Senior HR Ops Specialist - Fixed-term

Rovio; Helsinki; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

Rovio is seeking a Senior HR Operations Specialist to join a global HR operations team responsible for policies, processes, and programs across five countries. You will support payroll in Finland and Canada and work on a large integration project while consolidating several HR programs.

The role is fixed-term until the end of August 2027, and offers a hybrid setup with two to three days in the office per week.

Qualifications

• Solid experience in HR administrative work as a payroll contact person, covering the whole employee lifecycle.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle information with discretion in a high pace environment.
• Strong knowledge of Finnish labour legislations and law.
• Professional English and Finnish language skills both written and spoken; other languages are a plus.
• Knowledge of HR processes and modern standards; proactive in tasks and continuous learning.
• Customer- and service-oriented with high emotional intelligence and inclusivity awareness.
• Good communication and collaboration skills to partner with internal customers and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day on-demand support to employees and supervisors on employment and people-related queries.
• Maintain and develop end-to-end employee lifecycle: onboarding, HRIS records, payroll, offboarding, etc.
• Collaborate with HR operations and partner with People, IT, Legal and Finance teams on projects like policy development and HRIS improvements.
• Act as a payroll contact and prepare data for external providers in Finland and Canada, supporting a payroll vendor change project.
• Learn from and contribute to HR policies and programs across multiple countries within a flat, global team.

Skills

HR admin

Payroll

Confidentiality

Finnish law

English

Finnish

Communication

Cross-cultural

Proactive

Education

HR/Business degree

Tools

HRIS Hibob

Job description

Rovio is part of the SEGA family and world famous for our flagship IP Angry Birds - want to know more about Rovio as an employer?

The Rovio People Team is a passionate team turning the company strategy into programs and projects focusing on people, organisation, and culture. We drive talent and leadership development, design modern people processes, and provide insightful and effective business HR partnership to Rovio business units. Together with all Rovio people, we are building a mission-driven company and culture that makes us one of the best places to work at.

We are seeking a Senior HR Operations Specialist with motivation to speed up their learning curve by joining a global HR operations team with responsibility to craft and handle policies, processes and programs in 5 countries! This role will affect the every employee experiences of 500+ Rovians and gets to work on a large integration project as well as support the consolidation of several HR programs.

This is a fixed-term position covering a family leave until the end of August 2027.

You will have impact and fun at work by:

• Providing day-to-day on-demand support to our employees and supervisors with all of their employment and people related queries.
• Maintaining and developing the end-to-end employee lifecycle: onboarding, accurate employee records in the HRIS, employment documents, payroll, offboarding etc.
• Collaborating with experienced HR operations team on development projects (e.g. HR policies and operating procedures, HRIS development, employee data management, benefit management ) and partner with other members from People, IT, Legal, Finance teams.
• Act as a payroll contact and preparing data for external providers in Finland and Canada, and actively participate in an ongoing Finnish payroll vendor change project.
• Having a steep learning curve and the opportunity to explore HR policies and programs from many different countries while being a part of flat organisation with teams from all around the world.

Experience and skills we are looking for:

• Solid experience in HR administrative work as a payroll contact person (ideally throughout the whole employee lifecycle) with an understanding on developing employee experience.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle information with discretion in a high pace environment.
• Good knowledge of Finnish labour legislations and law.
• Professional English and Finnish language skills both written and spoken, other relevant languages considered a great asset.
• Knowledge of HR processes and modern standards and passion for further learning and a proactive approach to tasks.
• Customer- and service-oriented with emotional intelligence and eager to help foster a diverse work environment.
• Good communication and collaborations skills to partner with internal customers and external stakeholders.

It would be nice if you also have the following skills:

• Experience in the HRIS we use (Hibob).
• Experience collaborating with external suppliers and outsourced HR services, e.g. Edenred, Payroll providers, etc.
• Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.

You’ll work in a hybrid setup with two to three days at the office per week.

We welcome applicants to use the name they want to be addressed by in the application form, regardless of whether it is their legal name.

At Rovio, we are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities or conditions in our working environment and job application procedures. We are committed to continuously improving workplace accessibility. If you have any questions before applying, please write to us at [e-mail] .

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