Hr manager

Hey there!At Fourthline, our mission is to fight financial crime. We help protect the global financial system by verifying millions of identities for banks, neobanks, online brokers, crypto exchanges, or insurers like N26, Trade Republic, flatex DEGIRO, Nationale Nederlanden, Qonto, Shine, Solarisbank, and more.Having started our journey in January 2018 only, we're incredibly proud to count around 250 employees between our Amsterdam and Barcelona offices with over 50 nationalities.About the Role : We are looking for an experienced and dynamic HR Manager to join our Barcelona office. This role is pivotal in ensuring the smooth running of HR operations while also functioning as a People Business Partner. You will be the HR representative for our Barcelona office, which houses over 100 colleagues, and will report directly to the VP of People based at our office in Barcelona. This is a broad role that covers various aspects of HR management and offers a significant opportunity to impact our growing organization.About the Team : The People Team at Fourthline is key to our success. The team ensures all People processes run smoothly throughout the employee lifecycle, ensuring an excellent employee experience at Fourthline.What You’ll Do :

• Oversee all People operations in the Barcelona office, ensuring compliance with local labour laws and company policies with the support of a People Operations Coordinator that reports to you.
• Act as a coach and mentor to the People Operations Coordinator
• Run a monthly payroll process; review the monthly mutations (with support of People Ops specialist) and work together with our external payroll vendor and the Finance team to ensure a smooth and correct monthly process.
• Act as a People Business Partner, supporting managers and employees with HR-related queries and providing strategic advice.
• Manage the recruitment and onboarding process to ensure we attract and retain top talent.
• Work with external parties and be their main point of contact, e.g., labour lawyer, payroll vendor, benefits providers and social security and tax authorities
• Implement HR policies and initiatives following HQ and overall business strategy.
• Being first point of contact for our Works council.
• Facilitate employee development, performance management, and succession planning.Handle employee relations issues, conducting investigations and resolving conflicts as needed.
• Lead initiatives to improve employee engagement and foster a positive workplace culture.
• Collaborate with the Head of People and People Operations Manager and other HR colleagues in Amsterdam and Barcelona to ensure consistency and alignment in HR practices and policies.What You’ve Got : Our ideal candidate is an experienced and hands-on person with extensive HR knowledge. You have several years of experience owning and executing the full employee cycle in a People Operations role supplemented with Business Partner capabilities. You are energetic and enjoy taking the initiative to drive improvements!To be successful in this role we believe these requirements will set you and the team up for success :
• Proven experience as an HR Manager or similar HR role, ideally in a fast-paced, international environment.
• Proven experience with running the monthly payroll process.
• Proven experience working with a Works Council (in Spain).
• Strong knowledge of HR best practices and labour law in Spain.
• Knowledgeable of relocation matters such as permit procedures and tax ruling applications
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build relationships at all levels.
• High-level thinking and problem-solving skills, with a proactive approach to identifying and addressing HR challenges.
• Fluent in English and Spanish, both written and spoken.
• Willing to travel to AMS office when needed
• A team player, resilient, and most of all : you love what you do!What Do We Offer?We are growing... FAST! That means there is a lot of room for impact in a fairly new KYC market! You will get the chance to work at and add value to an international and rapidly growing scale-up that works with leading names in Fin Tech, Crypto, and trading platforms.We offer :
• 50 / 50 hybrid working model
• Remote work enablement and working from home allowance
• 25 days of holidays to chill
• Offices in Amsterdam and Barcelona
• Open Up - our partner in mental health support accessible to all our employees and their loved ones
• Class Pass - discounted membership for all things fitness, wellness, and beauty
• Career growth opportunities
• Free coffee, drinks, fruit & snacks always available
• Fourthline swag
• Additional local benefits – these vary per countryAt Fourthline, we believe diversity enriches our culture and inspires you to do your best work. We value your unique talents and perspectives, welcoming them into a safe and inclusive working environment, to ultimately deliver the best products to our customers and society. You're welcome here. Fourthline is for everyone. Our hiring process is designed to be equal, fair, and transparent. We welcome people from all backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, ages, abilities, religions, and experiences in life. If you're excited about this role, but your experience does not align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles.