People Business Partner (Madrid)

Shine exists to help freelancers and small business owners reclaim the joy of working for themselves.

Running a business shouldn't mean drowning in financial admin - it should be inspiring and rewarding. Our app brings banking, invoicing, accounting and admin together in one place, so entrepreneurs can focus on what matters most: growing their business and enjoying the freedom of working for themselves.

We're a multicultural team of over 400 people across France, Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands. By bringing together leading European fintechs like Shine, Kontist and Tellow, we've built a single, intuitive platform designed for simplicity, speed and accuracy - backed by local, award-winning support.

Your hiring experience matters

Just as we respect our customers' time, we respect yours. Your experience with Shine should feel simple, transparent and genuinely supportive.

If this sounds like somewhere you want to grow, we'd love to hear from you.

The People & Culture team at Shine

At Shine, our People Experience team helps leaders and teams perform at their best while supporting the company through growth and change.

Within the wider People & Culture function, the team brings together People Business Partners , Centers of Excellence , and Workplace & Well-Being to build modern, fair and scalable people practices across the business.

Your role as a People Business Partner

As a People Business Partner supporting the Revenue organization , you will work closely with leaders to strengthen team performance, organizational effectiveness, and business growth.

You will report to a Senior People Business Partner and join a team of four People Business Partners supporting the organization.

This role sits at the intersection of people strategy and business impact . You will help leaders develop talent, navigate change, and build strong, resilient teams while contributing to the evolution of our People Business Partnering model.

Operating in a fast-moving environment, you will bring structure, clarity and data-informed thinking to key people topics across the Revenue organization.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Partner with leaders across the Revenue organization on people priorities, team effectiveness, and organizational health

• Support organizational change and transformation initiatives

• Drive people topics such as engagement, performance, feedback, and career development

• Contribute to the application of frameworks related to career leveling, compensation, and pay equity

• Use KPIs and people data to support decision-making and improve team performance over time

• Help leaders navigate ambiguity, support team growth, and strengthen organizational effectiveness

• Work closely with People Operations and other People teams to ensure consistent and effective execution of people practices

📍 Job located in Madrid, with possibility of two remote working days per week

✈️ Regular travel (around once per month ) may be required.

About you

• You have around 3–5 years of experience in HR Business Partnering or a similar people role

• You have experience partnering with managers and leadership teams

• You bring solid business acumen and understand how people practices support business outcomes

• You are comfortable using KPIs, data and insights to support decisions and improve performance

• You can explain complex topics in a clear, structured and pragmatic way

• You are comfortable working in fast-moving, evolving environments

• You have exposure to organizational change, restructuring, or transformation ; this is a plus

• You are curious about how AI, data and technology are reshaping organizations, leadership and people practices

• You are fluent in English and Spanish

Our recruitment process

1️⃣ Initial screening conversation with a peer from the People Business Partnering team

2️⃣ Deep-dive interview with the hiring leader focusing on experience and approach to People Business Partnering

3️⃣ Case study discussion to explore how you approach real business and people challenges

4️⃣ In-person meeting at our office to meet the team, see the workplace environment, and continue the conversation

5️⃣ Personality & logical assessment

Equal Opportunity Employer

We follow the principle of equal treatment to consider all job applicants and do not discriminate based on their gender, sexual orientation, color, racial or ethnic origin, religion, disability, etc. as per applicable law.