HR Specialist - Southern Europe

As an HR Specialist in the Employer of Record (EOR) industry, you’ll be a key business partner to our clients, not just a service provider. You’ll sit at the intersection of global expansion and workforce management- advising clients on complex HR matters across Southern Europe who speaks fluent Spanish. You’ll own the full employee lifecycle, act as their trusted in-country HR expert, and ensure smooth operations, compliance, and growth.

Responsibilities

Employee Experience & Lifecycle Support: Act as the primary HR contact for onboarding, lifecycle events, and terminations to ensure a smooth and compliant employee experience; Complex Employee Relations & Terminations: Manage sensitive cases, attend calls or meetings, and draft legally sound documentation; Partner Management: Build and manage relationships with payroll providers, benefits brokers, and HR legal advisors; International HR & Consultation: Be the first point of contact for client queries on benefits, compliance, and workforce planning; In-Country Expertise: Stay ahead of labor laws and cultural nuances in Southern Europe to provide actionable guidance; Employment Law & Contract Advisory: Review and advise on employment contracts and risk mitigation; Performance & Compensation Support: Guide clients through Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs) and ensure timely salary changes; Immigration & Mobility: Act as SPOC for employees’ immigration/mobility needs in collaboration with the Global Mobility team; Workload Transition & Knowledge Transfer: Identify delegable tasks, document processes, and ensure smooth handover for efficiency; Digital Transformation & Process Optimization: Drive automation and AI adoption to streamline HR processes; Compliance projects: driving and lead compliance governance projects across South Europe markets; Global Initiatives & Continuous Improvement: Lead efforts to standardize and improve HR practices globally

Requirements

3+ years of HR experience; Fluent Spanish and English - additional languages are a bonus; Deep expertise of labour laws and strong working knowledge of employment regulations across Southern Europe with focus on Spain; Experience supporting complex employee relations; Exceptional communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills; Tech-savvy with HRIS, Zendesk, Jira, Confluence, Tableau, and collaboration tools like Zoom & Slack

Nice to have

Knowledge of the EOR industry; Experience working across other Southern European Countries including Spain & Switzerland; additional languages are a bonus

Benefits

generous paid parental leave; flexible time off; spending accounts; medical insurance; dental insurance; vision insurance; sabbatical after 5 years; annual bonus; variable compensation