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Paola Vallejo

Supermalter

HR Manager; Senior Generalist; HRBP; Operations

€350/day
3 projects
Madrid, ES
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Paola

Senior Consultant with +9 years of experience leading people operations architecture across the Tech, Retail, and Pharma sectors. My approach integrates business strategy with a human-centric vision, acting as an HRBP supporting global environments such as Singapore, Switzerland, USA (NY, Texas), Australia, LATAM, and the EU (serving both leadership and employees). Specialist in scaling organizations through process automation, cross-border legal compliance, international mobility management (Immigration), and M&A/acquisition leadership. I transform regulatory complexity into strategic agility for global teams.
  • Spanish

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

  • Catalan

    Native or bilingual

  • Italian

    Conversational

Can work on-site
Madrid (up to 50km), Barcelona (up to 10km)

Experience

  • Scilife
    HR Manager (Europe)
    TELECOMMUNICATIONS
    September 2024 - July 2025 (9 months)
    Madrid, Spain
    - HR Business Partner for Europe and nearby regions, managing the full employee lifecycle in a fully remote environment.
    - Led core HR operations, including onboarding, offboarding, payroll coordination, benefits administration, and HR policy implementation aligned with local regulations.
    - Managed end-to-end recruitment processes, from role definition and sourcing to interviews, offers, and onboarding.
    - Partnered with leadership and cross-functional teams to enhance performance management, employee development, and overall HR efficiency.
    HR Compliance Tech Recruiting End-to-End Recruiting People Operations
  • Moderna
    Sr. Generalist, Human Resources Business Partner
    PHARMACEUTICALS INDUSTRY
    April 2024 - October 2024 (6 months)
    Madrid, Spain
    6 months fix-term project in which:
    - Executive HR Partner for Spain, acting as the primary advisor to senior leaders and employees, providing both strategic and day-to-day HR support.
    - Led end-to-end recruitment activities and workforce support, partnering with leadership to meet business and organizational needs.
    - Managed complex employee relations and labor matters, including union negotiations and collective bargaining support.
    - Drove performance management cycles and the local implementation of global HR processes and tools, collaborating closely with global HR teams to ensure alignment and best practices.
  • Freelance Consultant
    Senior HR Consultant
    January 2023 - Today (3 years and 5 months)
    Madrid, Spain
    - Advise startups and large corporations on HR transformation, organizational change, and reorganization initiatives, driving efficiency and alignment with business objectives.
    - Lead end-to-end recruitment across all functions and seniority levels, building talent pipelines, conducting interviews, and managing offers and onboarding globally.
    - Provide operational support in people operations, global payroll, process implementation, mobility and HR automation projects.
    - Act as HR project manager, implementing new policies, tools, and workflows to improve HR efficiency, employee experience, and organizational effectiveness.

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Education

  • University Degree in Protocol, Institutional Relations and Event Organization
    ESPRI
    2017
  • Corporate Compliance Program
    ESADE
    2022

Certifications

  • Human Resources Management and Services
    IESE
    2018
  • Specialization in Labor and Social Security Law. Tax Law.
    UOCX
    2020

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