Senior Director, PX Business Partner

Accountabilities

• Lead the regional People Experience strategy: Develop and execute a comprehensive people agenda for Spain and Portugal that supports business objectives, long-term growth, and a people-first culture.

• Partner with senior leadership: Act as a trusted advisor to executive teams, providing strategic guidance on organizational effectiveness, workforce planning, talent, culture, employee engagement, and retention.

• Oversee talent and organizational development: Drive talent acquisition, onboarding, succession planning, career mobility, leadership development, and organizational design in partnership with relevant specialist teams.

• Build an inclusive and engaging workplace: Champion diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, strengthen the employee value proposition, and promote wellbeing, work-life harmony, and positive employee experiences.

• Lead compensation and rewards initiatives: Manage regional compensation processes, including salary reviews, benchmarking, internal equity, and payroll coordination, ensuring alignment with the broader total rewards strategy.

• Manage employee relations and labor matters: Provide guidance on Spanish employment law, collective bargaining, labor agreements, works councils, trade unions, employee representatives, and complex workplace issues in collaboration with legal and labor relations specialists.

• Drive organizational change: Lead reorganizations, integrations, individual and collective termination processes, and broader transformation initiatives while maintaining clear communication, empathy, and operational continuity.

• Use data to inform decisions: Analyze workforce metrics, identify emerging trends, build business cases, and translate insights into practical strategies that improve employee experience and business outcomes.

• Coordinate cross-functional initiatives: Collaborate with specialist teams across talent acquisition, people operations, compensation and benefits, learning, organizational effectiveness, HR systems, and inclusion.

• Support compliance and employee wellbeing: Oversee occupational health and safety coordination, internal investigations, confidential employee matters, data protection, and other sensitive issues.

• Lead and develop the team: Manage two direct reports, foster collaboration, and contribute to regional and global People Experience initiatives that strengthen organizational capabilities.

Requirements

• More than 12 years of relevant professional experience, ideally including senior-level People Experience, HR leadership, or business partnering roles.

• Demonstrated success advising executive leadership teams and translating business priorities into effective people strategies and organizational development initiatives.

• Strong business acumen and HR expertise, with an interest in or experience within the music, entertainment, or another creative industry.

• Proven experience leading teams, developing talent, and delivering high-quality employee experiences, operational improvements, and measurable organizational impact.

• Deep knowledge of Spanish labor law and substantial experience managing complex employee relations matters, collective bargaining, labor agreements, consultation processes, and conflict resolution.

• Experience working in international, matrixed organizations and navigating cultural, regulatory, and operational differences across countries.

• Expertise in organizational design, workforce planning, talent management, compensation, employee engagement, leadership development, and change management.

• A strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, with the ability to embed inclusive practices throughout the employee lifecycle.

• Excellent coaching, consulting, influencing, and relationship-building skills, with the confidence to challenge established approaches and advise senior stakeholders.

• Strong communication skills and the ability to deliver complex decisions or difficult messages with clarity, discretion, care, and empathy.

• A pragmatic, solutions-oriented mindset, combining strategic thinking with the flexibility to manage day-to-day execution in a fast-paced environment.

• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to interpret people data, identify trends, and develop evidence-based recommendations.

• Exceptional organizational skills and sound judgment when handling confidential information, sensitive investigations, and stressful situations.

• A collaborative and adaptable leadership style, high emotional intelligence, intellectual curiosity, and the ability to lead change while maintaining trust and alignment.

Benefits

• An inclusive, collaborative, and global working environment connected to the creative industries.

• A modern office environment designed to support productivity, creativity, and teamwork.

• A flexible hybrid working approach that combines remote work with in-person collaboration, tailored to business, team, and individual needs.

• A comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage, as well as a 401(k) retirement plan with employer matching, subject to local eligibility and plan terms.

• Additional voluntary benefits and support programs, including identity theft protection, pet-related resources, mental health and meditation support, fertility coverage, and assistance for caregivers.

• Family-focused benefits, including paid leave for childbirth or bonding, paid caregiver leave, subsidized backup childcare and eldercare, and support for loved ones with developmental disabilities and neurodiversity.

• Financial assistance or reimbursement programs for adoption, surrogacy, tuition, and student loans, subject to applicable program terms.

• Investment in professional growth, learning, and career development.

• Time off during a winter recess.

• An organizational commitment to diversity, inclusion, equal opportunity, and fair treatment based on merit, qualifications, competence, and talent.