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Official Spanish Qualification: Certified Técnico Superior en Prevención de Riesgos Laborales (or official Master's degree in PRL recognized in Spain) covering Safety, Industrial Hygiene, and Ergonomics/Psychosociology.
Experience: Practical experience implementing Spanish H&S regulations (Law 31/1995) and managing day-to-day operations with External Prevention Services (SPA) in a corporate or multi-site environment.
Consultant & Vendor Oversight: Hands-on experience working directly with external H&S suppliers, occupational health providers, and technical vendors.
Data & Reporting: Ability to analyze H&S metrics, maintain legal documentation, and generate reports for management.
Language Skills: Bilingual fluency in Spanish and English (both written and spoken) is essential.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Proven ability to work collaboratively alongside HR, Benefits, and Facilities teams.
Psychosocial & Trauma Experience: Experience or strong interest in managing psychosocial risks and mental health resilience, ideally supporting teams exposed to high-stress, crisis, or traumatic environments (e.g., news/media, emergency services, military, or crisis response).
Global Reach: Experience supporting multi-country H&S frameworks outside of Spain.
Program Execution: Practical experience scaling or refining internal health and safety workflows in a corporate setting.
Comprehensive Healthcare Plans for you and your family
Paid Time Off (30 days a year)
Meal Vouchers
Retirement Plans
Lifestyle programs & Wellness Resources
Education Benefits
Family Care Benefits & Caregiving Support
Subscription Discounts
Employee Referral Program
Financial Health Programs
Base Pay Range: €35,000 - €55,000
We're committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation to attract top talent. This pay range reflects our good faith estimate for the role and may vary based on a candidate's experience, skills, location, and other relevant factors.
For bonus-eligible roles, targets are determined based on multiple considerations, including market benchmarks and individual contributions.
For benefits-eligible roles, we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package covering health, retirement, wellbeing, and more, along with optional benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees.
The Global Risk, Safety and Resilience (GRSR) team manages the company's operational risks and advises the business on other commercial, strategic or reputational challenges. With functions covering audits & investigations, business resilience (incident & crisis management, business continuity), digital risk, event security, global operations & insights, health, safety & wellbeing, newsroom safety, executive protection and workplace security. The department covers a diverse technical portfolio leveraged to ensure risks are reasonably managed, security threats addressed and disruptions limited in support of Dow Jones' strategic goals.
The Health Safety & Wellbeing Lead is based out of our Barcelona Office . Excluding travel, this is an in-office position, and the role holder can expect to travel ~20% of the year across to the EMEA and APAC regions.
We are seeking an adaptable and skilled Health Safety & Wellbeing Lead to serve as the certified technical practitioner (Técnico de PRL) for our local operations in Spain, while supporting our broader global portfolio health and safety initiatives focusing primarily on EMEA, with ad-hoc support for other global locations. As part of a dynamic, matrixed environment where our Health, Safety & Wellbeing function is evolving and expanding, you will enhance and standardize localized policies, align global Dow Jones frameworks with local Spanish legal requirements, manage external vendor relationships, and partner closely with HR and Benefits to shape a safe, resilient workplace culture.
Position: Health, Safety & Wellbeing Lead
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Health & Safety Management (Framework Enhancement & Compliance)
Act as the internal certified technical contact (Técnico de PRL) for Spain, ensuring alignment with Spanish labor laws (Law 31/1995) and adapting global Dow Jones standards into local operational policies.
Establish, review, and conduct workplace risk assessments, inspections, ergonomic evaluations, and safety audits across local facilities.
Maintain occupational health and safety documentation, ensuring full audit-readiness and liaising with local labor authorities when required.
Investigate workplace incidents, accidents, and near-misses, performing root-cause analyses and recommending measures to prevent recurrence.
Organize and deliver safety drills, emergency response plans, and required safety training for local staff.
Coordinate with local worker representatives (Delegados de Prevención) or Safety Committees as required by law.
Vendor & Consultant Management
Oversee contracts, performance, and service deliverables with External Prevention Services (Servicios de Prevención Ajenos - SPA) for mandatory Health Surveillance (Vigilancia de la Salud) and specialized technical evaluations.
Manage relationships with external occupational health consultants, medical service providers, and regional safety vendors across international jurisdictions.
Global & Regional Portfolio Support
Support the rollout and monitoring of health and safety standards across EMEA, providing ad-hoc technical support to other global locations
Track, analyze, and maintain accurate records of H&S incidents, risk evaluations, and vendor deliverables.
Prepare metric reports and trend analyses for senior management to drive continuous improvement in workplace safety.
HR & Benefits Collaboration (Wellbeing)
Partner closely with the People (HR) and Benefits teams to align health and safety objectives with corporate health and wellbeing initiatives, medical accommodations, and absenteeism management.
Support the rollout of health awareness workshops, stress management resources, and e-learning materials in coordination with HR and global benefits programs.
Req ID: 55807
Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, best known for The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, MarketWatch, and professional information services like Factiva and Dow Jones Risk & Compliance. Founded in 1882, the company serves financial, corporate, and media clients worldwide, with a strong focus on data-driven journalism, financial analytics, and risk management solutions. With a workforce of several thousand employees, Dow Jones operates across major financial hubs globally, delivering critical news and data to professionals and consumers.
In Spain, Dow Jones maintains a significant presence, particularly in Barcelona, where it operates a major office focused on editorial, data, and technology roles. The company's Spanish operations are integral to its global risk and compliance data services, as well as product and engineering teams. For international professionals, Dow Jones offers a multicultural work environment, opportunities to work on global products, and a strong emphasis on innovation and data accuracy. The Barcelona office is part of a global network, providing a dynamic setting for career growth in a leading media and information company.
Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world's largest newsgathering operations globally.
It is home to leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America's largest newspaper by paid circulation; Barron's, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance and Dow Jones Newswires. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).
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