WE ARE HIRING - HR Operations & Process Specialist

Odemira | Full-time | Permanent

At Vitacress Portugal, we want HR operations to be simple, reliable and designed around the needs of our people and our business.

We are looking for an experienced, hands-on HR professional to own our day-to-day HR operations while continuously challenging how we work. Someone who gets the detail right, delivers a great service to employees and managers, and naturally asks: could we do this better — or should we be doing something different altogether?

You will run the processes, understand them end-to-end, strengthen and improve them, and help us build the HR operations we will need for the future.

What you will do

Own core HR operations across the employee lifecycle, including contractual administration, benefits and occupational health.
Coordinate the monthly payroll cycle with our Group payroll partner, ensuring accurate inputs, robust controls, timely validation and effective resolution of issues.
Be a key point of contact for employees and managers, providing a responsive, clear and pragmatic HR service.
Map, document and standardise HR processes, establishing clear responsibilities, controls and consistent ways of working.
Proactively identify inefficiencies, recurring issues and poor employee experiences, and take ownership of designing and implementing better solutions.
Look beyond what exists today: anticipate emerging needs and propose new processes, tools, and ways of working.
Use HR systems, automation and technology to simplify processes, improve efficiency and enable appropriate self-service.
Strengthen data quality, controls and operational KPIs to support better decisions and measure performance.

What you bring

We care about the quality and breadth of your experience more than simply the number of years you have worked.

Strong hands-on HR operations experience, with solid knowledge of Portuguese employment law and payroll.
Experience combining operational delivery with process ownership and improvement.
A track record of identifying opportunities yourself and turning them into practical improvements.
Exposure to different HR systems or technology environments.
Strong process and analytical thinking, attention to detail and operational rigour.
A genuine service mindset: you care that processes are not only correct, but also simple and effective for employees and managers.
Curiosity and lateral thinking, with the ability to connect today's operational reality with tomorrow's needs.

Why join us?

This is a role with genuine ownership. You won't be improving HR operations from the sidelines — you will own and run the processes you are helping to improve.

You will have the opportunity to influence how HR operates, introduce better processes and tools, work closely with the business and collaborate across an international Group.

We want your ideas, your perspective and your constructive challenge.

What we offer

We offer a competitive compensation package, reflecting the experience and capabilities of the successful candidate, including:

Annual performance bonus.
Company-funded health and life insurance.
Meal allowance.
Up to three additional days off per year linked to non-absenteeism, plus your birthday as a paid day off.

Moving from another region? We can provide accommodation to help you get settled.

Interested?

Could this be your next move? We’d like to meet you.

Apply through LinkedIn.

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