HR Manager (Southern Europe)
Pubblicato il 04-08-2026 - SSE in Roma
ppbBase Location: /b Madrid - You'll be expected to spend 50% of your working week in the office. /p pbSalary /b: Competitive + performance-related premio + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family. /p pbWorking Pattern: /b Fixed Term Contract | Full Time /p h3The role /h3 pWe're looking for an experienced HR Manager to join SSE's Southern Europe business on a fixed-term basis. Reporting to and partnering closely with the HR Business Partner supporting the International Business Development BU, you'll work alongside senior leaders to align people priorities with business objectives, enabling growth, transformation, and high performance across our operations in Southern Europe. /p pThis is an exciting opportunity to operate in a dynamic, international environment, providing both strategic and operational HR support across multiple European jurisdictions while helping to foster a performance-driven, inclusive, safe, and sustainable workplace culture. /p h3You will /h3 ul liSupport the delivery of the annual people plan in partnership with specialist HR teams, including Learning, Recruitment and Reward, while contributing to long-term workforce strategies aligned to business growth ambitions. /li liLead and advise on a broad range of employee relations matters, including collective bargaining, consultation processes, organisational change, and the implementation of people policies and frameworks across multiple European countries. /li liProvide trusted coaching and guidance to business leaders across the employee lifecycle, including workforce planning, recruitment, reward,
performance management, employee engagement, organisational design and talent development. /li liPartner with senior leadership teams to foster a high-performing, inclusive and collaborative culture, embedding SSE's Blueprint, strategic Drivers and Behaviours to support sustainable business success across Southern Europe. /li liOversee HR operations across Southern Europe, ensuring effective payroll governance, benefits administration, vendor management and compliance with local employment legislation, collective agreements and regulatory requirements. /li /ul h3You have /h3 ul liStrong HR generalist experience gained within a complex, international environment, with a commercial, pragmatic approach to problem solving and managing competing priorities. /li liExperience working with employee representative bodies, trade unions, works councils or similar forums, ideally across Spain, France, Italy or other European countries. /li liProven ability to build credible relationships, influence stakeholders at all levels and provide trusted advice to senior leadership teams. /li liExperience managing HR operations across multiple jurisdictions, including payroll oversight,
benefits administration, compliance activities and employee relations matters. /li liStrong judgement, discretion and communication skills, with a solid understanding of European employment legislation and employee relations practices; additional European language skills would be advantageous. /li /ul h3About SSE /h3 pSSE’s purpose is to provide energy needed today while building a better world of energy for tomorrow. We do this by developing, building, operating and investing in electricity infrastructure and businesses needed in the energy transition. Our Transforming for Growth investment plan sees us investing £33bn in critical electricity infrastructure across the five years to 2030. /p pOver 14,500 brilliant people work together to power change at SSE. Our Human Resources teams help make sure they're getting and giving their best. They design the people strategies that make SSE a great place to work. And they empower our teams to meet the demands of our business today, and tomorrow. /p h3Work with an equal opportunity employer /h3 pSSE will make any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure that your application and experience with us is positive. Please contact to discuss how we can support you. /p pWe're dedicated to fostering an open and inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds can thrive. We create equal opportunities for everyone to succeed and especially welcome applications from those who may not be well represented in our workforce or industry. /p /p #J-18808-Ljbffr