Junior Country HR Business Partner

Groupon is a marketplace where customers discover new experiences and services everyday and local businesses thrive. To date we have worked with over a million merchant partners worldwide, connecting over 16 million customers with deals across various categories. In a world often dominated by e-commerce giants, we stand out as one of the few platforms uniquely committed to helping local businesses succeed on a performance basis.

Groupon is on a radical journey to transform our business with relentless pursuit of results. Even with thousands of employees spread across multiple continents, we still maintain a culture that inspires innovation, rewards risk-taking and celebrates success. The impact here can be immediate due to our scale and the speed of our transformation. We're a "best of both worlds" kind of company. We're big enough to have the resources and scale, but small enough that a single person has a surprising amount of autonomy and can make a meaningful impact.

📍 Valencia, Spain (occasional travel to Madrid)
🕒 Contract: 1-year maternity cover (with potential future opportunities at Groupon!)

We’re looking for a Junior Country HR Business Partner to join our international HR team and become the go-to person for everything people-related in our Valencia and Madrid offices. This is a unique chance to step into a role where you’ll combine hands-on HR operations with true business partnering - shaping culture, supporting managers, and making sure our employees feel empowered and engaged every day.

What you’ll do

🤝 Business Partnership Development (~30 % of role)

• Manager Support: Provide first-line guidance to team leaders and managers  on basic HR matters and escalate complex issues appropriately
• Relationship Building: Create and maintain authentic connections with internal clients across different business units
• Proactive Support: Identify emerging HR needs within business units and flag potential issues early
• Policy Communication: Confidently represent and explain HR policies and decisions in clear, accessible language

👥 Employee Relations & Communication (~30 % of role)

• Conflict Resolution: Help resolve employee-management conflicts with empathy and fairness under senior guidance
• Performance Support: Guide managers through performance review processes and basic performance management
• Career Development: Support career development conversations and identify growth opportunities for employees
• Internal Communication: Ensure clear communication flow between HR, employees, WOCO and management teams

📝 HR Administration & Operations (~40% of role)

• Documentation: Prepare employment contracts, amendments and termination documents
• Record Management: Maintain accurate personnel files and HR system data
• Leave Management: Process vacation requests, sick leave, parental leave, and other absences
• Benefits Support: Assist employees with benefit enrollments and answer routine questions
• Reporting: Create basic HR reports and metrics for management review

🌐 Collaboration Framework

• You’ll work closely with the Country HRBP - acting as their right hand on day-to-day matters while learning through mentorship, case reviews and project shadowing on key initiatives like organizational design and change management. 

🙌 About you

• You have 3–5 years of experience in HR Operations, People Administration or Shared Services.
• You come from a strong HR Generalist or People Ops background and are ready to grow into a more business-partnering role.
• You’re business-minded, innovative in solving problems, structured and attentive to people’s needs.
• You’re not afraid to roll up your sleeves and handle both operational tasks and more strategic challenges.
• You know Spanish employment law and GDPR, any Works Council (WOCO) experience is a strong plus.
• You’re a self-starter - able to work independently, while staying collaborative and team-oriented.
• You care deeply about employee engagement, customer orientation and organizational success.
• You’re an excellent communicator with strong organizational and data management skills, thriving in fast-paced environments.
• You’re confident with digital tools and AI-driven technologies, and ideally have some experience with agile ways of working.
• You can multitask, prioritize and handle sensitive information with integrity and discretion.
• You’re fluent in Spanish & English (C1 level).

💚 Why join us?

• Great opportunity to step into an HRBP role 
• Learn from a senior HRBP through mentorship, shadowing and daily collaboration
• Get broad exposure across HR operations, employee relations and business partnering
• Be part of an international HR team with visibility across EMEA & APAC
• Join a culture of growth, collaboration and innovation

Groupon is an AI-First Company
We’re committed to building smarter, faster, and more innovative ways of working—and AI plays a key role in how we get there. We encourage candidates to leverage AI tools during the hiring process where it adds value, and we’re always keen to hear how technology improves the way you work. If you’re passionate about AI or curious to explore how it can elevate your role—you’ll be right at home here.

Groupon’s purpose is to build strong communities through thriving small businesses. To learn more about the world’s largest local e-commerce marketplace, click here. You can also find out more about us in the latest Groupon news as well as learning about our DEI approach. If all of this sounds like something that’s a great fit for you, then click apply and join us on a mission to become the ultimate destination for local experiences and services.

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