Join GuestReady as our People & Talent Acquisition Specialist (Portugal)

GuestReady is a leading company in short-term rental and hospitality management, operating across the UK, France, Portugal, Spain, and the UAE. Since 2016, we’ve been redefining the industry through technology, operational excellence, and a strong hospitality mindset.

Portugal is our largest market, and we’re now strengthening our local People & Talent capability to support our continued growth.

📌 Role Overview

We are looking for a People & Talent Acquisition Specialist (Portugal) to act as the local HR and recruitment partner for our Portuguese operations. This role focuses on Talent Acquisition, employee experience, and HR partnering, working closely with local leadership and the global People team.

Payroll and administrative execution remain with our local admin team — this role is about people impact, decision-making, and partnership, not paperwork.

🎯 Key Responsibilities

Talent & Recruitment

• Own end-to-end recruitment for Portugal, from role intake to offer

• Partner with hiring managers on role definition, market alignment, and hiring decisions

• Build and maintain structured, consistent, and high-quality hiring processes

• Ensure a strong candidate experience aligned with GuestReady’s employer brand

HR Partnering & Onboarding

• Act as the go-to HR partner for the Portuguese team

• Support onboarding beyond administration (inductions, culture, values, ways of working)

• Advise and support managers on employee relations topics and day-to-day people matters

Performance & People Processes

• Coordinate local performance review cycles

• Ensure completion, follow-ups, and quality inputs from managers

• Align outcomes and key information with the payroll and admin team

Local HR Expertise

• Act as first-line HR support for Portugal

• Handle employee relations and underperformance cases

• Partner with legal counsel when required

• Proactively flag risks, compliance topics, and upcoming labour legislation

Projects & Scaling

• Support People & Talent projects linked to growth, structure, and operational needs

• Bring best practices, ideas, and learnings from previous experiences

• Help anticipate future people challenges as the business scales

✅ Requirements

Experience & Background

• 2–4 years of experience in HR / People roles, with strong exposure to Talent Acquisition

• Hands-on experience managing end-to-end recruitment processes

• Degree in Human Resources, Law, Labour Relations or exposure to Portuguese labour law and employment practices

• Experience in fast-growing, operational, or scale-up environments

• Previous experience partnering closely with hiring managers is a strong plus

Skills & Competencies

• Strong stakeholder management skills, able to build trust and influence managers

• High emotional intelligence, with the ability to navigate sensitive conversations and manage expectations

• Proactive and solution-oriented mindset, with a strong sense of ownership

• Pragmatic, business-minded approach to People and hiring decisions

• Data-driven mindset: comfortable tracking pipelines, hiring progress, and people metrics

• Curious about technology and AI in People & Talent (ATS, sourcing tools, automation, AI-assisted recruitment)

• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills in a fast-paced environment

• Fluent in English (spoken and written); comfortable working in an international, multicultural setting

• Curious, fast learner with sound judgment and attention to detail

Personal Qualities

• Empathetic and patient, with a genuine interest in people and team dynamics

• Calm under pressure and able to manage competing priorities

• Comfortable navigating complexity and ambiguity

• Enjoys working closely with people, managers, and operational teams

• Collaborative, reliable, and improvement-oriented

🎁 Perks & Benefits

• 🏡 Hybrid work flexibility (1-2 days/week in Porto).

• 🚀 Join a fast-growing company in the booming travel industry.

• 🌍 Work in a dynamic, multicultural team.

• 📚 Opportunities for learning and career development.

• 🏥 Comprehensive health insurance

• 🍽 Meal allowance

• 📚Learning Allowance

• 🧘 Focus on wellbeing with supportive activities.

• 🐾 Pet-friendly office!

• 🚀 Real Ownership & Impact – Play a key role in shaping People & Talent practices in our largest market

We’re excited to hear from you and discover how you can contribute to our journey!

Diversity and Inclusion
At GuestReady, we celebrate diversity and are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. Our global team thrives on mutual respect and inclusion, valuing unique talents and perspectives. We warmly welcome applicants from all backgrounds, regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, or culture