People Service & Payroll Specialist (HR Operations)

Location: Barcelona, Spain — hybrid

Annual base salary: €33,500–€35,000, depending on experience.

Company

Protime, part of the hirify.global Group, provides HR software and related workforce management, time and attendance, access, and planning services across Europe.

What you will do

• Manage HR administration and employee lifecycle processes from onboarding through offboarding.
• Ensure compliance with Spanish employment legislation, HR policies, collective agreements, and employment procedures.
• Advise employees and managers in Spain on HR policies, employee relations, absence management, and other people-related matters.
• Coordinate and validate pre-payroll activities, including accurate and timely payroll inputs for external providers.
• Maintain HR systems, employee records, contracts, and reporting, while supporting payroll-related activities in Belgium, the Netherlands, and France.
• Improve and harmonize HR processes across countries and support recruitment activities when needed.

Requirements

• Several years of experience in a broad HR Generalist, People Officer, or People Advisor role.
• Strong knowledge of Spanish employment law and HR administration.
• Spanish payroll process and pre-payroll coordination experience; hands-on payroll processing experience is an asset.
• Fluency in Spanish, English, and Dutch.
• Accurate, organized, proactive, discreet, and able to work independently while collaborating with international colleagues.
• Confident communication with employees, managers, payroll partners, and external stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of Sisquella.
• Experience in an international or multi-country environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working and flexible hours.
• €165 net per month in Edenred meal vouchers.
• 25 vacation days, 3 additional Flex Days, and shorter working days during summer.
• Private healthcare and dental insurance through Cigna in Spain.
• Annual bonus, wellbeing initiatives, team events, Employee Assistance Programmes, and learning and development opportunities.
• Workation possibilities under the company policy.