Who you are

- Immediate availability to start, and existing right to work in Spain/the EU (this is a temporary position with an urgent start date)

- Comfortable working in a high‑volume, fast‑paced startup environment

- Employee Relations experience: You've handled terminations, investigations and conflict, in the EU

- Understanding of Spanish social security processes and obligations, and working knowledge of equivalent frameworks in other EU countries

- Hands-on with payroll and contracts across multiple entities or countries
- A generalist mindset: you move easily between payroll, HRIS, ER, and ad hoc people ops needs
- A great teammate: approachable, supportive, and genuinely invested in helping colleagues

- Professional proficiency in English

- Professional proficiency in Spanish
- Other European languages -such as Italian, French, or Portuguese- will be considered a plus

What the job involves

- We're looking for a People Ops Specialist to join us on a temporary basis, and we need someone who can hit the ground running.

- You're a true generalist: equally comfortable running payroll, untangling a tricky termination, and building the HR process that didn't exist yesterday.

- You've done this in Spain and across the EU, you know the local nuances, and startup pace doesn't rattle you, if anything, you thrive in it.

- You're pragmatic, fast, and you connect the dots others miss.





And just as important: you're a genuinely good colleague, the kind of person who helps teammates without being asked, stays approachable, and makes the people around them better

- Payroll & contracts : Own the full cycle across our European entities. Coordinate with local advisors and ensure accuracy, timeliness, and compliance.

This is the foundation: it has to be airtight

- HR processes & HRIS: Keep our people data clean and our processes consistent. You like things in order, automated where possible, and you'll improve what isn't working without needing to be asked

- International employee relations reference: Be the first line on employment questions across our Intl. markets. You won't need to know everything, but you'll know enough to give solid guidance and assess when it’s required to involve legal counsel

Benefits

- Bonus Scheme

- Adaptable schedule
- Investment in your learning and development

- Employee Stock Options Plan
- A challenging job at one of the fastest growing companies in Europe

- Competitive annual gross salary, to be determined in line with your knowledge and experience

- Private Insurance
- International working environment with many different nationalities

- Work with talented, committed and supportive teammates

- Team events and an amazing internal culture

📌 People Operations Specialist (Barcelona)
🏢 Ukio
📍 Barcelona