People Administration Manager

People Administration Manager Bending Spoons is building a company that serves a huge number of customers, where team members grow to their full potential, operates at unparalleled levels of effectiveness and efficiency, and creates value for shareholders while adhering to high ethical standards.We acquire digital businesses with untapped potential, leverage our platform—comprising expertise, technology, data, brand, talent, and culture—to make them successful, and reinvest proceeds into making the platform more powerful and acquiring new businesses.This strategy blends investor capital allocation with the hands-on approach of an operator.ResponsibilitiesGuide smooth onboarding and off-boarding processes, delivering outstanding experiences while handling administrative updates such as contract changes, system updates, and document processing.Steer the people side of extraordinary administrative operations including new business acquisitions, internal reorganisations, legal restructuring, and share-option plans.Manage job-offer processes end-to-end, including monitoring and negotiation, providing relevant information, and supporting international employees with visas and other required documentation.Work cross-functionally to develop and implement exceptional employee welfare and benefits initiatives.Support new office launches by coordinating the administrative workstream, conducting due diligence on local requirements, and building and maintaining the administrative blueprint.Stay up to date with workplace international laws and regulations, ensuring compliance and effective enforcement across our organisations, also in collaboration with external consultants.QualificationsReasoning ability.Given the necessary knowledge, you can solve complex problems.You think from first principles, structure your ideas sharply, resist bias, and focus on the details that matter.Drive.You're extremely ambitious, with initiative, effort, and tenacity matching the intensity of your ambition.You feel deeply responsible for your work and hold yourself to a high—and rising—bar.Team spirit.You give generously and without expectation of return, support the best idea, not your own, and are reliable, honest, and transparent.Proficiency in English.You read, write and speak English proficiently.Benefits & CompensationIncredibly talented, entrepreneurial teams.Work in small, result-oriented, autonomous teams alongside some of the brightest people in your field.An exceptional opportunity for growth.We hire individuals of outstanding potential and place them in positions to thrive.Spooners in their 20s lead products worth hundreds of millions of euros.If you have what it takes, you'll soon be playing an essential role in major projects.Competitive pay and access to equity.Typical starting salary: £56,345 in London and €54,346 elsewhere in Europe.Experienced candidates may receive £68,579–£151,436 in London or €66,065–€145,430 elsewhere.Compensation grows rapidly with experience and impact, and may extend beyond these ranges for exceptional capability.Permanent contracts include discounted company equity.Relocating to Italy may entitle you to a 50% tax cut.All the benefits.Flexible hours, remote working, unlimited learning and training support, top-of-the-market health insurance, generous relocation package, parental support, and a yearly retreat to a stunning location.Commitment & ContractPermanent or fixed-term.Full-time.LocationMilan (Italy), London (UK), Madrid (Spain), Warsaw (Poland) or remote in selected countries.The selection processAfter passing our screening, you will take a few tests designed to assess how you approach unfamiliar problems.These are challenging and may take several hours.Successful completion leads to a series of interviews.We set a high bar and do not extend an offer until we are convinced we have found the right candidate.This may keep the role open for months or lead to reposting.Equal Opportunity StatementBending Spoons is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.We consider all applicants for employment and provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities—please let us know through this form.Before you applyIf you have applied before but did not receive an offer, we recommend waiting at least one year before applying again.Company culture noteBending Spoons is a demanding environment.We are extremely ambitious and hold ourselves—and one another—to a high standard.While this leads to extraordinary learning and career growth, it also requires significant commitment.Onboarding at MilanTo help you ramp up quickly and set yourself up for success, we recommend spending your first few months working from our Milan office, regardless of your long-term work location.This is the best way to absorb our culture and build trust with teammates.We'll support you with generous travel and accommodation assistance.After that, you may work from our Milan or London offices, or remotely from approved countries, depending on agreement at the offer stage.ApplyIf the role speaks to you and you're excited to give your best, we'd love to hear from you.Apply now—we can't wait to meet you.Seniority LevelEntry levelEmployment TypeFull-timeJob FunctionHuman Resources and AdministrativeIndustrySoftware Development#J-*****-Ljbffr