What you’ll do
Based in Alicante Airport, the Spain HR Manager will ensure alignment with business goals and foster a positive, high-performance culture across the department. They will oversee and ensure delivery of recruitment needs, accurate and compliant payroll, employment tax & social security requirements, labour relations and employment legislation- while also delivering initiatives as outlined by wider group people strategy.

The Accountabilities of the Role:
Oversee end-to-end recruitment for Spain airport operations, ensuring vacancies are filled within agreed service levels and attracting high-calibre talent.
Manage, coach and develop the Spanish HR team, driving high standards of service delivery and excellence.
Ensure compliance with all employment, onboarding and right-to-work requirements.
Ownership of the monthly payroll process, ensuring accurate and timely payroll submissions, reconciliations, approvals and statutory reporting.
Manage relationships with payroll providers and internal stakeholders to resolve payroll queries and ensure compliance with Spanish tax,



social security and regulatory requirements.
Provide advice and guidance on employee relations matters, including disciplinary, grievance, absence, performance and organisational change cases.
Lead labour relations activity, support collective bargaining implementation and manage employment tribunal matters in partnership with external legal advisers.
Maintain accurate HR records, statutory notifications and reporting requirements, including year-end reporting, social security obligations and audit readiness.
Collaborate with the UK People Team to implement central initiatives and ensure alignment with wider organisational objectives.
Drive diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, including the delivery of the Equality Plan and compliance with anti-harassment and local reporting obligations.
Foster an inclusive, high-performance culture that reflects company values and supports employe

📌 Spain HR Manager (Alicante (Alacant))
🏢 Whsmith
📍 Alicante (Alacant)