human resources manager
Code 1212.2
The HR manager / head of people (gerente de personas, head of people o jefe de personal) designs the talent strategy: attraction, performance, climate, compensation and labour relations. Use this Job Dictionary profile to define the profile when you need People leadership, not only an operational generalist.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- employment law
- labour legislation
- human resource management
- human resources department processes
- outplacement
Skills and competences
- Desarrollar un plan de implementación
- Gestionar equipos de trabajo en ambientes híbridos y remotos
- apply company policies
- coordinate operational activities
- comply with legal regulations
- develop training programmes
- develop employee retention programs
- evaluate training
- support employability of people with disabilities
- manage payroll
- identify with the company's goals
- organise staff assessment
- monitor company policy
Transversal competences
- identify necessary human resources
- manage budgets
- negotiate with employment agencies
- negotiate employment agreements
- plan medium to long term objectives
- ensure gender equality in the workplace
- promote gender equality in business contexts
- track key performance indicators
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What to assess for this role
Assess organisational judgment, influence without full hierarchy, conflict handling and business orientation beyond climate.
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Common questions about this role when you are hiring or writing the job profile.
- What does an HR manager do?
- Aligns people policies with strategy: structure, attraction, development, compensation, climate and labour compliance.
- How does it differ from an HR officer?
- The manager usually owns strategy and a team; the officer runs selection, labour relations or people-admin processes.
- What to assess when hiring a head of people?
- Credibility with leadership, ability to prioritise talent initiatives and evidence of impact on retention or performance.
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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences