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People Operations & Payroll Assistant (Working Student)
Join the team behind the employee experience at SumUp 🚀
At SumUp, our People Operations & Payroll team makes sure every employee has a smooth experience throughout their journey with us — from their first day to their latest promotion, and everything in between.
As SumUp has grown, so has our team in Spain: we've scaled from around 40 employees to more than 400 in just a few years, and we're looking for a curious and motivated Working Student to grow with us.
If you're interested in HR, payroll, operations, or simply want to understand how people processes work in a fast-growing fintech, this is an opportunity to gain hands-on experience and make a real impact from day one.
Why this role? 💡
You'll work alongside experienced People Operations and Payroll professionals, gain exposure to the full employee lifecycle, and develop practical skills that will set you up for a career in HR, Operations, Payroll, or People Analytics.
You'll learn how a global fintech supports hundreds of employees, manages payroll operations, and continuously improves the employee experience.
What you'll be doing 👩💻👨💻
📊 Support payroll operations
- Help prepare and validate payroll data for monthly payroll cycles
- Support communication with our external payroll provider
- Help keep payroll records accurate and up to date
- Spot discrepancies and help resolve them quickly
📄 Support the employee journey
- Prepare employment contracts and employee documentation
- Support onboarding, contract changes, and offboarding activities
- Assist with benefits administration and employee records
💬 Help employees get the support they need
- Respond to employee questions via our ticketing system and email
- Ensure requests are handled quickly and nothing falls through the cracks
- Contribute to creating a great employee experience
⚙️ Improve processes and keep things running smoothly
- Maintain employee data across our HR systems
- Update reports and trackers
- Help improve processes and reduce manual work
- Support the team with documentation and operational projects
What we're looking for 🔎
- You're currently enrolled in a Spanish university and studying HR, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field
- You're fluent in Spanish and English
- You enjoy being organised and paying attention to the details
- You're comfortable working with data and spreadsheets (Excel skills are a big plus!)
- You're curious, proactive, and eager to learn
- You're comfortable handling confidential information responsibly
- You enjoy helping others and working as part of a team
Bonus points if you have ✨
- Previous experience or studies related to HR, payroll, or people operations
- An interest in payroll, HR systems, or process improvement
- Experience using AI tools such as ChatGPT to work smarter and automate repetitive tasks
What you'll get 🌱
- Real ownership and meaningful responsibilities from day one
- Exposure to HR and payroll operations in an international fintech
- The opportunity to learn from experienced People professionals
- A chance to build skills that will open doors across HR, Operations, and Business functions
- The experience of supporting a team that's helping shape the employee experience for hundreds of people across Southern Europe
If you're looking for an opportunity to learn, grow, and get behind the scenes of how a scaling tech company operates, we'd love to hear from you 💙
Why SumUp?
🌎 Work with a truly global, multicultural team from our Barcelona office.
🌈 Be part of a workplace that values diversity and inclusion, where every perspective is respected.
❤️ Access our Employee Assistance Programme for mental health guidance and support when you need it.
Job Application Tip
We recognise that candidates feel they need to meet 100% of the job criteria in order to apply for a job. Please note that this is only a guide. If you don’t tick every box, it’s ok too because it means you have room to learn and develop your career at SumUp.