Are you ready to take ownership of HR operations for our Spanish-speaking and international teams across the Hornetsecurity Group? Join us as International HR Advisor (m/f/d) in Madrid and become the trusted partner for our employees throughout the entire HR lifecycle – from onboarding to offboarding.

At Hornetsecurity, we’re protecting the digital world — and we know that great people make it possible. In this role, you’ll be the key point of contact for our colleagues in all Spanish-speaking regions and some additional international regions, ensuring smooth processes, clear communication, and an outstanding employee experience. If you’re passionate about international HR, enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, and love building relationships across borders, we’d love to meet you!

Your Job

• You are the first point of contact for a defined group of international employees of the Hornetsecurity Group on all HR-relevant and labour law topics.
• You support employees throughout the entire employee life cycle – from onboarding to offboarding – and ensure the implementation and continuous improvement of underlying processes.
• You manage all operational HR tasks (including the creation of international contract documents, references, certificates) and ensure reliable master data and document maintenance in our HRM system Personio.
• You are responsible for preliminary payroll and advise employees on wage and social security matters in cooperation with local tax advisors.
• You are responsible for managing the service provider agreements globally and being the point of contact for questions.
• You support our managers in conducting employee performance reviews, derive needs-oriented measures, and ensure their implementation.
• You contribute to HR controlling by providing evaluations and reports.
• You actively participate in HR projects (e.g., harmonisation and internationalisation of existing processes and guidelines, rollout of new HR concepts) and bring in ideas for optimisation.

Your Profile

• You have a completed degree in business administration or a comparable qualification – ideally with a focus on HR.
• You are an HR generalist with experience in personnel administration and preliminary payroll. You are comfortable working with numbers and understand payroll processes, even across different countries.
• You either already have know-how in international HR administration or are eager to expand your expertise in this area.
• You are a strong communicator who can empathise with others and enjoys advising and supporting employees.
• You build trusting relationships with managers, represent the company’s interests confidently, and act as a reliable HR partner at all levels.
• You are driven by success and passionate about optimising, harmonising, and sustainably establishing processes and structures.
• You are flexible, committed, and dependable – especially when it comes to new projects and related HR topics.
• Your native language is Spanish, and you are fluent in English.

Your Benefits

• Temporary Employee Exchange Program – we provide the ability for you to work at our global office locations and explore the world (e.g. Malta, Berlin, Montréal, Washington D.C.).
• Home-Office Option and flexible, trust-based working time.
• Team events like Laser Tag, Escape Room or nights out together – let yourself be surprised.
• Be-Active Bonus – we’ll keep you healthy with an allowance for your membership in fitness and sports clubs.
• Unlimited contracts – we’re looking for hornets to grow long-term with us.
• Referral Bonus: we pay 1500€ for each referral who is successfully hired by us!
• And, of course, the usual standards such as development opportunities, coffee, tea, soft drinks & fresh fruit, office dogs, no dress code and much more.