Our client is a dynamic & fast-growing company operating several customer-facing sites in the Barcelona area.
We're looking for a People & Culture Manager to lead the full people function across the organisation, combining day-to-day presence on the ground with a strategic approach to engagement, recruitment, training, and culture.

As People & Culture Manager, you'll own the full employee lifecycle across the group's locations: from attracting and selecting talent, through onboarding, development and retention, to offboarding when needed. Recruitment & talent attraction
Defining candidate profiles and building relationships with training institutes, job fairs, and other sourcing channels to maintain an active talent pipeline.
Screening CVs and conducting first-round HR interviews
Managing the new-hire welcome process (induction materials, initial training, introduction to internal policies).
Coordination & training of Leadership/Operations
Designing and delivering monthly training for site managers on people management: leadership, conflict resolution, feedback, interviewing and selection technique.




Regular check-in with the leaders to review issues and people priorities.

HR administration
Liaising with the gestoria on payroll management and contractual changes
Responding to employee queries on payroll, contracts, and leave.

Owning People-related communication channels (digital, on-site noticeboards, town-halls, All-Hands short team briefings).
Preparing and following up on engagement surveys.

From 5+ years of experience in Human Resources, ideally gained across multiple sites with frontline/operational teams in context like retail chains, hospitality, restaurant groups, or leisure/education.
A real love for being on the ground , not doing HR from behind a desk.
Ability to coach and support managers
Experience or strong interest in active recruitment and building talent pipelines.
Fluent Spanish with a high level of English. Catalan is a big plus.
The project: well known & recognized brand, growing fast, with a very strong people-first culture and a clear social mission

📌 Senior Human Resources Manager (Barcelona)
🏢 start hr
📍 Barcelona