PRL & HR Operations Manager

Sateliot is a Barcelona-based satellite company with one goal: connect everything, everywhere. Founded in 2018, we've built the first satellite constellation that lets standard commercial devices communicate directly from space. Our technology bridges the gaps that terrestrial networks will never reach, bringing affordable and secure connectivity to industries, governments, and communities across the planet.

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About the team & this role

Sateliot's People team is scaling the company from ~150 to ~300 people over the next couple of years, and this role is central to building the foundation that makes it possible. You'll stand up our occupational health & safety function — PRL — from scratch and execute it hands-on, while leading the HR operations engine that keeps hiring, contracts, payroll and international mobility running.

Reporting to the Chief People Officer and consolidating a team of 3-4 specialists, you'll take operational load off the leadership so strategy — not day-to-day admin — is where their focus goes. You're as comfortable running a risk assessment on a lab or hardware-integration floor as you are giving structure to a team of experts.

What you'll do

• Build and execute Sateliot's PRL system from the ground up: risk assessments, preventive planning, and follow-through across office, laboratory and hardware-integration environments.

• Personally cover the technical prevention function (Safety and Occupational Hygiene; Ergonomics / Psychosocial a plus), and adapt it to new and soon-to-be regulated environments.

• Govern the external prevention service (SPA): set the criteria and hold it accountable rather than just processing what it sends — starting with health surveillance.

• Lead a team of 3-4 specialists owning labour administration, contracts, payroll and international mobility / visas — giving structure, priorities and criteria without taking over their domain.

• Be the operational reference point on day-to-day labour and legal matters, resolving what you can and escalating the rest to specialist counsel.

• Ensure compliance and quality across administrative processes, working closely with Talent, Finance and the technical teams.

What you bring

• Técnico Superior en PRL, with at least the Safety and Occupational Hygiene specialisms (Ergonomics / Psychosocial is a plus). This is non-negotiable: you'll execute the technical function.

• 5-6 years executing PRL in industrial / factory environments (automotive, manufacturing, heavy industry or similar) — real plants with tangible risk, not office-only settings.

• Experience leading or coordinating an HR administration team, or having owned PRL inside a People function with exposure to payroll, contracting and mobility.

• Solid operational command of labour and legal matters: you understand how payroll, contract types and visas work, and you know when to lean on specialist advice.

• Native or professional Spanish and working English (international environment).

Bonus if you have

• Experience in a tech / deep-tech scale-up or fast-growth environment.

• Exposure to regulated industries, classified or defence environments.

• A third PRL specialism and/or experience with Equality Plans (Planes de Igualdad).

• Familiarity with HRIS and payroll tooling (Personio, Payfit or equivalents).

Additional requirements

• Based in Barcelona with the right to work in Spain, able to work on-site / hybrid with the team

How we work

We lead with humility, move fast, and take ownership. We collaborate without ego and measure ourselves by real impact, not titles or hierarchy. We hire people who already live these values.

What we offer

• Real impact on one of Europe’s most ambitious space projects.

• Growth: we cover 50% of courses or master’s degrees (up to 5% of your salary), plus Spanish and Catalan classes.

• Health & balance: 50% on private health insurance and Urban Sports Club, a flexible schedule, and hybrid work, we focus on results, not hours.

• Flexible Compensation: flexible compensation through Cobee (meal, transport, kindergarten).

• A truly global team: 20+ nationalities building something genuinely new - and genuinely nice to work with. Great vibes, real teamwork.

• A real welcome: a dedicated buddy from day one.

• Life outside work: we organize leisure and sports activities both during and outside working hours - because great teams connect beyond the screen.

• Catering: if you don't have time to cook, we partner with a catering company so a freshmeal is sorted, no need to think about it.

• Parking: on-site parking at the office, with Sateliot covering 50% of the cost - plus free bike parking if you prefer to pedal in.

Sound like you?

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Sateliot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and business needs, without discrimination on the basis of any legally protected characteristic.