Location: Barcelona, Spain

Join us to shape the future of HR in Spain as an Expert HR, leading payroll, benefits, and labor initiatives with real impact. You’ll partner with diverse teams to drive compliant, tech-enabled solutions that elevate the employee experience end to end. Grow in a purpose-driven, inclusive, and flexible environment where your expertise helps build a better workplace for all.

Your key responsibilities

•    Project Management and Collaboration: Partner with the HR Spain team to design, implement, and manage pay and labor-related initiatives, including the Spain Equality Plan, internal HR policies, employee tools, and technology payroll & benefits solutions. Participate and contribute to HR projects for Spain or the wider European HRT community. Ensure effective stakeholder engagement, impact management, and successful adoption of new programs.
•    Benefits Management: Administer employee benefits programs in Spain in collaboration with top HR service providers. Drive continuous improvement to optimize delivery and strengthen the Employee Value Proposition.
•    Payroll & Employee Administration: Oversee payroll processes to guarantee accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with legal requirements. Coordinate with internal teams and external providers (e.g., ADP), support internal audits, and maintain precise employee records, ensuring proper data management and traceability. Develop and maintain analytical reports and transaction reports with our HR tech solutions to support our local and regional stakeholders’ decision-making.
•    Employee Lifecycle Support: Contribute to HR processes throughout the employee lifecycle from onboarding to retirement, delivering a seamless and positive experience.
•    Legal & Compliance Expertise: Act as a subject matter expert on Spanish labor law, ensuring compliance and providing guidance to internal stakeholders. Represent the Company in interactions with labor authorities, including audits and inspections, managing documentation, and official responses.
 

We bring

•    A space to grow in a vibrant HR Team where we encourage and support curiosity and an open mindset
•    A culture that prioritizes safety and well-being, both physically and mentally
•    The opportunity to work for a company where sustainability is much more than a claim and is core to our strategy and purpose
•    A flexible work environment that empowers people to take accountability for their work and own the outcome
•    Barrier-free communities within our organization where every employee is equally valued and respected – regardless of their background, beliefs, or identity
•    An eagerness to be One Team where we learn from each other to bring progress to life, create a better future and have fun together whilst delivering to our best capabilities
 

You bring

•    Minimum 5 years of experience in human resources with a strong emphasis on Payroll, HR Legal and HR Operations functions, preferably in Life Sciences, FMCG, or Tech corporations with advanced HR Operating Models.
•    Labour Relations, Law or Business Administration University Degree, or related studies.
•    An analytical mindset with strong service orientation, stakeholder management, and communication & influencing skills on all hierarchical levels.
•    Innovative, collaborative, strong team player, with a passion for rewards and technology.
•    Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate and partner effectively by adapting approach, language and style to a wide variety of multicultural audiences and stakeholders.
•    Full professional proficiency in English and Spanish, both written and verbal. Any other European languages are a plus.
•    Highly proficient in Microsoft Office and experienced in working with advanced HR technology solutions.

About dsm-firmenich
 
 
At dsm-firmenich, we don’t just meet expectations – we go beyond them. 
Join our global team powered by science, creativity, and a shared purpose: to bring progress to life.
 
From elevating health to making fortified food and sustainable skincare, the impact of your work here will be felt by millions – every single day. Whether it’s fragrance that helps you focus, alternative meat that’s better for the planet, or reducing sugar without losing flavor, this is where you help shape the future of nutrition, health, and beauty for everyone, everywhere.
 
And while you’re making a difference, we’ll make sure you’re growing too. With learning that never stops, a culture that lifts you up and the freedom to move across businesses, teams, and borders. Your voice matters here. And your ideas? They’re essential to our future. 
Because real progress only happens when we go beyond, together.
 
 
 
Inclusion, belonging and equal opportunity statement

 
 
At dsm-firmenich, we believe being a force for good starts with the way we treat each other. When people feel supported, included, and free to be themselves, they do their best work – and that’s exactly the kind of culture we’re building. A place where opportunity is truly equal, authenticity is celebrated, and everyone has the chance to grow, contribute, and feel they belong.
 
We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we’re serious about making our hiring process as fair and inclusive as possible. From inclusive language and diverse interview panels to thoughtful sourcing, we’re committed to reflecting the world we serve.
 
We welcome candidates from all backgrounds — no matter your gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or anything else that makes you.
 
And if you have a disability or need any support through the application process, we’re here to help – just let us know what you need, and we’ll do everything we can to make it work.
 
 
Agency statement 

 
We’re managing this search directly at dsm-firmenich. If you’re applying as an individual, we’d love to hear from you. We’re not accepting agency submissions or proposals involving fees or commissions for this role.