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 employ

📌 People Operations Specialist (Barcelona)
🏢 Ukio
📍 Barcelona