Luis De la Fuente

Talent acquisition | Headhunting | Talent Management | Workday Business Analyst | Data reporting

Greater Palma de Mallorca Metropolitan Area

About

Passionate about HR tech, process improvement, and data analytics, I thrive in dynamic environments where I can blend innovation with a people-first approach. Always eager to explore new technologies and strategies that elevate talent acquisition, Talent management and employee and candidate experience. With over 15 years of experience in Talent Acquisition, HR Technology, and Talent Management, I have built a career at the intersection of people, process, and technology. My expertise spans digital transformation in HR, system optimization, building talent pipelines and strategic recruitment across multiple industries, including hospitality, travel, tech, and professional services.

Experience

  • Barceló Hotel Group ()
    • Head of Recruitment & Talent Management EMEA / Workday Business analyst (Recruiting & Talent)
      Jan 2026 - Present · 7 mos

      - Hotel Management Talent Acquisition - On-boarding - Performance Management - Career Plan (Individual Pathway) - Barceló Hotel Management Program (Talent Pipeline) - Reporting & Analysis - Workday business analyst (Recruitment, Talent & Performance)

    • Recruitment & Talent Management EMEA / Workday Business analyst (TA & Talent management)
      May 2018 - Jan 2026 · 7 yrs 9 mos

      *Workday Talent Acquisition Business Analyst - Configure, maintain, and optimize Workday Talent Acquisition module to meet organizational needs and enhance user experience - Provide consultation and support to teams on potential solutions, best practices, and system improvements - Proactively review, improve, and implement new features and functionalities within the system - Troubleshoot errors and incidents to ensure smooth operation - Collaborate closely with teams and business partners to resolve issues and support daily operations - Research the system impact of new initiatives and assist partners in understanding best practices to achieve business goals - Recommend process improvements and system design enhancements requiring advanced technical expertise *Talent Acquisition & Analytics - Delivery of hotel management talent attraction strategy partnering with Regional operations directors across EMEA & APAC regions - Coordination Campus recruitment program to attract and develop BHG´s talent pool of future Company leaders - Utilize Workday Report Writer to generate standard and custom reports on key recruitment metrics - Build interactive dashboards using Discovery Boards for HR leadership and teams based on real-time visualization of hiring trends and performance metrics - Automate reporting processes to ensure timely and accurate data delivery - Recommend and implement enhancements to Workday Talent Acquisition activity based on data insights - Present actionable insights to HR leadership, hiring managers and recruiters to drive informed decision-making * Performance & Talent development - Individual Development Program: Career development `from Zero to Hero´ of Assistant and Deputy hotel managers in their career path to leadership - Performance management cycle of hotel managers establishing measurable results, Goal setting and alignment, development planning, progress tracking, coaching and evaluation of achievement against Company´s strategic objectives

  • Atracción y Desarrollo de Talento / Recruitment & Talent Management at W2M WORLD2MEET
    Jul 2021 - Jun 2022 · 1 yr

    Leading the recruitment and talent management area across a very diverse portfolio of businesses: OTA, TTOO, Travel agencies, Bedbank, Incoming, Hotels & Aviation

  • Recruitment Manager Spain & Europe at Sector Automoción
    Jun 2017 - May 2018 · 1 yr

    - Recruitment leader responsible for all levels of talent acquisition activity from employee staffing to C-level recruitment across 25+ european offices. Leading a team of 2 recruiters and managing 15+ european recruitment agencies across 7 markets. - Design and implement key processes, policies and company norms that shape the company ́s culture in terms of Talent acquisition, talent identification regarding people and organizational development.

  • Corporate Recruiter (Maternity leave cover) at Barceló Hotel Group
    Jan 2017 - Jun 2017 · 6 mos

    - Identify, source, and screen HR talent for current and future matches with company openings - Support team in candidate sourcing strategy for retained and contingency searches - Establish and foster relationships across all stakeholder groups - Collaborate with team members to continuously provide top quality guidance to candidate and company´s network - Create and contribute to BHG published material / resources

  • Sustainable Development Coordinator at TUI
    Sep 2013 - Aug 2016 · 3 yrs

    *Drive environmental improvements across our ground operations (Headoffice & Ground transport) - Reporting of all carbon footprint indicators - ISO 14001 audit coordination - Managing destinations´ reporting & compliance along with TUI Group´s Carbon management team - Industry green seals relations (Travelife, Earthcheck, Green Globe etc) - Ground transport sustainability trainings *Creating positive change for people and communities - Creation, monitoring and reporting the index of sustainable hotels across the Hotelbeds portfolio based on sustainability certifications (Travelife, Earthcheck, Green Globe etc). - Help employees and customers to create positive change through the engagement on sustainability topics through the leading of corporate environmental & volunteering initiatives (Reforestation, NGO partnership, Beach cleaning, implementation of ECPAT policies against child sexual abuse).