. And the legacy lasts.