Project-based assignments
Defined scope, clear deliverables, fixed timeline. Ideal for HRIS implementations, compensation reviews, hiring process builds, or L&D programme design.
Independent HR Consulting
Practical HR expertise.
When and where you need it.
Senior HR Consultant available for project-based assignments, interim roles, and advisory engagements — across startups, scale-ups, and established organisations in Europe and globally.
- HR Consultant
- Psychologist
- Gestalt Trained
- Team Coaching
How I engage
Senior HR expertise you can plug in immediately.
Interim HR Leadership
Covering HR Manager, HRBP, or Head of People roles during transitions or transformation. I integrate into your team and keep things moving from day one.
HR Advisory
Strategic sounding board for founders, CEOs, and People leaders who need senior HR perspective without a full-time hire. Available on retainer or ad hoc.
Executive & Professional Coaching
Individual and team coaching for leadership transitions, career development, and organisational change. Grounded in Gestalt methodology and systemic thinking.
Direct access to senior expertise. No junior account managers. No agency overhead.
What I can help you with
A focused set of services for complex people challenges.
HR Strategy & Organisational Design
Defining your people strategy, reviewing your HR operating model, and aligning structure to your business stage. Org design, workforce planning, and role architecture.
HR Operations & Process Optimisation
Auditing and improving HR processes, policies, and workflows. Building the operational backbone that allows your team to work efficiently, compliantly, and at scale.
HR Digitalisation & Systems Implementation
Selecting, implementing, and optimising HRIS, ATS, LMS, and payroll platforms. From requirements mapping to go-live and team training.
Talent Acquisition & Employer Branding
Designing recruitment processes, building sourcing strategies, and creating an employer brand that attracts the right people for your stage and culture.
Performance Management & OKR Frameworks
Designing performance review cycles, OKR frameworks, and the tools and processes managers need to lead their teams effectively.
Employee Experience & Culture
Onboarding design, engagement surveys, culture diagnostics, and programmes that make people want to stay, grow, and do their best work.
Compensation & Benefits
Compensation benchmarking, salary banding, benefits review, and pay equity analysis aligned with your stage, sector, and budget.
Compliance & Multi-country HR
HR compliance across multiple jurisdictions, EOR management, employment contracts, and policy frameworks for cross-border teams.
Learning & Development
Learning needs analysis, curriculum design, and programme delivery — from onboarding journeys to leadership development and blended learning strategies.
Psychological Assessments & People Insights
Applying validated tools — DISC, MBTI, Hogan, CliftonStrengths — to support hiring decisions, team dynamics, leadership development, and organisational change.
Executive & Professional Coaching
Individual and team coaching for leadership transitions, career development, and organisational change. Integrating Gestalt principles, systemic and constellation-based approaches, and coaching best practices.
Not sure which service fits your situation?
Let's have a conversationSectors I work across
Broad sector experience. Deep people expertise.
- Technology
- SaaS
- Fintech
- iGaming
- Industrial
- Aerospace
- Luxury & Retail
- Professional Services
- Start-ups
- Scale-ups
- Mid-size & Large Organisations
How I work
A clear, structured way of working — from first call to handover.
- 01
Discovery call
45 minutes, no charge. We map the problem, the constraints, and whether I'm the right fit. If I'm not, I'll say so.
- 02
Scope & proposal
Written scope with deliverables, timeline, and a fixed price or day rate. No open-ended retainers you can't exit.
- 03
Delivery & project management
I run the project end to end: milestones, owners, and deadlines tracked in your tools, a named point of contact, and an agreed check-in rhythm with short written status updates. You always know where things stand.
- 04
Handover
Documentation, templates, and training so your team owns the outcome. No dependency by design.
Confidentiality by default
Client names, data, and internal matters stay private — before, during, and after an engagement.
Plain language
No HR jargon, no 60-slide decks nobody reads.
Honest scoping
If a project doesn't need a consultant, I'll tell you.
Every engagement starts the same way — with a straight conversation about what you actually need.
Start with a conversationTools & systems I work with
Hands-on experience across the leading HR tech stack.
HRIS & People Platforms
Personio · BambooHR · HiBob · Workday · SAP SuccessFactors
ATS — Applicant Tracking
Greenhouse · Lever · Teamtailor · Workable · SmartRecruiters
LMS — Learning Management
TalentLMS · Docebo · 360Learning
Payroll & EOR
Payfit · Deel · Remote · Papaya Global
Performance & OKR
Lattice · Leapsome · 15Five · Notion
Collaboration & Operations
Slack · Notion · Google Workspace · Microsoft 365
Psychological & Leadership Assessments
DISC · MBTI · Hogan Assessments · CliftonStrengths (Gallup) · Enneagram · 360° Feedback
Who I am
I'm Paulina Coronado.
Senior HR Consultant · Psychologist · Gestalt Team Coach · Systemic Constellations
I've spent 16+ years building and leading HR functions in fast-paced, international environments — from early-stage startups to scale-ups and established organisations across Spain, Estonia, France, Mexico, the United States and the broader European and EMEA market.
My background is unusual in the HR consulting space: I trained and practiced as a psychologist in both clinical and forensic settings before specialising in HR Management and Business Operations through postgraduate studies at leading business schools. I have further trained in Gestalt Coaching and Systemic Constellations applied to organisations, which gives me a deeper lens through which to understand people, teams, and the invisible dynamics that shape how organisations actually function.
Before moving into independent consulting, I led People & Operations in service, technology, SaaS, and iGaming companies, building HR departments from scratch and working closely with leadership teams across industrial, aerospace, fintech, and luxury sectors.
What I bring to every engagement is a combination of strategic thinking, operational execution, and human understanding. I don't just advise — I deliver.
HR Consultant
16+ years building and leading HR functions across Europe
Psychologist
Human behaviour and systemic dynamics at the core of every engagement
Gestalt Trained
Depth methodology for individual, team, and organisational work
Team Coaching
Facilitating team dynamics, alignment, and performance
- Psychology
- HR Management
- Business Operations
- Gestalt Coaching
- Systemic Constellations
- Multi-country HR
- HRIS Implementation
- Talent Acquisition
- OKR Frameworks
- EOR Management
🇬🇧 English · 🇪🇸 Spanish · 🇫🇷 French
📍 Málaga, Spain · Available remotely globally · On-site across Europe
Get in touch
Let's talk about what you need.
Whether you have a specific project in mind or you're still figuring out what kind of support would be most useful — I'm happy to have a first conversation with no strings attached.
- 🔗 LinkedIn: Paulina Coronado
- 📍 Málaga, Spain
- 🌍 Remote globally · On-site across Europe
I aim to reply within 24 hours.