People Operations Specialist EMEA at Blockstream

<p style="min-height:1.5em"><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://blockstream.com/"><u>Blockstream</u></a> was founded in 2014 by<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Back"> <u>Dr. Adam Back</u></a> and a group of fellow cryptographers and engineers who are passionate about Bitcoin and its potential to change the world. Today, Blockstream is the leading Bitcoin company, providing cutting-edge infrastructure solutions for enterprises, institutions, and individual Bitcoin users. We develop industry-leading Bitcoin self-custody solutions, Bitcoin-based financial products, second-layer scaling technologies, and enterprise-grade blockchain infrastructure.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">We're looking for a <strong>People Operations Specialist, EMEA</strong>, to join our People team, reporting to the Head of HR EMEA. This is a hands-on, full-spectrum HR role spanning administrative excellence, employee experience, compliance, and HR business partnering across a fast-paced, multi-country environment.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">You'll bring structure, attention to detail, and strong execution to everything from day-to-day HR operations to process improvement and automation. Comfort with AI tools and a curiosity for modernizing how HR is delivered are a big plus.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">If you thrive in a collaborative, fast-moving, and build-phase environment and want to be part of a mission-driven company at the forefront of Bitcoin innovation, we'd love to hear from you.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>What You’ll Be Doing (Responsibilities)</strong><br /></p><h3><strong>Employee Experience &amp; HR Support</strong></h3><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Be a trusted and responsive point of contact for employees across the EMEA region</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Support employees and managers with HR-related questions, policies, processes, and documentation</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Lead onboarding activities and create a seamless and welcoming employee experience</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Support employee relations topics with professionalism, care, and consistency</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Coordinate engagement initiatives, wellness activities, and internal people programs across multiple countries</p></li></ul><h3><strong>HR Operations &amp; Administration</strong></h3><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Maintain highly accurate and confidential HRIS records and employee documentation</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Coordinate payroll, benefits administration, and vendor communication across EMEA countries</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Support HR compliance activities across multiple jurisdictions, with strong focus on Swiss and broader EMEA HR operations</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">