Director People Lead Iberia
Job Description
Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?
Join our mission to chain our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Possible.
Our employees are key ingredients to our success, and you will balance their interests with those of the business. You will be a trusted partner with executives and business leaders, and support business strategies and develop HR operating plans to drive business performance. You will coach business leadership on priorities; talent management, rewards and performance, culture and engagement, pipeline management and succession planning.
How you will contribute
You will:
- Partner on organization design and implementation of people plans, function transformation agendas, accelerating core capability development in line with strategic plans, while enabling a growth culture that translates into employee engagement. Plan and lead on employee relations, legal and tax implications across geographies
- Pre-empt future HR concerns through the use of data and analytics, workforce planning, leveraging insights to proactively seek and implement solutions that impact the bottom line and enable business strategy
- Partner with leaders and the Talent Acquisition COE to attract high-caliber talent and onboarding into the business
- Be accountable for reviewing compensation programs and supporting compensation decisions outside of guidelines
- Enable and co-lead enterprise-wide initiatives (for example leadership framework, digital workplace)
- Design and enable effective organization structures and ways of working, including the use of non-conventional workforces
What you will bring
A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career. You will bring experience and knowledge in:
- Seasoned HR leader, strong business acumen and inspiring leadership. Can partner and influence on strategic priorities, with an active curiosity, insight orientation and external perspective about people and business performance
- Ability to build HR operating plans, people/capability roadmaps to enable people and business growth at large scale
- Broad generalist HR skills across a range of populations, with increasing responsibility ideally within FMCG/CPG
- Ability to develop strong partnerships and coach senior function leaders
- Ability to create and lead change strategy and complex transformation
- Ability to engage, inspire, and influence people
- Future focused, thinking ahead and anticipating opportunities, leverage an outside in perspective through understanding of market trends
At Mondelēz International, our ambition is clear: lead the future of snacking. In Iberia, a complex and high-impact market with a strong manufacturing footprint in Spain, people are at the core of delivering this ambition.
As People Lead Iberia, you will operate at the intersection of business performance, cultural transformation and organizational effectiveness, shaping a high-performing organization while navigating a dynamic labor and operational landscape.
What you will drive:
Business-driven people strategy - Partner with senior leaders to translate business priorities into focused, high-impact people plans that drive performance and growth across Iberia.
High-performance culture & leadership - Embed a culture of accountability, differentiation and “pay for performance”, strengthening leadership capability and organizational effectiveness.
Manufacturing & labor relations excellence - Lead complex industrial relations environments, strengthening trust, credibility and long-term sustainability across our manufacturing sites in Spain.
Organization transformation & capability building- Shape fit-for-purpose structures, accelerate critical capabilities and enable transformation while ensuring business continuity.
Talent magnet & talent maker- Elevate Iberia’s positioning as a competitive, attractive and future-ready organization, strengthening talent pipelines and succession.
Data-driven decision making - Leverage analytics and workforce insights to anticipate risks, inform decisions and drive measurable business impact.
What will make you successful:
Strong business acumen and strategic thinking - Ability to operate as a true business partner, connecting people decisions with commercial and operational outcomes.
Proven leadership in complex environments - Experience navigating manufacturing contexts and labor relations, ideally in Spain.
Transformation mindset- Ability to lead change, challenge the status quo and drive impact at scale.
Influence at senior level- Trusted advisor to leadership, able to challenge, align and mobilize.
Balance of performance and people - Drive results while building sustainable engagement and strong teams.
Note: ability to work in both Spanish and English language is essential for this role
Relocation Support Available?
No Relocation support availableBusiness Unit Summary
We value our talented employees, and whenever possible strive to help one of our associates grow professionally before recruiting new talent to our open positions. If you think the open position you see is right for you, we encourage you to apply!
Our people make all the difference in our succes
Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Excited to grow your career?
We value our talented employees, and whenever possible strive to help one of our associates grow professionally before recruiting new talent to our open positions. If you think the open position you see is right for you, we encourage you to apply!
