👋 About Boundless Life
Boundless Life is redefining the way families live, work, and learn by empowering them to embrace a nomadic lifestyle that fosters deeper connections and personal growth. We provide family-friendly accommodations, an innovative education system that travels with you, and vibrant communities of like-minded individuals. Our mission is to create immersive "live abroad" experiences that balance professional commitments with enriching personal development.Since our founding in 2021, we've rapidly expanded to seven locations across Europe, Asia, and Latin America, bringing together over 175 team members from diverse backgrounds. Our growth reflects our commitment to transforming the experience economy and making a meaningful impact on how families integrate work, education, and exploration into their lives.At Boundless Life, we believe in the power of community and the importance of a holistic approach to education. Our programs are designed to inspire curiosity, build resilience, and nurture a global perspective, preparing children for an ever-changing future.Join us in pioneering a new way of living that harmoniously blends work, learning, and adventure, enabling families to thrive in a connected and dynamic world.🙌 The Role: Global People Operations & Payroll SpecialistYour mission as People Operations & Payroll Specialist is to execute smooth and compliant People processes that support our team across Europe, Asia and Latin America. You’ll focus on the full lifecycle of our team members, from onboarding to offboarding, ensuring all documentation, tools, benefits, and systems are properly managed.You will be directly responsible for managing multi-country payroll, employment compliance, contracts, people data, visas, and safety, while ensuring team members have seamless experiences throughout their journey with Boundless.You will also play a key role in completing the implementation of a centralized global payroll provider, streamlining payroll operations and improving visibility across our countries of operation.💼 What You’ll Be Doing
- Own and manage monthly payroll across all countries (EMEA required; LATAM and Asia a plus), in coordination with local providers and Finance.
- Complete the implementation of a centralized global payroll provider, working cross-functionally to ensure smooth onboarding, compliance, and data integration.
- Maintain and manage employment contracts, agreements, and offer documentation, aligned with local labor requirements and data protection laws.
- Ensure timely completion of background checks, police clearances, and safety requirements for all team members.
- Process all visas, permits, and relocation documentation for international staff.
- Liaise with Hospitality and Education teams to manage staff accommodation logistics, ensuring timely and smooth transitions at each location.
- Maintain HRIS data integrity, conducting regular audits and cleanups to ensure 100% accuracy.
- Manage benefits administration and enrollment across all operating countries.
- Track lifecycle events such as onboarding, promotions, contract changes, and exits, ensuring all related documentation and systems are promptly updated.
- Lead and continuously improve onboarding and offboarding processes, including systems access, documentation, swag, and communication flows.
- Track and manage PTO and time-off policies, ensuring consistency and visibility across the company.
- Maintain and update People-related invoices and headcount budget tracking, in partnership with Finance.
- Ensure data privacy and legal compliance in all processes (GDPR and beyond).
- Manage tracking and documentation of equity grants, in coordination with Finance and Legal.
- Ensure all People systems, processes, and data are audit-ready for financial or legal reviews.
- Provision and deprovision access to key systems (e.g., Slack, Google Workspace, Notion, HRIS) during onboarding and offboarding.
- Coordinate logistics for offsites, training sessions, and internal People initiatives.
- Build and maintain the internal People knowledge base, including process documentation, FAQs, and training materials.
- Provide responsive support to team members, ensuring clarity and a high standard of service.
📊 Success Metrics
- Payroll accuracy and timeliness across all countries
- Completion of milestones within the agreed timeline
- 100% people data and documentation accuracy
- On-time compliance with safety checks, visas, and onboarding steps
- Manager satisfaction
🤝 Who You’ll Work With
You’ll report directly to Lilian, our Head of People & Culture, who brings 15+ years of experience leading People functions across global, fast-growing companies. You’ll collaborate closely with Finance, Legal, Hospitality, Education, and our external payroll and legal partners.🌟 What Makes This Role Exciting
- 🌍 Fully remote & asynchronous – work from anywhere, on your own schedule
- ✈️ Global scope – support teams across Europe, LATAM, and Asia
- 🛠️ Full ownership – build and streamline critical People Ops and payroll processes
- 🚀 High-growth environment – join a fast-scaling company transforming how families live
- 🌱 Mission-driven – help shape a new way of life for global families
- 🌎 Travel perks – discounts on Boundless cohorts at any of our global locations
🫶 About You
You’ll Be Valued For
- Your hands-on experience running multi-country payroll, especially across EMEA, with additional exposure to LATAM or Asia as a strong plus.
- You're based in the EMEA region (or have significant overlap with EMEA working hours).
- You have hands-on experience with payroll coordination and understand how payroll works.
- Your ability to manage employment contracts, documentation, and benefits programs in a compliant and organized way across multiple jurisdictions.
- Your success in completing background checks, processing visas, and coordinating international relocations with precision and care.
- Your strong track record of maintaining 100% accuracy in People data, systems, and documentation, and keeping HRIS platforms like Personio clean and up to date.
- Your fluent English, plus one other language spoken in our locations (Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Greek, Serbian, Bahasa, etc.).
- You’ve worked in a startup environment and know how to manage through ambiguity and fast-paced change.
- You thrive in remote work settings and are great at executing without micromanagement.
- You’re independent, proactive, and know when to ask for help.
- You’re organized, detail-oriented, and have strong documentation skills.
- You’re collaborative and work well with Finance, Legal, and the broader People team.
- You know how to prioritize, lead small projects, and improve processes over time.
- You care about people and respond quickly to their needs with a helpful, service-oriented mindset.
- Your ownership mindset: you bring structure, clarity, and solutions
- Your experience in equity administration, evaluating vendors, or rolling out global payroll systems would be great—but not required.
🔍 What to Expect From Our Hiring Process
- Async video intro
- 30-minute call with Head of People
- Interview with our Recruiter and People Generalist
- Interview with cross-functional stakeholders
- Final check-in with Lilian
The process might change slightly as we go along, we will keep you posted at all times.
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