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.
Own critical hiring: Lead XCEED’s 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.
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.
Unlimited Paid Time Off
Flexible Working Hours
Unlimited Remote Work
Workation — work from anywhere as long as it aligns with your team’s 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
From clubs to festivals, concerts to cultural movements, XCEED is where people come together through music, art, and shared experiences. We believe unforgettable nights don’t just entertain—they shape culture, bring communities together, and define local scenes.
XCEED is the platform behind the best nights out—empowering event organizers to manage ticketing, marketing, and audience insights, while helping fans discover their next unforgettable experience—all 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 ownership—because shaping the future isn’t for the passive.
Since 2009, we’ve been bridging the gap between the digital and physical—enhancing 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.
We’re 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.
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 humankind's 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 won't always be pretty. So we'll always make sure to have a good time throughout the journey.
We are transparent and honest, and throghout the process we’ll keep you fully informed along the way. For this role, you’ll expect going through:
Screening Call
Co-founder & CEO’s Call
90’ Live Test
Co-Founder Call
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.