People Operations Specialist (German-speaking)

Location: Barcelona, Spain; hybrid working mode. Up to 3 months per year of work from anywhere is available.

Salary: €35,000–€37,000 per year.

Company

hirify.global provides digital supply chain compliance and risk mitigation solutions for pharmaceutical and healthcare companies, connecting manufacturers, suppliers, auditors, and quality experts.

What you will do

• Manage the full employee lifecycle across three jurisdictions, from onboarding through offboarding.
• Maintain employment agreements, amendments, personnel records, localized policies, statutory leave, and compensation updates.
• Coordinate external payroll bureaus, benefits brokers, and EOR partners including Deel for accurate monthly execution.
• Maintain Personio as the HRIS source of truth and audit data against contracts and payroll reports.
• Track probation milestones, fixed-term expirations, statutory deadlines, and employee requests through Jira.
• Monitor labor legislation, support internal communications and engagement initiatives, and improve People workflows through automation.

Requirements

• 3+ years of dedicated People Operations experience, including ownership of onboarding, offboarding, contract drafting, and multi-country payroll coordination.
• Solid working knowledge of German employment law and practical familiarity with US employment standards, or the ability to build that baseline with regional advisor guidance.
• Experience coordinating external payroll vendors and third-party benefits brokers across multiple entities simultaneously.
• Practical administration experience with a modern HRIS, preferably Personio, including reporting and database maintenance.
• Meticulous review of sensitive legal and financial data, with the ability to prioritize competing demands in a dynamic, multi-priority environment.
• C1/fluent English and C2/fluent German, written and spoken.
• Comfort integrating AI productivity tools into research, drafting, and process automation while applying sound human judgment.

Nice to have

• Experience with Jira Service Management or equivalent ticketing systems for request pipelines and SLA tracking.
• Familiarity with Indian employment law and statutory payroll compliance.
• Spanish language skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working mode with up to 3 months per year working from anywhere.
• Competitively reviewed annual compensation, country-specific vacation increasing with tenure, private healthcare, fitness, and meal allowances.
• Annual personal development budget and equipment for effective work.
• Annual in-person company event and celebration in Europe.
• Inclusive, diversity-focused environment with equal-opportunity hiring and support for bringing an authentic self to work.