PRL & HR Operations Lead — Safety, Payroll & Compliance

Sateliot; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Hybrid work schedule

Meal allowance via Cobee

On-site parking 50% covered

Job summary

Sateliot, a Barcelona-based satellite company, is launching a new PRL function and expanding its People team. You will build the occupational health & safety program from scratch and lead HR operations including contracts, payroll, and international mobility.

You will lead a small team of specialists, ensure compliance across admin processes, and partner with Talent, Finance and tech teams to scale the organization while maintaining safety and regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• Non-negotiable PRL technical function with Safety and Occupational Hygiene specialization.
• 5-6 years of PRL experience in industrial environments (manufacturing, heavy industry or similar).
• Experience leading or coordinating an HR administration team with payroll, contracts and mobility exposure.
• Solid command of labour and legal matters including payroll, contracts and visas.
• Native or professional Spanish and working English.

Responsibilities

• Build and execute Sateliot's PRL system from the ground up: risk assessments, preventive planning, and follow-through across office, lab and hardware-integration environments.
• Personally cover the technical prevention function (Safety and Occupational Hygiene; Ergonomics / Psychosocial a plus).
• Govern the external prevention service (SPA): set criteria and accountability, starting with health surveillance.
• Lead a team of 3-4 specialists owning labour administration, contracts, payroll and international mobility/visas.
• Be the operational reference point on day-to-day labour and legal matters, resolving what you can and escalating the rest to specialist counsel.
• Ensure compliance and quality across administrative processes, working with Talent, Finance and technical teams.

Skills

PRL execution

HR operations leadership

labour law & contracts

employee mobility

bilingual Spanish/English

Education

PRL techncial diploma

Tools

HRIS

payroll tooling

Job description

Sateliot, a Barcelona-based satellite company, is launching a new PRL function and expanding its People team. You will build the occupational health & safety program from scratch and lead HR operations including contracts, payroll, and international mobility.

You will lead a small team of specialists, ensure compliance across admin processes, and partner with Talent, Finance and tech teams to scale the organization while maintaining safety and regulatory standards.