Employee Relations Specialist

Help us create a positive, compliant and high-performing workplace

At Maersk, our people are at the heart of everything we do. As we continue to transform global logistics, we are looking for an experienced Employee Relations Specialist to partner with our business leaders and People Function teams across Spain.

This is a strategic and hands-on role for an Employee Relations professional who thrives in complex, fast-paced environments. You will play a critical role in shaping employee and labour relations strategies, managing workforce risks, supporting organizational change, and ensuring compliance with Spanish employment legislation while creating a positive employee experience.

Working across operational and corporate environments, including labour-intensive logistics settings, you will be a trusted advisor to leaders, helping them navigate complex people challenges and deliver sustainable business outcomes.

As Employee Relations Specialist, you will:

• Develop and implement employee and labour relations strategies aligned to business priorities and country people plans.
• Partner with business leaders and HR teams to provide pragmatic, commercially balanced and legally compliant employee relations advice.
• Lead complex employee relations matters, including disciplinary cases, grievances, investigations and conflict resolution.
• Manage whistleblowing, ethics and workplace conduct cases, ensuring fair and thorough investigations.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with works councils, trade unions and employee representatives.
• Lead information and consultation processes, collective discussions and labour relations initiatives.
• Support organizational transformations, restructurings, workforce planning activities and business change programmes.
• Ensure employment policies and practices remain compliant with Spanish labour legislation and collective bargaining obligations.
• Identify and mitigate employment, labour relations and workforce risks across operational and corporate populations.
• Coach and develop leaders on employee relations matters, leadership accountability, performance management and workplace conduct.
• Promote a culture of inclusion, fairness, employee voice and responsible employment practices.
• Collaborate with regional and global stakeholders to ensure consistency of employee relations practices across the organisation.

Location: Spain

In this role, you will help deliver:

• Proactive management of employee and labour relations risk.
• Strong employee engagement and constructive social dialogue.
• Successful delivery of business transformation and people strategies.
• Positive relationships with works councils and trade unions.
• Legally compliant and commercially effective workforce solutions.
• Enhanced leadership capability in managing people matters.
• Sustainable workforce stability and operational continuity.