HR Business Partner

HR Business Partner - Spain
- Full-time

**Company Description**:
Statkraft has been making clean energy possible for over a century. That’s what we offer. 125 years of unrivalled expertise in supplying the world with what it needs most. We envision a world that runs entirely on renewable energy. Because in the fight against climate change, we don’t see renewable energy as part of the solution - we believe it must be the solution. With us, you’ll shape a career that is truly forward-facing with many amazing opportunities and offerings to match.

But there’s more work to be done - that’s why we need you to join us.

**Location**: Madrid or Valencia

As part of the Local HR team, this role will partner with business leaders to define and execute specific people agendas, derived from business and HR strategy, focused on employee experience, talent management, future of work, employee engagement and more.

To be successful in this role, you must understand business priorities and translate them into the highest impact work. You will help business leaders look around corners with evidence-based recommendations that improve performance, retention, and the overall employee experience.

To succeed in this role, you must be a people person, you must be good at interacting with others. You will need a flexible skill set, including the ability to think strategically, execute tactically, and collaborate across many teams, levels, and different countries.

**Areas of responsibility and accountabilities**
- Provide strategic and proactive HR** **support to the assigned management teams and leaders locally based on the global HR agenda and processes coupled with strong local and business understanding.
- Partner with the Global HR teams to oversee local execution of annual wheel activities such as Goal and Development process, bonus and salary review process, employee listening, diversity, talent planning, employee engagement and more.
- Collaborate closely with Global-People-Experience (GPX) and the HR global expertise teams to ensure compliant and high-quality HR support to the assigned employees and leaders in Spain.
- Ensure adherence to employer responsibilities and related legislation, agreements, and policies in Spain.
- Take a proactive role in employee retention: ensure positive employee relations, encourage a motivated workforce, and assist in scaling our culture. Address and manage employee relations issues fairly, thoroughly, and proactively.
- Proactively assess team, manager, and organizational development needs, make recommendations and partner with internal stakeholders for implementation of solutions.
- Understanding the business and take a proactive role to bring in HR perspectives into discussions.
- Secure good relations, cooperation and negotiations with local unions and employee representatives where applicable.
- Advisor to Global and BA HR on local conditions, needs and legislation - reducing risk and ensuring global processes and initiatives are well implemented in the country.
- If necessary, according to local legislation and procedures, develop country specific HR requirements and processes.
- Contribute to the dotted line network to ensure consistent HR experience and utilisation of HR expertise and capacity across all Statkraft countries.
- Through the dotted line, seek and receive guidance on day-to-day direction, deadlines, and prioritization, inputs on resource planning, career development and more.
- Provide Facility-and Office management and personnel emergency response planning as per Statkraft Emergency Response Policy.

**Qualifications**:
**Education**
- Higher relevant education, preferably at Master´s level.

**Experience / knowledge**
- Solid business understanding.
- Strong knowledge of Spanish labour law and employee relations.
- Solid experience working with people and organizational development on a strategic level.
- More than 10y experience on senior HR positions in an international matrix organisation, working with both operational and strategic HR.
- Solid understanding of the operating model in Statkraft and how HR functions add value for business.

**Leadership / abilities**
- Strong people leadership skills.
- Strategic and analytical mindset.
- Strong drive and passion for people
- and organisational development.
- Strong relationship builder with the ability to collaborate constructively with colleagues and leaders at all levels.
- Solution oriented and strong decision maker, with excellent cooperative abilities.
- High personal integrity and high ethical standards.
- Strong communication skills in English and Spanish

**Additional Information**:
**Statkraft offers**:
A career with Statkraft is a career filled with purpose - meaning that every employee is not just making a living, they are making a real difference to the planet, our communities and the future. Together, we work on the front lines of changing the game for renewable energy. From hydrogen deve