Laura Gonzalez Almagro

Founding People leader at a scaling AI tech startup (70 employees across France, Spain, Portugal, UK, Germany and the Netherlands), sitting on the leadership team with full ownership of the People, Operations, and Finance function. Built the role and the function from scratch. Scope covers the full People stack: strategic HR business partnering, manager coaching and capability building, talent acquisition, employee lifecycle, compensation, payroll, and cross-border compliance across five EU jurisdictions. Actively manage legal risk - including employment negotiations, complex termination cases, and regulatory exposure - across multiple legal frameworks simultaneously. Embedding AI tooling and automation across People Ops to improve efficiency, reduce manual overhead, and build scalable infrastructure ahead of the next growth phase.

Change Management Conseil en RH & administratif : • Apporter un soutien et un leadership pour l'ensemble du processus de cycle de vie des employés (recrutement, intégration, gestion de la performance, paie, processus de sortie des employés). • Agir en tant qu'interface pour les questions RH au sein et à l'extérieur de l'organisation ; soutenir et conseiller le directeur général et la haute direction sur les questions RH. • Assurer la conformité par des examens et la surveillance des réglementations applicables et mettre en œuvre des procédures et des pratiques de classement de documents appropriées. • Superviser la gestion des activités d'administration de bureau et de l'administration des voyages. • Soutenir le développement des politiques et procédures pertinentes ; diriger des projets de gestion du changement pour la mise en œuvre de nouvelles initiatives.

Skills: HR Consulting · Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS) · HR Operations · HR Business Partnering

Administration du Personnel : Gérer les contrats de travail, de l'engagement au licenciement. Superviser la gestion des congés et des absences. Assurer la gestion de la paie et être le point de contact principal pour le secrétariat social et les informations juridiques. Politique RH : Construire et promouvoir la politique RH. Contribuer à l'évaluation continue et à l'optimisation des processus RH pour garantir qualité, efficience et efficacité. Établir des lignes directrices RH claires pour l'ensemble de l'organisation. Support à la Direction : Accompagner les chefs d'équipe et les managers dans leurs tâches quotidiennes. Être l’interlocuteur unique pour la gestion des sujets liés aux RH et à la flotte. Développer des plans d'action basés sur des analyses statistiques et collaborer avec le Contrôleur RH. Relations de Travail : Investir dans des relations de travail solides et gérer les conversations difficiles avec diplomatie et professionnalisme. Supervision et Leadership : Superviser les évolutions structurelles de l'organisation. Répondre aux questions de deuxième ligne du personnel et accompagner les collègues chargés de la paie dans des cas complexes. Prendre le leadership sur des projets RH tels que la performance, l'absentéisme et le Comité Social et Économique (CSE).

30% - HR, 30% - Finance & 40% - Office Full employee life cycle, admin, HR policies, CSE elections, benefits, invoice and accounting management, culture management, event planning, life at the office, relationship and follow up with vendors, IT and Facilities.

As a volunteer for Progress for Africa Spain;  I had the opportunity to spend three months in the field (January – April) in Arusha, Tanzania. During my volunteer mission in Tanzania I was responsible for representing Progress for Africa Spain’s legality and finance commission in Arusha with Progress for Africa Foundation; however, my work varied based on the needs in the field and encompassed sectors such as education, events and management. Some of my tasks were: Finalizing and presenting the yearly accounts, grant justifications, accounting, finding a new auditor, opening a convenience store, teaching Microsoft Office Pack, among others. 

At Kalu Institute, I was responsible for the registration and continued support for the students of the master’s programs in French, English and Spanish. Overseeing the administration of Kalu institute, paiements, content for the master’s programs, translations, among others.

While at Care Highway International I lead a team of 21 people in the management of an orphanage in Kericho, Kenya, management of the budget and administrative tasks, recruitment of the center’s director, among others.

During my internship with the Fundación Lealtad, my main responsibilities where: the analysis and synthesis of invitations to tender for associative projects, the drafting of humanitarian project progress accounts as well as balance sheets of the Spanish and international associations, summarizing the quarterly activities of the Department and participation in meetings with patrons.

My responsibilities were keeping the IT room functioning, managing printer errors and helping students who were having IT problems.