HR Operations Lead — Western Europe (Remote)

Loka, Inc; Lisboa; Hybrid; EUR 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Every other Friday off (26 extra days)

Remote-first culture

Travel programs (three months abroad)

Fitness subscription

Mental wellness programs

Defined career path

Business English classes

Job summary

Loka, Inc leads HX Operations in Western Europe and seeks an autonomous HR/People Ops professional to own end-to-end processes in the region. You will manage onboarding/offboarding, payroll coordination, contracts and local compliance, while running the Lisbon office and vendor relationships.

In this hybrid role, you will collaborate with Finance and Legal, ensure global HX standards, and drive process improvements using HR tooling and automation, with English as the global working language.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years in HR Operations, People Operations or HR Generalist with end-to-end ownership.
• Hands-on payroll coordination, benefits administration, contracts and compliance in at least one country.
• Ability to prioritize and make judgment calls on urgency, impact, risk and cost.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end HX Operations for Western Europe: onboarding, offboarding, contracts, local compliance, payroll coordination, benefits administration and vendor relationships.
• Act as a primary contact for HX requests in the region, triaging and resolving based on urgency, impact, risk and cost; escalate high-risk cases.
• Coordinate payroll inputs, expenses and benefits with Finance and local providers, ensuring accuracy and deadlines.
• Manage salary-related processes like raises and promotions with confidentiality.
• Run the Lisbon office operations, including space, supplies, equipment logistics, vendor relationships and invoicing.
• Own regional vendor and contract relationships, including benefits providers and local suppliers.
• Ensure local legal compliance while aligning with global HX Ops standards; flag overrides when needed.
• Identify process gaps and propose fixes like documentation, workflow changes, or automation.
• Support internal programs and employee experience initiatives in the region.

Skills

HR Operations

Payroll coordination

Benefits administration

Contracts & compliance

Remote work

Tools

HRIS

Payroll systems

Job description

Loka, Inc leads HX Operations in Western Europe and seeks an autonomous HR/People Ops professional to own end-to-end processes in the region. You will manage onboarding/offboarding, payroll coordination, contracts and local compliance, while running the Lisbon office and vendor relationships.

In this hybrid role, you will collaborate with Finance and Legal, ensure global HX standards, and drive process improvements using HR tooling and automation, with English as the global working language.