HR Specialist (Human Resources)

Location: Barcelona, Spain; candidates must be eligible to work in the EU.

Company

hirify.global provides science and engineering services and employs the successful candidate directly or through one of its subsidiaries.

What you will do

• Provide day-to-day HR guidance to employees and managers in Spain.
• Coordinate monthly Spanish payroll and support payroll administration for selected European countries.
• Manage onboarding, contracts, probation reviews, transfers, leave, sickness absence, benefits, and offboarding.
• Support employee relations, performance and conduct matters, escalating sensitive cases to the HR Director.
• Coordinate occupational health and safety, training, immigration, audits, and compliance activities.
• Maintain the Spanish Equality Plan, HR records, reports, and documentation, including contacts with labour authorities and external organisations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Labour Relations, or Employment Law.
• Approximately 5–7 years of relevant HR experience, including substantial experience in Spain.
• Strong knowledge of Spanish employment law, payroll processes, and HR administration.
• Practical experience with employee relations, contracts, payroll providers, sickness absence, occupational health and safety, Equality Plan requirements, labour authorities, and external auditors.
• Fluency in Spanish and English, both written and spoken.
• Eligibility to work in the EU is required.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting HR or payroll activities in other European countries.
• Experience coordinating audits, compliance reviews, or immigration processes.
• Experience guiding or coordinating an HR Assistant.
• Postgraduate qualification in HR or labour relations.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive and equal-opportunity workplace committed to diversity and non-discrimination.
• Opportunity to take on broader HR responsibilities over time based on performance and business needs.
• Role includes a general security screening by an external provider.