People Operations Specialist

At ComplyAdvantage, our mission is to neutralise the risk of financial crime, and our people are our most important asset. As we grow our team in Portugal, we are looking for our very first local People team member. This is a unique opportunity to play a critical part in shaping culture, welcoming new joiners, and ensuring we are a compliant and fantastic employer.

As our People Operations Specialist, you will be the heart of our employee experience in Portugal. You will be the organisational powerhouse and trusted partner who provides incredible support to our wonderful employees, ensuring our core people processes run seamlessly from day one.

• Orchestrate an Exceptional Employee Journey: Partnering closely with the wider People Team, you will own and manage the end-to-end onboarding and offboarding processes. From the first welcome email to the final farewell, you will be the key point of contact, ensuring a positive and seamless experience for every employee.
• Provide Trusted Support: Reporting to the Senior People Operations Manager, you will be the go-to person for our Portugal-based employees and managers, providing guidance on internal policies and answering questions about benefits.
• Manage Local Compliance and Benefits: You will handle the operational administration of our benefits programs in Portugal and ensure all employee files are correctly signed, archived, and fully compliant.
• Champion Data Integrity: You will maintain the accuracy of our employee data across all People systems, ensuring our records are always up-to-date and compliant with local regulations.
• Drive Payroll Excellence: You will be responsible for our Portuguese payroll, partnering closely with our external payroll provider to prepare and check all inputs, guaranteeing our team is paid accurately and on time.
• Champion Our Portugal Workplace & Culture: As our first People team member on the ground, you’ll wear multiple hats to build an exceptional local environment. You will be the champion for both our culture and our workplace, which involves everything from helping to arrange team socials and ensuring a safe, healthy workspace, to supporting general office management and establishing ComplyAdvantage as a fantastic place to work in Portugal.

• Experience: 2-3 years in a fast-paced Human Resources or People Operations role where you've had to manage competing priorities, ideally within a tech company.
• A Self-Starter Mentality: You are highly motivated and comfortable working autonomously while being part of a wider global team. You can take initiative and manage your time and workload effectively.
• Organisational Mastery: You have an outstanding ability to multitask with a keen eye for detail.
• Relationship Building: You possess strong interpersonal skills and a natural ability to build trust and collaborate effectively with people at all levels.
• Tech-Savviness: You're comfortable with HR systems (experience with an HRIS like HiBob is a big plus!) and productivity tools like Google Suite. You’re also curious about automations and using AI tooling.

• Build Something Special: You have a unique opportunity to be a foundational member of our People Team in Portugal and make a lasting impact on our culture and employee experience.
• Make a Real-World Impact: You’re not just managing processes; you’re supporting the team that is actively fighting to make the world a safer place.
• Global Collaboration: You will be part of a truly global People team, working with supportive colleagues from around the world.
• Career Growth: This role is a fantastic opportunity to deepen your expertise in People Operations and grow your career within a forward-thinking team.

Our mission is to empower every business to eliminate financial crime. 

By harnessing AI, a unified platform, and an extensive partner ecosystem, we help customers turn compliance into a catalyst for growth, operational resilience, and enduring regulatory trust.

More than 3,000 enterprises across 75 countries rely on our end-to-end platform and the world’s most comprehensive financial crime risk intelligence. With full-stack agentic automation, we help organizations automate up to 95% of KYC, AML, and sanctions reviews, cut onboarding times by 50%, reduce false positives by 70%, and handle 7x more work with the same staff.

ComplyAdvantage is headquartered in London and has global hubs in New York, Lisbon, Singapore, and Cluj-Napoca. It is backed by Balderton Capital, Index Ventures, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Goldman Sachs, and Andreessen Horowitz. Learn more about compliance re-engineered for the age of AI at complyadvantage.com.