People Operations Intern

Crossell; Madrid; Presencial; EUR 6700 - 10.000; A tiempo parcial

Descripción de la vacante

Swiss Re is offering a part-time internship in Madrid for a student or recent graduate to support the People Operations team with onboarding and payroll administration in a fast-paced, international environment.

Working with the Spanish HR team, you will handle a wide range of People administrative tasks, help prepare offers and contracts, enroll benefits, and maintain employee records, while communicating in English and coordinating with global Centers of Expertise.

Formación

• Eligible for internship with university/business school agreement.
• Excellent level of business English for all communications.

Responsabilidades

• Support onboarding and offboarding processes.
• Assist with offers and contracts preparation.
• Provide administrative support for employee benefits enrollment.
• Prepare reports and perform data analysis for the People department.
• Maintain employee documentation records.
• Carry out HR compliance, payroll administration, and day-to-day tasks.
• Support internal communications within the People function.
• Serve as a point of contact for new joiners during onboarding journey.
• Assist People Manager and team as needed.

Conocimientos

Internship eligibility

Business English

Educación

HR and International Management degree

Descripción del empleo

This is an exciting opportunity for a student/recent graduate to help executing the people agenda in a complex and international environment. Our People agenda is focused on building a meaningful impact on people's lives. Supporting Swiss Re, business unit colleagues and the local People team, your focus will be supporting the day-to-day onboarding and payroll operations in the Spanish team, driving operational excellence, and championing agile change. It will be a part-time internship (mornings) as of August or September 2026 with a duration of 5 months.

About the Role

As a People Operations Intern you will work together with the Spanish HR Team, providing dedicated support with a wide range of People administrative tasks. Your main tasks will be:

• Support the onboarding and offboarding processes.
• Assist with the preparation of employment offers and employment contracts.
• Provide administrative support for the employee benefits enrollment process.
• Prepare reports and perform data analysis related to the People department.
• Ensure the accurate filing and maintenance of employee documentation.
• Carry out general People administrative tasks, including time management, HR compliance, payroll administration, and other day-to-day operational activities.
• Support internal communications within the People function.
• Act as a point of contact for new joiners throughout their onboarding journey.
• Provide support to the People Manager and the People Operations team if required.

About the Team

We support our internal customers based in Spain but also work closely with HR global functions and centers of expertise such as Rewards, Recruitment and Diversity Equity and Inclusion. We're a friendly curious team that is always working to improve our processes and be more efficient.

About You

We are looking for an inquisitive communicator who is confident about interacting with both candidates and internal clients (our employees). You work effectively within a team as well as independently and can plan, organize and follow-up on short-term priorities.

• Being eligible for an internship (signed agreement with University / Business School)
• Spanish speaker with excellent level of business English as all our communications are in English.

Nice to have:

• Degree in Human Resources and International Management

If you are a committed, organized, and positive standout colleague who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment with several deadlines and commitments, we will be happy to get to know you.

Part-time internship (mornings) as of August 2026

About Swiss Re

Swiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting‑edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 15,000 employees across the world.

Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.

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