HR Operations Specialist (m/f/d)

E.ON Drive Infrastructure; Essen; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible working hours

Training budget €5000/year

Welcome gifts and hardware

Job summary

E.ON Drive Infrastructure is seeking an HR Operations Specialist to ensure smooth HR operations across Europe. You will partner with HR Business Partners, coordinate onboarding, manage Personio as a key system administrator, and drive digitalization of HR processes.

The role requires a hands-on, process-driven mindset in a fast-paced, international environment. Ideal candidates have 5+ years in HR, experience with international HR requirements, payroll support, and fluency in German and English.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in HR, ideally in HR Operations or HR Administration.
• Experience in international environments with country-specific HR requirements or ability to research independently.
• Ideally payroll experience and ability to provide cover when needed.
• Hands-on experience with Personio as a key user or administrator.
• Strong affinity for HR tools and systems, digitalization and automation.
• Good awareness of GDPR when handling employee data.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Office.
• Fluent in German and English, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Ensure smooth HR administration across the employee lifecycle—from pre-boarding to offboarding.
• Support HR Business Partners with operational HR across 10 countries.
• Coordinate onboarding and offboarding documentation and activities.
• Act as a key user and administrator for Personio, ensuring high data quality.
• Own and improve HR processes, checklists and workflows.
• Support payroll activities when needed.
• Drive digitalization and automation initiatives in HR Operations.
• Identify opportunities for improvement and implement practical solutions.
• Contribute ideas and shape the future of HR Operations.

Skills

HR Operations

Payroll support

Personio admin

MS Office

German language

English language

Data privacy GDPR

Proactive mindset

Tools

Personio

Job description

As an HR Operations Specialist, you ensure that our HR operations run smoothly, efficiently and reliably across all 10 European countries. You are a key partner for our HR Business Partners and an important driver of continuous improvement within HR Operations:

• Ensure smooth and reliable HR administration across the entire employee lifecycle — from pre-boarding to offboarding, including contracts, employee certificates, reference letters and employee data
• Support our HR Business Partners with all operational HR matters across 10 European countries
• Coordinate onboarding and offboarding documentation and activities
• Act as a key user and administrator for Personio, ensuring high data quality and efficient day-to-day system usage
• Own and continuously improve HR processes, checklists, documentation and workflows in line with HR Operations standards
• Support payroll activities when needed, including providing cover during absences
• Drive digitalization and automation initiatives to make our HR operations more efficient and future-proof
• Identify opportunities for improvement, develop practical solutions and take ownership of their implementation
• Contribute ideas, challenge existing ways of working and help shape the future of our HR Operations

Your profile

You bring solid HR experience, a hands‑on mindset and a strong interest in efficient, digital HR operations. You are organized, reliable and comfortable taking ownership in an international and fast-paced environment.

• 5+ years of professional experience in HR, ideally in HR Operations or HR Administration
• Experience working in an international environment and a good understanding of country-specific HR requirements — or the ability to independently research and obtain the information you need
• Ideally, experience in payroll and the ability to provide support or cover the function when needed
• Ideally, hands‑on experience with Personio, for example as a key user or administrator
• Strong affinity for HR tools and systems, with a genuine interest in digitalization and automation
• Good awareness of data protection requirements (GDPR) when handling employee data
• Advanced proficiency in MS Office
• Fluent in German and English, both written and spoken
• Highly resilient and able to stay calm, focused and organized when things get busy and multiple priorities need to be managed at once
• Precise and detail-oriented, with a strong sense of quality and accuracy
• Excellent organizational skills and a process-oriented mindset
• Proactive and hands‑on, with the confidence to speak up, share ideas and turn them into action
• Open to change and new approaches, with a willingness to think outside the box

Why us?

• People take centre stage: Become part of a dynamic, ambitious and agile team that develops solutions for the eMobility market and be part of our EDRI events or the next after‑work event
• With us, you get the best of both worlds - 100% start‑up with the support of a large company
• The freedom you need: We offer you hybrid working with flexible working hours
• Workation: Enjoy the flexibility to work temporarily from abroad – within the EU
• You will receive a competitive salary with a performance‑related bonus
• A company pension scheme is of course also one of the benefits with us
• Sustainable learning opportunities: We support you with a training budget of 5,000 euros per year
• You get everything you need to get started: onboarding with welcome gifts and all the hardware you need

Contact

Diversity counts at E.ON. We welcome all people and are convinced that differences make us stronger. Become part of our inclusive and diverse corporate culture!

Seize the opportunity to become part of our E.ON Drive Infrastructure team and not only create prospects for the future of E.ON, but also for your own.

We look forward to getting to know you!

Lisa

Teamlead Recruiting and Employer Branding