EMEA Payroll & HR Ops Coordinator, 3-Month Contract, Hybrid

Sphere Digital Recruitment; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

3-month contract

Hybrid work

Immediate start

Job summary

Sphere Digital Recruitment is partnering with a fast-growing global consumer tech brand to hire a People Operations Coordinator for an initial 3-month contract in Leeds (Hybrid). The role focuses on accurate payroll input and processing across UK and European markets, supporting HR operations and employee experience.

You will manage pre-payroll checks, assist with payroll runs, support benefits administration, and coordinate People projects.

Qualifications

• Recent hands-on payroll input or processing experience covering UK and European payrolls.
• Experience in a multi-market or multi-entity environment.
• Working knowledge of HR operations, including benefits administration.

Responsibilities

• Input and verify all payroll-impacting changes, including starters, leavers, pay changes, promotions, transfers, and allowance or benefit changes.
• Complete pre-payroll checks and validation reports, resolving discrepancies before submission.
• Collect supporting evidence and approvals for every payroll change in line with audit requirements.
• Work with the EMEA Payroll team on queries, corrections, off-cycle payments, and run timelines.
• Document payroll procedures and checklists to support a clean handover at contract end.
• Act as first point of contact for People queries across departments and markets via the HR inbox.
• Support benefits administration across markets, including enrolment, vendor engagement, and invoicing.
• Support wider People projects, system updates, policy and communications, and process improvement as needed.

Skills

Payroll processing

Multi-market payroll

HR operations knowledge

Job description

Sphere Digital Recruitment is partnering with a fast-growing global consumer tech brand to hire a People Operations Coordinator for an initial 3-month contract in Leeds (Hybrid). The role focuses on accurate payroll input and processing across UK and European markets, supporting HR operations and employee experience.

You will manage pre-payroll checks, assist with payroll runs, support benefits administration, and coordinate People projects.