- As a senior People leader in Europe, this role serves as a trusted advisor to the European Leadership Team and a key member of both the Europe Leadership Team and Lyft’s global People organization
- The role is responsible for translating global people strategy into regional impact while driving organizational effectiveness, talent strategy, culture, leadership, and transformation across Europe

- Business Leadership &
- Partnership:

- Act as primary People Business Partner to the European Leadership Team and team members

- Translate business strategy into people, organizational, and talent priorities that drive performance

- Align European people strategy with Lyft’s integral People strategy

- Shape workforce planning and operating model decisions to support growth

- Transformation, Growth &

- M&A;:

- Lead people strategy for organizational transformation and business evolution across Europe

- Own European people integration in partnership with Global People M&A; and partner with cross functional partners on diligence and integration efforts

- Drive organizational design and change initiatives to enable scalable growth

- Lead critical integration phases, including temporary oversight of HR Operations where required

- Talent, Leadership &

- Culture:

- Define and drive talent, succession, and leadership strategies for European key and senior roles

- Coach senior leaders to improve leadership effectiveness and organizational performance

- Shape a high-performance, inclusive, and accountable culture across Europe

- Employee Relations &

- Risk:

- Provide executive oversight of employee relations, labor relations, compliance, and workforce risk across Europe

- Partner with Legal and leadership teams on complex and high-impact people matters

- People Leadership, AI &

- Scaling:

- Provide dotted-line regional leadership across all European People functions, driving alignment and consistency without direct reporting authority

- Lead a high-impact People Business Partnering team across Europe

- Drive adoption of AI, analytics,



and technology to improve decision-making, workforce insights, and efficiency

- Scale People processes through automation and data-driven operating models

Benefits

- Sabbatical leave: Get rewarded for you rhard work with a sabbatical after two years.

- Employee assistance program: Your wellbeing is our priority, anonymous external support is always available.

- Welcome & anniversary gifts: We’ll send you a little something to celebrate these special occasions.

- Mobility benefits card: Get from A to B on us. Every month you’ll get a mobility budget to try out different transport options.

- Flexible work options: Work as you are and where you want with flexible hours and remote opportunities.

- Talent development: Your growth is important to us. Progress your career with dedicated training courses and regulars development check-ins.

- Birthday off: Celebrate in style with an extra dy off each year.

- Remote work within the EU: Work up to 20 business days every 6 months from all countries in the European Union &
- Switzerland.
- Strong track record in organizational transformation, change management, and business growth

- Experience leading mergers, acquisitions, and post-merger integration, including organizational design, talent integration, and cultural alignment

- 12+ years of progressive People leadership experience in international, multi-country environments

- Strong understanding of European employment law, labor relations, and works council environments

- Experience leading Business Partnering teams within complex matrix organizations

- Strong commercial acumen with ability to connect people strategy to business outcomes

- Ability to lead HR Operations/shared services during transformation or integration phases

- Proven success partnering with executive leadership teams in high-growth, technology, marketplace, mobility, or consumer businesses

- Experience leveraging data, technology, and AI to drive organizational effectiveness and scale

- Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and operate in ambiguity and fast-changing environments

📌 Director of People Europe (Barcelona)
🏢 Freenow
📍 Barcelona