Payroll & People Data Manager

• University degree in HR, Business Administration, Economics or a related field.

• 8+ years of experience in Payroll, C&B or HR Operations, including leading teams and managing external payroll providers (payroll agencies or BPO).

• Solid knowledge of Spanish labour law and the application of multiple collective agreements.

• Proven ability to audit and control critical processes.

• Advanced Excel and experience with HRIS systems (HiBob, SuccessFactors or similar).

• Fluent Spanish and English (C1).

• Senior, autonomous profile with strategic vision.

• Ability to support and coach managers in understanding technical compensation concepts (collective agreements, grading, seniority) to build reliable data together.

• Specific training or certification in Compensation & Benefits or payroll management.

• Experience in multinational environments or with multiple collective agreements.

• Portuguese language skills.

• Knowledge of Portuguese labour law.

• Language platform

• Wellbeing programme

• Flexible working hours

• Online platform for lifelong learning

• Competitive salary

• Flexible remuneration services can be contracted

As Payroll & People Data Manager, you will lead the control of our outsourced payroll across Iberia, ensuring accuracy, regulatory compliance and rigorous management of our external provider. You will own contract administration, People & Culture analytics and our operational compensation processes, while leading a dedicated payroll, contracts and data team. As the key link between our payroll provider, Finance and P&C leadership, you will bring real data to the people budget process and bring together key processes under a single owner.

Payroll and contract administration

• Audit and validate every payroll cycle before closing and payment, managing the relationship and SLAs with our external provider.

• Control and validate the processing of contracts, Social Security registrations, terminations and all other contractual documentation handled by the provider, ensuring the correct contract type and compliance with legal deadlines.

• Coordinate cost centre allocation and the administrative onboarding of new hires, verifying that each position is within the approved headcount and budget, based on the salary band decisions defined by the Reward Partner Iberia.

• Manage payroll incidents (sick leave, garnishments, collective agreement changes and final settlements) together with the provider and Legal.

People & Culture analytics and data quality

• Develop and maintain dashboards for key P&C metrics (headcount, turnover, absenteeism and people costs) on a regular, systematic basis.

• Act as the reference point for P&C data quality and the administration of our HRIS systems (HiBob, SuccessFactors).

• Prepare and present cost, headcount and compensation reports for local leadership and Group.

• Provide the Reward Partner Iberia and Finance with the actual payroll data needed to track the budget and its variances.

Operational compensation

• Manage the preparation and distribution of bonus letters, salary reviews and other pay communications, ensuring confidentiality and on-time delivery.

• Manage the operational relationship with employee benefits providers, such as Coverflex.

• Assess and propose new benefits aligned with company strategy, working with the Reward Partner Iberia on the strategic and benchmarking framework.