People Manager (HR) – Hybrid

About the role

Swiss Re is looking for a People Manager based in Madrid to act as a strategic HR partner to business leaders, shaping the people agenda and driving organisational outcomes. The role is hands-on and high-impact, influencing key people decisions, leading through change and ensuring HR practices are compliant and add value to the business. It sits within the HR Spain team, which also includes a People Advisor and two HR Operations Associates.

Key responsibilities

• Advise senior leaders and managers on people, talent and organisational matters
• Lead and support organisational change initiatives with strong stakeholder engagement
• Handle complex employee relations cases with knowledge of Spanish employment legislation
• Drive performance and talent management, coaching managers to make quality people decisions
• Support workforce planning and turn HR metrics into actionable insights
• Align HR practices with company policies, governance and local legal requirements
• Work with Legal, Rewards, Compliance and employee representatives, and develop the HR Spain team

Required profile

• Deep knowledge of Spanish employment law and HR practices, with hands-on experience in employee relations
• Expertise in performance and talent management, able to coach and influence leaders
• Experience leading or supporting change and workforce planning
• Ability to manage and develop a small team
• Experience in an international or matrix organisation, ideally in financial services such as insurance or banking
• Exposure to Works Councils or employee consultation processes and collective bargaining in Spain
• Background in reward, restructuring or HR transformation projects
• Full working proficiency in Spanish and English

What we offer

• Base salary of EUR 59,000 to EUR 99,000 for a full-time role, plus a performance-based variable component
• Global and location-specific benefits (eligibility depends on policy and contract)
• Hybrid model with at least three days in the office per week