About the job

About Emeren Group

Emeren Group Ltd is a general renewable energy company — a leading solar project developer, owner, and operator with a pipeline of over 3 GW of projects and IPP assets, plus a storage pipeline exceeding 10 GWh across Europe, North America, and Asia. With local professional teams in more than 10 countries, Emeren Italia is an active and growing part of our European operations, playing a key role in the clean energy transition.

The Role

We are looking for a detail-oriented and proactive HR Generalist to support the HR Director, Europe & North America in the end-to-end delivery of core HR processes — recruitment, onboarding/offboarding, employee relations, performance management, policy design, HR systems, and US payroll administration — across a multi-country footprint, acting as the operational point of reference for both EU and US employees

Key Responsibilities

End-to-End Recruitment (EU and US)

- Define search profiles with hiring managers and draft job descriptions
- Post job ads, source candidates, screen CVs
- Manage the interview process (scheduling, interviewer coordination, feedback collection)
- Negotiate and prepare offer letters, aligning with the HR Director on compensation benchmarks
- Manage pre-hire documentation (background checks where applicable, contractual/immigration documentation for specific cases)

Onboarding & Offboarding Management (EU and US)

- Own the end-to-end onboarding process: contract preparation, welcome kit, system access requests, induction scheduling
- Coordinate with IT, payroll, and hiring managers to ensure new hires are fully set up on day one
- Manage the offboarding process: exit documentation, final pay coordination, system deactivation, exit interviews
- Maintain onboarding/offboarding checklists and ensure consistent application across countries
- Support GDPR-compliant handling of departing employee data (e.g., email forwarding, data retention)

Employee Query Management (EU and US)





- First point of contact for employee queries on contracts, benefits, leave/PTO, and company policies
- Handle day-to-day administrative requests (contract changes, certifications, document requests)
- Escalate cases requiring legal review or managerial decision-making to the HR Director
- Manage HR tickets through the internal ticketing system

Support on Employee Relations

- Support the HR Director in managing employee relations matters (grievances, disciplinary processes, performance-related concerns)
- Prepare supporting documentation for employee relations cases (meeting notes, correspondence, case files)
- Help ensure consistent, compliant handling of sensitive employee matters across jurisdictions
- Liaise with local legal counsel as needed under the HR Director's direction

Performance Management Support

- Coordinate the performance review cycle calendar and communications across EU and US
- Support managers and employees with performance management tools and templates
- Track completion rates and follow up on outstanding reviews
- Compile performance data and summaries for the HR Director
- Support the administration of goal-setting, mid-year, and year-end review processes

Support on Local and Group Policy & Procedures

- Support the drafting and review of Group policies (employee handbook, travel & expense policy, referral programme, AI usage policy)
- Localize Group policies to reflect country-specific regulatory requirements (in coordination with local legal counsel)
- Maintain up-to-date, accessible procedural documentation for employees




- Support the rollout of new procedures following regulatory or organizational changes

US Payroll & Administration

- Coordinate with the US payroll provider for monthly data submission and verification (new hires, terminations, compensation changes)
- Manage administrative aspects of separations (severance agreements, OWBPA-related documentation where applicable)
- Support benefits enrollment/renewal administration for US employees
- Maintain and file employee records in line with US requirements (I-9, W-4, etc.)
- Support coordination with US legal counsel on state-specific compliance matters

HR Information Systems Management

- Administer and maintain the HRIS (employee records, contracts, compensation data)
- Manage data flows between the HRIS, payroll providers, and other connected systems
- Support the evaluation and migration of new HRIS platforms
- Produce HR reporting and analytics for the HR Director (turnover, headcount, time-to-hire)
- Manage access permissions and data quality across HR systems

Cross-Functional Projects

- Support employee engagement initiatives (e.g., cross-country events)
- Support the implementation of HR productivity tools (Asana, Power Automate)

Requirements

- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (HR, Law, Business, or similar)
- 5-7 years of HR generalist experience, with proven end-to-end recruitment experience
- Experience working in a multi-country context (EU and/or US) strongly preferred
- Working knowledge of employment law, with the judgment to recognize when legal escalation is required
- Fluent English, spoken and written — essential for daily interface with the US team
- Hands-on experience with at least one HRIS
- Strong prioritization skills, discretion, and ability to work autonomously on structured processes

Salary range: 40.000-50.000€ gross per year

Emeren is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

📌 HR Generalist, US & Europe (Madrid)
🏢 Emeren Group
📍 Madrid