HR Manager - Ceuta

Job Title: HR Manager

Location: Ceuta

Grade: M2 / M3.1

PokerStars SEU: A growth story you can be part of

PokerStars is part of Flutter Entertainment, the world’s largest sports betting and iGaming operator, with market leading positions in the US and across the world.

As part of our brand’s continual evolution, we’re dialing up the focus on PokerStars Southern Europe, covering France, Portugal and Spain. We combine the ambition of a fast-growing business with the stability and backing of Flutter’s global scale.

We’re building a dynamic team to shape this next chapter with us. You’ll have the freedom to make decisions, take bold moves, and lead game-changing projects. If you’re ambitious, adaptable, and ready to make a difference, you’ll fit right in.

Build the life you want, while making your mark on the future of PokerStars SEU.

Role Overview

The HR Manager is a hands-on people leader supporting Hub Ceuta across multiple brands . This role partners closely with the GM Spain and local leadership team to deliver people strategies that support business performance, operational excellence, and a strong employee experience.

Blending strategic HR business partnering with operational HR management, the role covers the full employee lifecycle and requires deep, practical expertise in Spanish employment law . You will act as the local authority on employee relations, compliance, and risk, while ensuring alignment with group HR frameworks and regional standards.

What you’ll do:

Business Partnering & Leadership Support

Act as the primary HR partner to the GM Spain and leadership team for Hub Ceuta.

Provide trusted, commercially sound people advice aligned with strategic objectives.

Coach and support managers to strengthen leadership capability, accountability, and people decision-making.

Employee Relations & Spanish Employment Law

Serve as the subject-matter expert on Spanish employment law , ensuring all people decisions are legally compliant and risk-aware.

Lead and manage complex employee relations cases, including disciplinary processes, performance management, grievances, dismissals, redundancies, and redeployment, in line with Spanish labour legislation.

Advise leaders on contracts, working time, absences, collective agreements, and statutory obligations.

Partner with external legal counsel and works councils/unions where required.

Proactively identify employment law risks and recommend mitigation plans.

HR Operations & Compliance

Oversee and support the full employee lifecycle, from onboarding to offboarding with the full support of the Global HR Operations team who handle all administration activities.

Ensure HR policies, procedures, and documentation comply with Spanish labour law and are aligned with group standards.

Maintain accurate HR records and ensure audit readiness.

Support managers with clear guidance on HR processes and policy interpretation.

Managing the working hours register (as this is mandatory by the labor law regulation)

Organisational Design & Change

Support organisational design activities, including structure reviews, role design, and grading.

Lead and embed local change initiatives, ensuring clear communication and smooth implementation.

Support business change while maintaining legal compliance and employee engagement.

Employee Experience & Culture

Drive a positive, inclusive, and high-performance culture across all brands in Hub Ceuta.

Use engagement data, feedback, and regular employee touchpoints to improve employee experience.

Partner with leaders to deliver engagement, wellbeing, and inclusion initiatives.

Own and continuously improve local onboarding processes.

Talent, Capability & Performance

Partner with leaders on talent planning, succession, and capability development.

Support consistent and fair performance management and development conversations.

Deliver local rollout of group people programmes, including performance and reward cycles.

Coach managers and employees to support growth and development.

People Data & Governance

Assess key people metrics (engagement, attrition, absence, performance).

Use insights to highlight trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.

Maintain alignment with group HR standards through collaboration with HR Centres of Excellence and the SEU People Lead.

What you’ll bring:

Significant experience in an HR Manager or HR Business Partner role in Spain.

Strong, hands-on knowledge of Spanish employment law , with proven experience managing complex ER cases.

Experience advising senior leaders on legally compliant people decisions.

Broad generalist HR expertise across the full employee lifecycle.

Strong stakeholder management, communication, and coaching skills.

Experience supporting multi-brand or multi-site environments.

Ability to balance risk management with pragmatic, business-focused solutions.

Desirable

Experience working with works councils or unions.

HR qualification (CIPD, SHRM, or equivalent).

Change or project management experience

What you’ll get:

Ceuta:

Discretionary annual performance bonus

30 days paid leave

Health and dental insurance for you, your partner and your children (if you all live at the same address)

Personal life assurance

The option to join our company pension scheme

A personal interest allowance to let you learn something new or pursue a hobby

Competitive learning fund, dedicated 4 learning “Power Hours” every month during office time, full access to the Udemy and Mindtools platforms, in-house leadership program and many other training opportunities for developing your skills and progressing your career

26 weeks primary carer leave at 100% pay & 4 weeks secondary carer leave pay at 100% pay

*Benefits may vary based on location*

Equal opportunities:

At Flutter International we are committed to creating an inclusive environment where our people can be their authentic selves and thrive. We embrace and celebrate diversity, respecting all our uniqueness and differences.

We welcome you to let us know whether you have any accessibility needs. All you need to do is email us at Ver el correo electrónico en es.fitly.work . Your journey with us is focused on ensuring you have what you need to be your best self.

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