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 valu

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