Powerdot
People Operations Specialist
PowerdotPortugal14 hours ago
Full-timeHuman Resources
Empowering the Future of Mobility: Join Powerdot's Innovative Team

Charging your car should feel as natural as charging your phone. That’s the future we’re building: a network of EV chargers where life happens. We don’t just install chargers.

  • We accelerate sustainable mobility.
  • We obsess over partnerships.
  • We grow relentlessly: our network, our partners, ourselves.

If you’re here, you’re probably not looking for “just a job.” Neither are we. 😎 We’re driven by impact, and always looking for people who thrive on turning bold ideas into reality. If that sounds like you, you’ll feel at home here.

What is this role about?

You’ll be the backbone of the People Team 💪 . You’ll own the operations of hiring, compensation & benefits, off-boarding and compliance, across multiple countries. You’ll partner with Finance, Legal, local teams and senior stakeholders to make sure our systems, data and processes are rock solid ✨.

Your Key Responsibilities

Hiring & Onboarding

  • Manage employment contracts, renewals and for new hires ensure documentation is complete and accurate.
  • Coordinate with hiring managers and Recruiting for start dates and enrolments.
  • Maintain HRIS data for joiners and ensure new-hire workflows and systems are correctly set up.
  • Drive improvements/automation in onboarding and contract administration.

Compensation & Benefits

  • Act as point‐of‐contact for the payroll team; ensure timely, accurate payroll support.
  • Administer and track monthly bonuses, commissions and incentive programmes.
  • Maintain salary ranges, job levels, benefits (healthcare, mobility, leave policies), and support budget tracking.
  • Analyse compensation data and provide reports to enable decision-making by leadership.
  • Answer employee queries about payroll, benefits, salary, claims, and partner with Finance as needed.

Offboarding & Employee Lifecycle

  • Handle terminations/resignations/contracts ending in all markets, ensuring local legal compliance.
  • Coordinate exit interviews/surveys, analyse feedback and deliver insights.
  • Manage internal movements/promotions, ensuring documentation, data updates and communications are in place.

Compliance, Policies & Employee Relations

  • Maintain policy documents, employee handbook, contracts, work permits, union/employee-representative matters and health & safety compliance across geographies.
  • Handle audits, accident reports, regulatory labour-law compliance and contract expirations for foreign employees.
  • Be the go-to for employee Q&A on policies, procedures and labour‐related matters.

HRIS, Analytics & Continuous Improvement

  • Ensure data accuracy in people platforms (headcount, leave records, payroll interface, contract database).
  • Produce regular dashboards/reports (turnover, headcount, compensation, benefits uptake, etc.) to inform People strategy.
  • Drive process automation, system integrations (HRIS ↔ Finance/IT), and operational documentation.
  • Support global People operations scalability.

What We’re Looking For

  • Minimum 3-5 years of HR operations / People operations experience, preferably in a multi-country environment.
  • Solid expertise in compensation & benefits, payroll administration, and salary-structure management.
  • Experience with HRIS/data platforms, strong analytical skills and proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets.
  • Knowledge of labour laws, employment regulations and compliance (preferably across Europe).
  • Excellent organisational skills, able to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders.
  • Strong problem-solving mindset: you see “how processes could be better” and you act.
  • Fluent in English; additional languages (Spanish, Portuguese, etc) are a plus.
  • Bonus: experience with process automation, HR systems implementation/integration.

How you'll be Powered up?

  • 🏥 Private health insurance coverage
  • 💪🏼 Gym membership to help you stay active
  • ⏰ Flexible working hours: you own your time
  • 🌍 Annual offsite where we celebrate the year’s achievements and spend quality time together (this year we went to Algarve, Portugal!)
  • 🤝🏼 Regular team-building events with your local teammates
  • 📚 English Training as English is our language used to connect with all markets and teams
  • 🍩 Free office snacks and unlimited coffee & Meal allowance for every worked day
  • ⚡️Special discounts for charging your electric vehicle

🌈 🌍 Our Promise To You

The best solutions come from different voices. We’re building a culture where inclusion, respect, and equal opportunity aren’t policies they’re lived every day. At Powerdot, everyone has the space to speak up, challenge the status quo, and make a difference.

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