HR Business Partner

Thales is hiring an HR Business Partner. Level rates it ; you can apply on Thales.

Level's read on this job

On Level's scale, this HR role is Little AI ●○○○: aI is not part of the work.
The posting mentions Workday, human resources and employee relations among its tools and skills.
Level classes it as a mid-level role.
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AI in this role

Support managers and employees across the employee lifecycle with performance, development, and HR processes at Thales Portugal.

Workday

human-resourcesemployee-relationstalent-managementworkforce-planning

Location: PSS – Lisbon (Central), Portugal

Thales Portugal serves a number of countries for various key tasks associated to finance and accounting processes. This business support services center of excellence drives innovation within our internal business processes, cutting through complexity and supporting our external leadership in digitalization.

Main Purpose

You will support managers and employees throughout the entire employee lifecycle, providing guidance on topics like performance, development, engagement, and employee relations.

Key Responsibilities as a HR Business Partner:

Support hiring and workforce planning to ensure the right talent is in place.
Identify and implement training and development initiatives for teams.
Manage performance, talent reviews and career development processes.
Advise managers and employees on HR topics, including employee relations.
Oversee compensation, payroll support and internal mobility processes.
Ensure consistent application of HR policies and processes across the employee lifecycle.

Requirements

Degree in Human Resources, Psychology, Business Administration or related field.
Strong communication skills in English (mandatory).
Proven experience as an HR Business Partner or similar role.
Strong knowledge of core HR processes (performance, compensation, employee relations, talent development).
Solid understanding of labour law (preferably Portugal/Spain).
Experience with HR systems (e.g. Workday or similar).
Strong communication, stakeholder management and problem-solving skills with a proactive, hands-on approach.

The Group invests more than €4 billion per year in Research & Development in key areas, particularly for critical environments, such as Artificial Intelligence, cybersecurity, quantum and cloud technologies.

In 2024, the Group generated sales of €20.6 billion.

For our more than 83,000 employees in 68 countries we open up visionary perspectives, realise individual career paths and enable creative freedom. This is achieved with courage, versatility and the firm intention to make the demanding challenges of our time safer and more inclusive. With our sustainable value-focused management we support diversity actively.

Say HI* – Your journey to us

At times of change our international teams are ready to meet the complexity of today with the industry-leading technologies of tomorrow. Will you be part of it? Your contact Cláudia Gaio is looking forward to your online application on our Career portal.

Cláudia Gaio – Talent Acquisition Partner

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How we rate this

HR Business Partner at Thales rates 0 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

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●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
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Key facts

HR Business Partner is an open job at Thales.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The role is based in PSS – Lisbon (Central).
The job was posted on September 14, 2026.
Seniority: mid.
Applications are handled by Thales. Apply on Thales

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

Human ResourcesEmployee RelationsTalent ManagementWorkforce PlanningWorkday

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Pay

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Questions you could be asked

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Tell me about a project where employee relations was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where talent management was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where workforce planning was part of your work. What did you do?
Walk me through how you've used Workday in your day-to-day work.

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