Payroll and HR Operations Lead

Alpega; Sant Cugat del Vallès; Híbrido; EUR 65.000 - 95.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Health insurance

Extra allowance

Hybrid work model

23 days holidays

Birthday day off

Flexible compensation

Descripción de la vacante

Alpega is seeking a Payroll, HR Operations & Automations Lead to coordinate payroll across our international footprint and own core HR Operations across the employee lifecycle. This is a hands-on role, working directly with local payroll providers in each country while also leading a small team.

The mandate goes beyond running payroll accurately. We're looking for someone who can simplify, standardise and automate the way Payroll and HR Operations work across Alpega - reducing manual work,

Formación

• Multi-country payroll expertise across Europe.
• Hands-on payroll operations and issue resolution.
• Strong understanding of payroll governance and controls.
• Experience leading or coordinating a small team.
• Proven track record fixing and improving processes.
• Business-fluent English; additional European languages a plus.

Responsabilidades

• Take ownership of end-to-end payroll coordination across multiple European countries, partnering with local payroll providers.
• Oversee HR Operations processes across the employee lifecycle, from onboarding to offboarding.
• Lead and coordinate a small Payroll & HR Operations team, providing direction while remaining close to day-to-day tasks.
• Drive simplification, standardisation, and automation of Payroll and HR Operations processes to reduce manual work.

Conocimientos

Multi-country payroll

Hands-on payroll operations

Payroll governance

Team leadership

Process improvement

Data quality and controls

Descripción del empleo

WHO ARE WE

Alpega is the trusted execution platform shippers and carriers across Europerelyon to plan,procure, and execute road freight-every day, at the speed the industry demands.

We are 450+ people across European offices, working in product, engineering,commercial, and theteams that keep partners connected.

In 2026, Alpega was named a Challenger in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Transportation Management Systems. Our work alsofeatures inBCG's State of AI in European Logistics- alongside the companies setting the pace for the industry.

Find out more about us: About us | Alpega

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for a Payroll, HR Operations & Automations Lead to coordinate payroll across our international footprint and own core HR Operations across the employee lifecycle. This is a hands-on role, working directly with local payroll providers in each country while also leading a small team.

The mandate goes beyond running payroll accurately. We're looking for someone who can simplify, standardise and automate the way Payroll and HR Operations work across Alpega - reducing manual work, harmonising processes across countries, strengthening controls and data quality, and changing how the function operates.

This is an opportunity to take ownership of Payroll and HR Operations across an international European footprint, while having the mandate to genuinely improve how things work. You'll be close enough to the detail to make a real difference, but with the scope and autonomy to simplify, standardise and automate processes across countries.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Take ownership of end-to-end payroll coordination across multiple European countries, partnering closely with local payroll providers.


• Stay hands-on with payroll operations, ensuring strong controls and resolving issues when they arise.


• Oversee key HR Operations processes across the employee lifecycle, from onboarding through to offboarding.


• Lead and coordinate a small Payroll & HR Operations team, providing direction and support while remaining close to the day-to-day.


• Drive the simplification, standardisation, and automation of Payroll and HR Operations processes to reduce manual work and improve efficiency.


• Strengthen payroll governance, data quality and compliance, creating consistent and reliable ways of working across countries.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong multi-year, multi-country European payroll expertise


• Comfortable working hands-on and getting into the detail


• Solid understanding of local payroll compliance and controls


• Experience leading or coordinating a small team


• Track record of fixing and improving processes, not just maintaining them


• Business-fluent English (C1); additional European languages a plus

PREFERRED SKILLS

• Experience driving payroll or HR Operations automation/systems projects


• Strong stakeholder management across countries and external providers


• Analytical mindset with a focus on data quality and governance

WHAT WE OFFER YOU

• A competitive salary package, with additional legal benefits focused on your well-being, work flexibility, and career growth


• A permanent contract


• Health insurance & Extra allowance


• A hybrid working model: 2 days remote, 3 days in the office.


• 23 days of holidays a year + your birthday day off


• Flexible compensation


• An international working environment, with over 40 nationalities in the Alpega Team


• The opportunity to reshape how Payroll and HR Operations run across a multi-country organisation

Learn more about Life at Alpega

OUR COMMITMENT

Alpega hires people from diverse backgrounds, beliefs, and identities. What matters is the work, and that the people doing it have what they need to do it well.

If you need adjustments at any stage of the application or interview process, contact the Talent Acquisition specialist for this role, andwe'llarrangeit.

OUR PRIVACY POLICY