Employee Relations Specialist

About the role

Maersk is looking for an experienced Employee Relations Specialist to partner with its business leaders and People Function teams across Spain. This is a strategic, hands-on role in complex, fast-paced environments, covering employee and labour relations strategy, workforce risk management, organizational change and compliance with Spanish employment legislation.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and implement employee and labour relations strategies aligned to business priorities and country people plans.
• Advise business leaders and HR teams on employee relations matters in a commercially balanced and legally compliant way.
• Lead disciplinary cases, grievances, investigations and conflict resolution, and manage whistleblowing, ethics and workplace conduct cases.
• Build relationships with works councils, trade unions and employee representatives, and lead consultations, collective discussions and labour relations initiatives.
• Support transformations, restructurings, workforce planning and business change programmes, and ensure compliance with Spanish labour law and collective bargaining obligations.
• Identify and mitigate employment and labour relations risks, coach leaders on employee relations and performance management, and promote inclusion and employee voice.
• Work with regional and global stakeholders to keep practices consistent across the organisation.

Required profile

• Degree in Law, Human Resources, Industrial Relations or a related discipline.
• Strong knowledge of Spanish employment and labour law.
• 7-10+ years of experience in Employee Relations, Labour Relations, Employment Law or Industrial Relations.
• Experience with corporate and operational workforces in logistics, transportation, manufacturing or similar complex environments.
• Proven experience with works councils, trade unions, consultation processes, collective negotiations and complex investigations.
• Fluent English and Spanish; additional European languages such as French are an advantage.

Preferred experience

• Supporting transformations, restructurings, site expansions, acquisitions or workforce planning.
• Exposure to contract logistics or labour-intensive operations.