Head of Talent

About the Role

At XCEED we bring people together through unforgettable nightlife and live experiences. As we continue to grow we need to strengthen the way we hire scale teams and build a high-performance company and this is where you come in.

We are looking for a Head of Talent to lead this next chapter. Reporting to the CEO you will lead the Talent function manage and build the Talent team and help shape how XCEED grows as an organization. This role is not about maintaining processes in a highly structured environment. It is about building what is needed prioritizing what matters most and creating momentum in a fast-moving founder-led company.

This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who can combine strong hiring judgment practical people systems building and trusted partnership with founders and leaders. You will own our most critical talent priorities: leadership and key hiring performance infrastructure manager enablement and the foundations that help the company scale with more clarity consistency and accountability.

What will you do

• Own critical hiring: Lead XCEEDs most important searches especially leadership and hard-to-fill roles while keeping the bar high across all hiring.
• Partner with leadership: Work closely with founders and leaders on hiring decisions team design and key people challenges.
• Build performance foundations: Create the frameworks feedback standards and review practices that raise clarity and accountability.
• Enable stronger managers: Help leaders hire better give better feedback and lead with more consistency.
• Strengthen People Operations: Build practical systems and rituals that help the company scale without unnecessary complexity.
• Raise hiring quality: Improve process alignment and decision-making across the recruitment funnel.
• Lead the Talent function: Grow and strengthen the Talent team as a high-impact function for the business.
• Drive clarity through insight: Use data judgment and business context to guide better talent decisions.
• Protect the bar: Help XCEED hire grow and retain people who strengthen performance and culture.

The Skills You Bring

• Proven experience in Talent People or Talent Acquisition roles with broad ownership in startup or scale-up environments.
• Strong track record hiring for leadership complex or high-impact roles.
• Experience building or improving practical people systems such as performance frameworks feedback processes onboarding manager enablement or talent operations.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to build trust with founders senior leaders and hiring managers.
• Ability to combine strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
• Strong business judgment and the ability to connect talent decisions to company priorities.
• Comfortable working in ambiguity handling shifting priorities and operating with pace.
• Strong communication skills presence and credibility.
• English fluent or native. Other European languages are welcome.
• Based in Barcelona or open to being there regularly is strongly preferred.
• Experience managing or mentoring others is a plus.
• Experience in remote or distributed teams is a plus.

How We Support You

• Unlimited Paid Time Off
• Flexible Working Hours
• Unlimited Remote Work
• Workation work from anywhere as long as it aligns with your teams dynamics.
• Access to learning platforms (Codely Coursera MasterClass) and dedicated time for personal development.
• Team-building activities and meet-and-greet events.
• Go Out Free passes to XCEED partners events to experience what our users do
• Referral Program to helping us find incredible talent

Who We Are

From clubs to festivals concerts to cultural movements XCEED is where people come together through music art and shared experiences. We believe unforgettable nights dont just entertainthey shape culture bring communities together and define local scenes.

XCEED is the platform behind the best nights outempowering event organizers to manage ticketing marketing and audience insights while helping fans discover their next unforgettable experienceall in one place. We are creators and challengers who refuse to watch from the sidelines. Every day is a chance to rethink rebuild and push further. We celebrate success and embrace smart risks and deep ownershipbecause shaping the future isnt for the passive.

Since 2009 weve been bridging the gap between the digital and physicalenhancing real moments with seamless technology. Today as one of the Financial Times Fastest Growing Companies in Europe 2025 XCEED powers events in 350 cities across 25 countries developing in collaboration with leading venues festivals and organizers across four continents.

What Sets Us Apart

• Were a growing dynamic company with an international and remote team where you will have a big impact in any role.
• We celebrate diversity and we ensure everyone feels valued and has fair opportunities.
• We constantly experiment with new solutions and encourage new ideas. We challenge the status quo.
• We believe in a culture where you can be yourself do great work and have a lot of fun along the way.

Our mission: bring people together through athentic experiences.

The Principles That Bring Us Together

I. Moderation is Fatal. We are fearless and think beyond boundaries. We believe it takes courage to write change.

II. Taste Everything. We are the discoverers of the future and take nothing for granted. We are curious. Everyday. About everything. We listen carefully to every customer we forge trends we experiment.

III. Always Inspire. We envision a world where empathy and sense of community drives humankinds passion for developing novelty. To make this happen we are the doers at the front line of inspiration.

IV. Local at Heart. We believe creativity is born local and because of that it should be nurtured by a sustainable ecosystem driven by the passion of artists curators and the people who truly love arts and give no fucks about posing.

V. Trust Above All. We prioritize trust among ourselves and with our customers empowering it through transparency and open collaboration. If trust is compromised we address it promptly.

VI. Embrace The Problem. Innovation happens when we spend time deeply understanding a pain not jumping to a solution. We sit at the table and enjoy this process from A to Z.

VII. Have Fun. We are aware that changing the world wont always be pretty. So well always make sure to have a good time throughout the journey.

Application Process

We are transparent and honest and throghout the process well keep you fully informed along the way. For this role youll expect going through:

1. Screening Call
2. Co-founder & CEOs Call
3. 90 Live Test
4. Co-Founder Call
5. Reference Check

At XCEED we are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and employer. We review applications for employment regardless of race color religion gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation national origin genetics disability age marital status medical condiction.