Talent Attraction & Development Manager

Madrid, ES, 28036

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About ContourGlobal

ContourGlobal, a KKR company, is an established Independent Power Producer (IPP) focused on developing, acquiring, and operating electricity generation and storage assets across Europe, North and South America, with a presence in Africa and Asia. The company currently manages 6 GW of installed capacity across multiple technologies and asset classes, with an additional 1.3 MW of renewables under construction and nearly 12 GW under development.

ContourGlobal is accelerating the decarbonization of its portfolio and evolving into a predominantly renewable IPP, supported by long- term contracts and innovative PPAs coupled with energy management solutions that deliver value beyond market standards. As a symbol of its ongoing transformation and growth, the company recently unveiled a new brand identity, celebrating 20 years of history and embracing The Right Power Forward as its guiding purpose.

Job Summary

The Talent attraction & development Manager plays a key role in shaping and executing the company's talent strategy, ensuring the organization attracts and develops the talent required to support its business objectives and growth ambitions.

The role partners closely with HR leaders, HR Business Partners and business stakeholders across all regions to implement global talent initiatives, focusing on executing talent attraction strategies that enable the organization to attract, hire and retain the talent required to support its growth ambitions.

This position combines strategic project leadership with hands-on execution and requires strong stakeholder management, program management and change management capabilities. Join us to drive the right power forward and make clean energy the natural choice for all!

Key Responsibilities:

Talent Acquisition & Staffing

Design and implement initiatives to strengthen talent attraction strategies and enhance employer branding.

Continuously improve recruitment processes, tools and candidate experience across the region.

Support workforce planning activities in partnership with HR Business Partners and business leaders Lead recruitment processes and ensure recruitment effectiveness through defined KPIs and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.

Manage internal staffing processes and governance to ensure transparency and compliance.

Promote internal career opportunities and support talent movement across functions, countries and regions.

Monitor internal mobility metrics and identify opportunities to increase internal placement rates

Talent Management & Succession Planning

Implement talent management initiatives that support the identification, development and retention of talent.

Support succession planning processes and talent committee cycles across the organization.

Support internal staffing and mobility.

Ensure compliance with internal talent management and staffing policies.

Partner with business leaders to strengthen organizational capability and leadership readiness.

Onboarding & Employee Lifecycle

Harmonize and continuously improve onboarding processes across all regions.

Identify and leverage best practices to create a consistent and engaging employee experience.

Partner with Country HR BPs to ensure effective onboarding implementation and governance.

Performance Management

Lead initiatives to enhance and continuously improve the performance management framework.

Drive adoption of performance management processes, tools and best practices in the region.

Partner with HRIS and HR teams to optimize performance management systems and workflows.

People Engagement

Partner with local HR teams to coordinate the deployment and follow-up of employee engagement surveys.

Analyze engagement results and support the development of action plans to improve employee experience and organizational effectiveness.

Track engagement metrics and provide insights to leadership teams.

Identify and leverage best practices to create a consistent and engaging employee experience.

Support the implementation and adoption of the ContourGlobal Leadership Model across the region.

Contribute to leadership development initiatives and talent programs.

Promote a high-performance culture aligned with company values and leadership expectations.

Support change management and communication activities related to talent initiatives.

Qualifications and Skills:

Experience

6-12 years of experience in HR, out of which at least 5 in Talent Management, Talent Acquisition, Leadership Development and HR Projects.

Experience working within multinational and matrix organizations.

Proven track record managing talent initiatives.

Experience with talent review, succession planning and performance management processes.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology or related field.

Master's degree or HR certification is an advantage.

Skills & Competencies

Strong project management and organizational skills.

Excellent stakeholder management and influencing capabilities.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Experience with HR technologies and talent management systems.

Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Ability to work effectively across cultures and geographies.

Results-oriented with strong attention to detail.

ContourGlobal provides equal employment opportunities and maintains a diverse workforce that reflects the rich environment of our society and the markets in which we operate.