Operational Architect (Strategy & Operations)

Location: Barcelona, Spain; hybrid role requiring residence within commuting distance of a hirify.global hub and in-person work three days per week.

Company

hirify.global is an intelligent travel and spend management platform that automates travel bookings, expenses, invoice processing, and related operational work for more than 12,000 companies.

What you will do

• Own large, multi-threaded operational programs that materially shape hirify.global's business trajectory.
• Lead complex transformations, post-merger integrations, operating model redesigns, and cross-functional system initiatives.
• Deconstruct fragmented operating models, identify root causes, and remove operational bottlenecks.
• Align functions and resources, frame trade-offs and risks, and defend decisions to the Executive Leadership Team.
• Pull and analyze data independently to uncover operational realities, build consensus, and drive executive decisions.
• Help functional leaders execute critical cross-functional dependencies at pace.

Requirements

• 8–12+ years of experience combining top-tier strategy consulting and/or deep operational leadership in high-growth technology or SaaS environments.
• Experience moving from consulting or corporate advisory into hands-on building and operating, with ownership of major operational outcomes.
• Proven end-to-end leadership of large, complex cross-functional transformations, post-merger integrations (M&A), or operating model redesigns.
• Ability to pull data independently using Looker and Salesforce, manipulate complex datasets with advanced Sheets/Excel, and build rigorous models.
• Ability to distill complex operational programs into clear executive narratives supporting decisions and resource allocation.
• Strong hands-on execution, ownership, autonomy, decisiveness, and ability to influence cross-functional leaders.
• English is the official office language; submit the resume in English.

Nice to have

• Strong working knowledge of LLMs and AI tools for workflow automation, analysis, and operational efficiency.

Culture & Benefits

• 18–24-month leadership incubator with the expected transition into a major operational function, geography, or business unit.
• IRL-first work model with in-person collaboration three days per week and high autonomy.
• Competitive compensation, equity ownership, flexible compensation, vacation days, and public holidays.
• Private healthcare or gym allowance, life insurance, wellbeing support with therapy and coaching, and 17 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Up to 20 Work from Anywhere days per year, language lessons, volunteering time, and a four-week paid sabbatical after five years.
• Relocation support to one of hirify.global's hubs may be available for certain roles.

Hiring process

• Talent Acquisition interview, hiring manager interview, case study or assessment with BizOps alumni, team fit interview, and executive interview.
• The process is intended to move from first call to final offer in under one month.
• Submit an updated portfolio and/or resume in English.