People Operations & Payroll Specialist

Portugal

At Catawiki, every day brings the extraordinary! Whether it’s Daniel Ricciardo’s Formula 1 Car, a Woolly Mammoth’s Skeleton, Lady Gaga's Jumpsuit or Usain Bolt’s running shoe, we encounter exceptional objects every day.

We're a one-of-a-kind marketplace for buying and selling special objects! Each week we offer over 75,000 unique items in auction, carefully curated by our passionate in-house experts.

Having sold over 20 million unique objects to date, we’re on a mission to become the world’s most popular destination for special objects. As a growing, diverse and sustainable scale-up, we proudly live by our core values:

Taking ownership and driving impact
Being open to change and feedback
Being passionate about our mission and our customers.

If these values resonate with you, we’d love to explore how you can join us on this exciting journey!

About the role

We’re looking for a proactive and detail-oriented People Operations & Payroll Specialist to join our People team. In this hybrid role, you’ll be the backbone of our employee lifecycle processes while also owning the accuracy and execution of our payroll operations. You will play a crucial part in creating a seamless employee experience for 700+ employees that work in different countries, ensuring compliance, driving efficiency and partnering cross-functionally with our wider HR, Finance and external providers.

What you’ll do

People Operations

Manage a full range of day-to-day employee life cycle processes, including on-/offboarding, issuing contracts and amendments, ad-hoc requests of employees and running scheduled reports.
Ensure our HR system is up to date and maintained accurately.
Maintain and improve operational documentation, including policies and SOPs.
Serve as a first point of contact for employee queries related to policies, benefits, leave etc.
Ensure compliance with local labor law regulations and CBAs.
You will actively support the People Operations team in reducing administrative tasks via clearer processes and automation.

Payroll

On a monthly basis, you are responsible for collecting all payroll data from internal departments, organizing and submitting to the local payroll provider in a timely and accurate manner.
Review monthly payroll output reports to ensure (variable) data is processed correctly.
Be the go-to person for all payroll related questions for our employees.
Keep track of and ensure compliance regarding all local legislations.
Prepare and align with the Finance team on payroll reporting.
Work together with the People Operations Team to implement automating, innovation and any continuous improvements around the payroll processing and reporting.

What you’ll bring

2-3 years of experience in People Operations, International Payroll or similar roles.
Strong understanding of Dutch labor law and payroll other EU knowledge is a plus.
Excellent attention to detail and data accuracy.
Excellent listening and communication skills.
High degree of integrity, confidentiality and discretion.
Comfortable working in a fast-pace, international environment.
Proactive and solution-focused mentality, willingness to go the extra mile.
You are either based in Lisbon or willing to relocate.

Where you'll be

This role will be based in our Lisbon office, Portugal

Why You'll Love Working with Us

Create a Visible Impact by working at scale in a global organisation that serves millions of customers across 80+ categories. In our flat structure, every role has a broad scope that directly impacts both our customers and the business.
Learn and Grow with Us through our Learning & Development initiatives, which include clear development plans and mentorship programmes designed to support your career progression.
A Culture of Connection defines us. We’re a passionate, diverse and collaborative team of 800+ Catawikains and 60+ nationalities, all coming together to build a one-of-a-kind marketplace. We foster an inclusive and queer-friendly work environment, committed to making every Catawikian feel welcomed and empowered. Whatever your story, we encourage you to bring your unique perspective to our team.
Celebrate Life’s Moments with us at Catawiki. When you join us, you’ll receive a €100 Catavoucher, and on each birthday, you'll get a €50 Catavoucher to celebrate. Enjoy an extra day off each year to "Pursue Your Passion". We also recognise significant work anniversaries (3, 5, 8, 10 years) with additional time off, plus extra leave for life’s big moments like marriage, engagements, or moving house.

Please note that benefits can vary by location. For specific information regarding what’s available in your country, please consult your recruiter.

Our Offices and Way of Working

Our vibrant offices in Amsterdam, Paris and Lisbon are designed to inspire and connect. Most Catawikians are within commuting distance of one of our offices and enjoy the flexibility of a hybrid work model. This means that you will be in the office 2 out of 5 days (40% of your working time) to collaborate and connect with your colleagues. That said, some roles may be an exception: if the job description states that the position is fully remote or 100% office-based, that arrangement will apply instead.

Interested?

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If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.