HR MANAGER

Barcelona, Spain | €50,000 fixed + benefits

The Opportunity

Our client is looking for an HR Manager to join its newly established Spanish operation in Barcelona and play a key role in building the company’s people function from the ground up.

Our client is a fast-growing multinational technology company currently expanding rapidly across international markets. The company has recently opened its Spanish branch and combines an innovative SaaS solution with the latest technology trends , operating at the intersection of technology, innovation and digital transformation.

As the Spanish business enters its next phase of growth, this is a unique opportunity for an experienced HR professional to join at an early stage and shape the people strategy, culture and HR infrastructure of the Spanish organisation .

You will work closely with local and international leadership and will have significant visibility and autonomy within the business.

The Role

As HR Manager – Spain , you will own the local HR agenda and act as a strategic partner to the Spanish leadership team.

The position combines strategic HR leadership with a hands-on approach . You will support the rapid growth of the organisation while ensuring that the right HR structures, processes and culture are in place to support the company’s long-term ambitions.

This is not a purely operational HR role. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to build, develop and professionalise the Spanish HR function as the business scales .

Key Responsibilities

- Own the HR function for the Spanish entity, partnering closely with local and international leadership.





- Develop and implement the local people strategy in line with the company’s international objectives.

- Support the company’s growth through recruitment, workforce planning and organisational development.

- Build and implement HR policies, processes and structures appropriate for a growing organisation.

- Act as a trusted advisor to managers and employees on employee relations, performance and people matters.

- Manage the complete employee lifecycle, including onboarding, development, performance management and offboarding.

- Support the development of compensation, benefits and reward frameworks.

- Ensure compliance with Spanish employment legislation and local HR requirements.

- Partner with external payroll, legal and HR providers where appropriate.

- Develop initiatives around employee engagement, culture, talent development and retention.

- Provide HR reporting, insights and recommendations to senior leadership.

- Support organisational change and future team expansion as the Spanish business grows.

- Contribute to international HR projects and help align best practices across markets.

About You

Our client is looking for an experienced, hands-on HR professional with an entrepreneurial mindset , comfortable taking ownership and building processes in a rapidly evolving environment.





You will ideally bring:

- Proven experience as an HR Manager, HRBP or similar senior HR position .

- Strong knowledge of Spanish employment law and HR practices.

- Experience managing a broad HR agenda within Spain.

- Experience supporting a growing organisation, ideally within technology, SaaS, start-up, scale-up or multinational environments .

- Strong experience across employee relations, recruitment, performance management and organisational development.

- The ability to operate both strategically and operationally.

- Excellent stakeholder-management and communication skills.

- A proactive, pragmatic and solution-oriented approach.

- The confidence to work independently and build HR processes from the ground up.

- Native-level French .

- Fluent Spanish .

- Advanced English , with the ability to work comfortably with international stakeholders and leadership teams.

What’s on Offer

- €50,000 fixed annual salary , depending on experience.

- Additional benefits package.

- The opportunity to join a high-growth international technology company at a key stage of its expansion into Spain.

- A highly visible role with direct exposure to international leadership.

- The opportunity to build and shape the HR function from the ground up .

- Significant autonomy and ownership.

- An international, dynamic and entrepreneurial working environment.

- Exposure to an innovative SaaS business operating at the forefront of current technology trends.

- Strong career development opportunities as the Spanish organisation and wider business continue to scale.

📌 Hr Manager – French, Spanish & English (Madrid)
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