People Operations Specialist

Seqera exists to advance science for everyone through software

We provide software for scientists solving today's most complex and important challenges from pioneering innovative therapeutics to unveiling the secrets of our universe. The journey began a decade ago with Nextflow — open software that helps over 100,000 global scientists analyze and process data, with more power and flexibility than ever before.

Today, Seqera consolidates fragmented data and diverse computing resources into a unified platform. Our modern biotech stack is trusted by over 150 leading life sciences organizations. Empowered with modern software engineering, organizations conduct science faster, on larger datasets, and with more confidence. Seqera accelerates discoveries in an open world.

Would you like to be a part of a company with a bigger purpose and make it successful with your own ideas? If yes, keep reading!

About the Role

We need someone who sees a broken process and proactively identifies and improves operational gaps — who builds a workaround when the tool fails and treats compliance complexity as a puzzle to solve. Someone genuinely excited by the idea of owning the people operations foundation at a company where processes are still being built.

You’ll play a key role in supporting employee lifecycle operations, compliance, HR systems, and day-to-day People processes across a distributed global team. You’ll work closely with People, Finance, IT, and external partners to help ensure our operations remain accurate, compliant, and employee-centered as we scale.

This is a hands-on role with meaningful ownership and opportunities to improve systems, documentation, and workflows over time.

What you’ll do

Day-to-Day People Operations

• Be the first point of contact for employees on People queries — policies, tools, and day-to-day support — running the JIRA Service Desk as the primary intake channel.

• Run onboarding and offboarding end-to-end for every hire across all our locations, and employment models.

• Manage employee lifecycle administration in HiBob and related systems, including leave management, compensation updates, benefits changes, and employee records.

• Prepare documentation and HRIS updates for performance and compensation review cycles.

• Partner with payroll, benefits, and external employment providers to ensure timely and accurate operations.

• Maintain HR documentation, policies, contracts, and records in an organized and audit-ready manner.

• Support visa and mobility processes in coordination with external immigration partners.

• Identify opportunities to improve workflows, documentation, automation, and operational scalability.

Payroll & Global Employment Compliance

• Run the payroll cycles in coordination with external providers and Finance — ensuring accuracy, on-time delivery, and clean records across all countries.

• Administer day-to-day operations with our global employment and benefits partners — managing employee lifecycle changes on platforms and keeping data accurate.

• Manage US state-level employment compliance: workers’ compensation registrations, state tax nexus, mandatory paid leave, and local ordinances across all states where Seqera has employees.

• Maintain Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) compliance across all jurisdictions — specially Spain and the USA.

• Ensure employee data is processed in compliance with GDPR and applicable data protection laws — maintaining records, handling subject access requests, and flagging data risks promptly.

What Will Help You Thrive

Qualifications & Experience

• 4–6 years of hands-on experience in People Operations, HR, or a generalist role with significant operational scope.

• Experience working in a scaling, international, or operationally complex environment, required. You know what it’s like to build without a full playbook.

• Experience managing multi-country payroll and employee administration across.

• Working knowledge of Spanish labor law administration — required. Exposure to US employment law (federal and state level) is a strong plus; UK or Canadian experience is also valued.

• Experience with HiBob or a comparable HRIS as an administrator (not just end user).

• Familiarity with global employment platforms, benefits vendors, and HR tooling is strongly preferred.

• Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Law, or a related field — preferred, not required if your practical experience speaks for itself.

• Fluent Spanish and English (professional or native level for both)

How you work

• Resourceful. When the tool doesn’t do what you need, you find a way. When the process breaks, you fix it. You’re not blocked by imperfect systems or missing playbooks.

• Bias for action. You’d rather ship an 80% solution today than wait for a perfect one next month — without compromising on compliance or confidentiality.

• Detail-oriented. You catch the small things others miss.

• Tech-savvy and quick to learn new systems. Comfortable across Slack, JIRA, spreadsheets, and HR tools. You pick up new systems fast.

• Discreet. You handle sensitive and confidential information with professionalism and maturity, always.

If you’re looking for a role where you can learn, grow, and contribute meaningfully from day one in a dynamic multi-disciplinary team, this is your opportunity.

We encourage candidates to apply even if they don’t meet every preferred qualification. We value diverse career paths and experiences.

If you require accommodations during the interview process, please let us know.

Why Join Seqera

• Be part of a mission-driven company empowering scientific innovation.

• Work in a global, collaborative, and fast-growing environment.

• Opportunity to shape foundational People processes.

• Competitive salary and growth opportunities.

• Barcelona HQ environment with international exposure.

• Remote-friendly culture with meaningful in-person connection.