Papaya Global is a rapidly growing, award-winning B2B tech unicorn with a mission to revolutionize the payroll and payments industry. With over $400M raised from top-tier investors, our innovative technology provides a comprehensive solution for managing global workforces, from hiring and onboarding to managing and paying employees in over 160 countries.
About the Role:
We are looking for a driven and experienced Talent Acquisition Partner to join our global Talent team in Barcelona. In this role, you will be responsible for managing the end-to-end recruitment process across a variety of functions and business units within the EMEA region. As a key partner to our hiring managers, you will play a crucial role in attracting, engaging, and hiring top talent to support our growth and innovation. You will also take ownership of our Barcelona office, overseeing the day-to-day employee experience, onboarding and offboarding processes, and serving as the focal point for the location.”
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee Barcelona office operations, including daily employee needs, onboarding, offboarding, and ensuring a positive workplace experience
- Manage the full recruitment life cycle, from role briefing through sourcing, interviewing, and offer management, to onboarding
- Collaborate closely with hiring managers to understand business needs and define job requirements
- Develop and implement effective sourcing strategies to attract high-quality candidates across multiple EMEA markets
- Screen and assess candidates to ensure a strong cultural and professional fit
- Provide a high-quality candidate experience throughout the recruitment process
- Build strong talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs
- Maintain accurate data and reporting within the applicant tracking system (ATS)
- Providing insights into talent availability, salary benchmarking, competitor mapping, and recruitment trends.
- Work closely with the global HR team to align on company-wide people and talent initiatives, ensuring consistency in approach across regions.
Requirements
- 4+ years of experience in a full-cycle recruitment role, ideally within an international or matrixes organization
- Strong understanding of recruitment practices and employment markets across EMEA
- Sourcing skills, including the use of LinkedIn Recruiter and other tools
- Ability to manage multiple roles and priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Fluent in English (written and spoken);
- Knowledge of ATS tools (preferably Recruit / Comeet) is desirable
Nice to have
None
Top Skills
What We Do
Imagine controlling all your global payroll and payments from a single place, supported by certified experts who keep you compliant in every country, even when laws change.
No more juggling third parties. No more foreign bank accounts. No more repetitive manual work.
Finally, there’s one platform that gives you total control of your global operations, from creating local contracts automatically to paying workers in the local currency of 160+ countries.
It’s called Papaya Global, and we’d love to show it to you.
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