Payroll and People Operations Specialist

Hi, we’re Back Market.

We’re here to help make tech reliable, affordable, and better than new. We're a global marketplace for refurbished devices, helping lower our collective environmental impact by providing trustworthy, affordable tech with 92% less carbon emissions than new.

Yep, you read that right. Turns out refurbished tech is way better for the planet than new. In fact, With every device purchased on Back Market, our positive impact on the planet grows. From our Customer Care representatives to our software engineer, every individual at Back Market cuts the planet — and consumers — a break. Our mission is simple: to do more with what we already have.

Are you ready to join us?

We are offering an exceptional career opportunity to join our System and Payroll team in Barcelona. We have an ambitious roadmap involving automating the people operations (e.g. contracts preparation, onboarding and offboarding…) while expanding our in-house payroll expertise. We are looking for someone with a forward-thinking mindset and a taste for leveraging technology to achieve this roadmap and globally streamline HR functions.

As a Payroll and People Operations Specialist, reporting to the Lead Payroll & People Operations, you will be in charge of the automation of the people operations and of the payroll execution for both Spanish employees and international employees.

YOUR MISSION (IF YOU ACCEPT IT): 🏅

• Smooth and friendly management of Payroll:

  • Deliver the accurate payroll run for your scope for our Spanish employees (90 and counting) and potentially UK and German employee with a payroll provider

  • Depending on profile, deliver payroll for French employee (internal payroll with ADP Decidium)

  • Participate to all the payroll and benefit impacts throughout the employee lifecycle from onboarding to offboarding in your scope.

  • Engage with our external payroll, benefits providers and local administration when needed.

  • Leverage on the capabilities of our tools stack including Workday as core HR system, Papaya Global as global payroll solution and potentially ADP Decidium for France.

  • Ensure that employees get a swift and friendly assistance meaning: answering questions, resolving issues, communicating changes proactively with a positive mindset and touch of humour when appropriate.

• Automation of People Operations with Workday and AI tools:

  • Get trained in the automation of People Operations with Workday and potentially Dust, our AI tool.

  • Automate the production of all the HR documents (contract, certificate…) needed by all HR team

  • Prepare the documents needed by the HR Team (e.g. mainly HR Business Partners and Recruiters) with the help of your team.

  • Seek all opportunities to improve operational efficiency.

YOU ARE IN THE RIGHT PLACE IF: ⭐

• You are enthusiastic and eager to open yourself to a new level of expertise

• You have graduated from a degree in Human Resources, payroll, Accounting or Finance

• You have already at least 2 years of experience in Spanish payroll

• A knowledge of Workday, ADP Decidium or Papaya Global is a strong plus.

• A previous experience in automation of administrative tasks is also a plus.

• You have worked in a fast-growing and in an international environment.

• You have great communication skills.

• Excel/Gsheet is your best friend (or at least a very close relative).

• You are structured and thorough with strong attention to details and data accuracy.

• English is a no brainer.

WHY SHOULD YOU JOIN US ? ✌🏼

At Back Market, we’re committed to hiring and supporting diverse teams of people from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives — it’s one of the reasons we’re such a high-scoring certified B Corp company (93.2).

No matter your role and seniority level, you’ll enjoy impact-driven work with hands-on career development in an innovative, driven, and fast-paced environment — with benefits to match, like:

- A mission driven work environment where your day to day makes an impact on the planet. Seriously.

- Hybrid work environment, with 2 remote days a week and 1 remote work week per quarter, plus 3 flex days.

- Employee Resource Groups, including mentorship programs, comprehensive accessibility policies, and cultural competency training.

At Back Market, we strive to create a workplace that embodies the world we’re trying to change. We’ve embedded our diversity, equity, and inclusion principles into our DNA — from dedicated staff to employee resource groups to our company values.

We know that the perfect background for a role doesn’t mean the perfect fit — we encourage you to apply for a role even if you think you may not have all the qualifications.

If reasonable accommodations are needed for the interview process, please do not hesitate to discuss this with the Talent Acquisition Team.