Job Description
We are a fast-growing, international company with offices across Portugal and the UK. Our team is built on expertise, rigour, and a genuine commitment to doing things right — and we’re looking for people who feel the same way.
We are recruiting for our Lisbon Office, where you’ll join a growing team of talented HR professionals supporting employees across two markets. This is a hands-on, high-ownership role at the heart of our HR Operations function.
We are offering a 1-year contract with the possibility to become permanent.
As a HR Specialist, you will own BAU processes end-to-end across global payroll coordination, benefits administration, onboarding, employee lifecycle, and compliance activities across Portugal and the UK. Working closely with the HR Operations Lead, your key responsibilities include:
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Coordinating global payroll across Portugal and the UK : validating inputs, running pre/post checks, and ensuring every cycle runs on time without errors.
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Owning data quality in our HRIS : the single source of truth for all employee information across both markets.
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Managing onboarding and offboarding end-to-end for Portugal : from day-one setup and HR inductions to exit documentation.
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Benefits administration across both markets and managing renewals and provider relationships.
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Handling the full employee lifecycle for Portuguese employees : parental leave, resignations, probation, documentation requests and ad hoc queries.
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Supporting UK visa and immigration administration : Skilled Worker visas, right-to-work checks, and coordination with external immigration advisors.
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Maintaining audit-ready files at all times and proactively flagging compliance gaps :not just when an audit is announced.