Labour Relations Manager (FTC), EXR Spain

This is a fixed term contract position.

The role will require a level of geographical flexibility in base location within Spain.

We are looking to hire a talented and committed Employee Relations Manager to play a critical role the development of the employee relations agenda in Spain.

We are seeking a progressive, hands-on, customer-obsessed individual who will help to develop our employee relations agenda of creating a positive employee relations climate that supports employee safety, capability, engagement and a high performance customer obsessed culture.

The ER Manager will report to the Head of ER, Spain

As EXR Manager, you'll operate across two dimensions:

- Participating in EU projects on different projects.
- On Es field, equipping business leaders and the HR organization with the expertise, frameworks, and counsel needed to navigate day-to-day labor relations matters and employee experience.

This role requires the ability to operate at both strategic and tactical levels — translating regional direction into local deployment while identifying risks and opportunities that inform broader strategy.



Key job responsibilities
Strategic LR Partnership & Country Expertise:
- Act as the go-to LR strategic partner for your sites in Spain, equipping HR and business leaders with the knowledge, tools, and frameworks to navigate collective environments confidently

- Drive proactive risk identification and advise stakeholders on mitigation approaches in your assigned markets

- Provide expert counsel on collective requirements

- Build LR capability within the broader HR community through coaching, knowledge sharing, and framework development

- Participate in cross-regional projects to build broader EU LR knowledge and capability


About the team
Team of 8 individuals with different background and expertise, regionally distributed

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree, law degree, or other specialized training in employee relations.
- Experience in employee relations, labor relations, or labor/employment law.
- Experience dealing with Works council and Unions.
- Experience and solid understanding of ESP employment and labor laws
- Negotiation experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Strong interpersonal and persuasion skills, enabling individual to establish partnerships and work collaboratively across management levels and personalities to influence senior leadership, stakeholders, peers and employees at all levels across a large, dispersed and culturally diverse organization.
- Proven problem solving and analytical skills in an ambiguous environment with the capacity to work autonomously to manage competing priorities simultaneously while driving projects to closure.
- Demonstrated ability to successfully scale labour relations frameworks in new business lines