Senior People Business Partner - West Europe & New Markets

About the role

The Senior People Business Partner for West Europe & New Markets combines proactive business partnering with end-to-end People Operations accountability across the assigned region (currently Spain, Italy and the UK). The role partners with leaders and managers so the organization has the right capabilities, leadership practices and people processes to deliver business priorities, while keeping employee lifecycle services reliable, compliant and consistent. It also provides functional supervision and capability support for the People Business Partner covering the Baltics.

Key responsibilities

• Build a trusted partnership with leaders in West Europe and New Markets, turning business priorities into practical people actions
• Facilitate People Reviews and support competence, workforce and succession discussions, including follow-up of agreed actions
• Coach leaders on team effectiveness, performance, feedback, employee relations and disciplinary matters, escalating complex cases when needed
• Ensure leaders execute the People & Culture annual wheel and other recurring people processes
• Drive engagement survey follow-up and help leaders define and implement action plans
• Promote a culture based on the Company Values and Leadership Principles through consistent manager guidance
• Own and coordinate the employee lifecycle for the assigned countries, including contracts, onboarding, reboarding, internal changes and offboarding
• Ensure local employment law compliance and maintain accurate employee documentation and HR records
• Coordinate payroll inputs and work with external payroll vendors, authorities and internal stakeholders
• Provide day-to-day functional supervision, prioritization and capability support to the Baltics People Business Partner
• Contribute to developing the People Business Partner operating model, shared standards and cross-regional collaboration

Required profile

• University degree in Human Resources, Labour Law, Psychology or a related discipline preferred; equivalent professional experience may be considered
• At least 7 years of progressive HR experience, including substantial People Business Partner experience in an international, multi-country environment
• Fluent professional English and Spanish, written and spoken
• Willingness to travel periodically within the region and to other Avarda locations

Required skills

• Employee lifecycle operations, employment law compliance, payroll coordination, compensation and benefits, and HR governance
• Coaching managers, facilitating People Reviews, talent and capability discussions, performance processes and complex employee relations cases
• Functional supervision, stakeholder management, analytical judgment and change implementation

What we offer

• Private health insurance focused on employee wellbeing
• Meal vouchers and a flexible compensation plan
• An international, professional and collaborative work environment
• Opportunity to influence and co-create the role in the organization
• Hands-on experience through challenging projects in a fast-paced, modern organization