P&C Operations Leader | AI-Driven Efficiency

Almirall; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Almirall seeks a P&C Senior Director Operations to lead the global People & Culture operational excellence, covering Talent Acquisition, Compensation & Benefits, HR Administration, Soft Services, Learning & Development, and AI-enabled processes.

Reporting to the Chief People Officer, you will drive governance, analytics, budgeting, and service delivery across geographies while building high-performance teams and implementing scalable, employee-centric solutions.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree required in HR-related field.
• 10+ years in senior P&C roles in multinational environments.
• Experience across Compensation & Benefits, HR Administration, Talent Acquisition, L&D, HR Technology.
• Experience leading cross-border HR operations.
• Fluency in English and Spanish.

Responsibilities

• Lead the operational areas of the P&C Corporate function, ensuring alignment with business strategy and governance.
• Partner with Strategy & Business Partners to translate priorities into scalable, high-quality execution.
• Drive operational excellence across Talent Acquisition, Compensation & Benefits, L&D, HR Administration and Soft Services via process simplification and automation.
• Ensure consistent People Administration services and policy implementation across geographies.
• Design and evolve frameworks for GPS, TRSP, and other HR processes for efficiency and impact.
• Lead AI integration into P&C operations to improve decision-making and employee experience.
• Own governance framework including service catalogues, decision rights, and escalation.
• Provide reporting, budgeting, dashboards, and workforce data across domains.
• Enhance analytics to support workforce insights and risk identification.
• Define SLAs and KPIs; drive cross-functional projects to improve service delivery and scalability.
• Coordinate with global and local P&C teams for policy execution.
• Act as strategic partner to senior leadership on workforce trends and service performance.
• Champion employee-centric solutions and continuous improvement.
• Lead, develop and empower teams within scope.

Skills

Strategic judgment

Operational execution

Stakeholder management

Data analytics

AI and digital transformation

Change management

Leadership & teams

Budgeting & finance

Cross-border leadership

English & Spanish fluency

Education

Master’s degree in HR/related field

Job description

Almirall seeks a P&C Senior Director Operations to lead the global People & Culture operational excellence, covering Talent Acquisition, Compensation & Benefits, HR Administration, Soft Services, Learning & Development, and AI-enabled processes.

Reporting to the Chief People Officer, you will drive governance, analytics, budgeting, and service delivery across geographies while building high-performance teams and implementing scalable, employee-centric solutions.