People Operations & Transformation Lead, EMEA

Ant International; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible & Hybrid work

Free breakfast & coffee

Drinks on Thursdays

Job summary

Ant International is a leading digital payments and financial services provider, with hybrid work in London and surrounding areas. You will deliver end-to-end People Operations across multiple EMEA countries, ensuring accurate data and GDPR compliance while leading a small team.

Collaborating with People, Payroll, Legal, Finance, IT and vendors, you will drive process improvements and support regional employment laws and internal controls to deliver a superior employee experience.

Qualifications

• Experience in People Operations within an international organisation with exposure to multiple EMEA countries.
• Strong working knowledge of People systems and managing People data with accuracy and confidentiality.
• Strong understanding of payroll processes, employment legislation and GDPR.
• Excellent stakeholder management and ability to manage competing priorities.
• Continuous improvement mindset using data and best practices to enhance processes.

Responsibilities

• Deliver end-to-end People Operations across the employee lifecycle for multiple EMEA countries.
• Transform employee data and People systems with data integrity and GDPR compliance.
• Lead a team of two and coordinate with cross-functional partners.
• Partner with People, Payroll, Legal, Finance, IT and external vendors on payroll, benefits and day-to-day operations.
• Identify opportunities to simplify processes and advance People projects.
• Provide guidance on People policies and local employment legislation.

Skills

People Operations

Workday/ERP systems

Data integrity

Stakeholder management

GDPR compliance

Payroll knowledge

Tools

Workday

SAP SuccessFactors

Oracle HCM

Job description

Hybrid (Tue / Wed / Thu in office) · Competitive Compensation

Ant International is one of the world's leading digital payments and financial services providers - a business that has already transformed how hundreds of millions of people and businesses manage money across Asia. With global ambitions and the infrastructure to match, Ant International is now driving that same revolution across the rest of the world.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Deliver end-to-end People Operations across the employee lifecycle for multiple EMEA countries, ensuring an efficient, accurate and positive employee experience.
• Transforming employee data and People systems, maintaining high standards of data integrity, compliance and confidentiality, including GDPR requirements.
• Leading a team of two.
• Partner with People, Payroll, Legal, Finance, IT and external vendors to support payroll, benefits, compliance and day-to-day People operations across the region.
• Drive continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to simplify processes, enhance People systems and contribute to regional and global People projects.
• Act as a trusted People Operations expert, providing guidance on People policies and processes while supporting compliance with local employment legislation and internal controls.

WHAT WE'D LOVE YOU TO BRING

• Experience in People Operations within an international organisation, with exposure to supporting multiple EMEA countries.
• Strong working knowledge of People systems (such as Workday, SAP SuccessFactors or Oracle HCM) and confidence managing People data with accuracy and attention to detail.
• Strong understanding of People operations, payroll processes, employment legislation and GDPR, with a proactive approach to compliance and risk management.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and organisational skills, with the ability to build strong relationships across functions and manage competing priorities.
• A continuous improvement mindset, using data, insights and best practice to enhance processes, improve efficiency and deliver a great employee experience.

LIFE AT ANT

We're proud of what we've built, and even more excited about where we're going. Here's a little of what you can look forward to.

• The right moment. We've already proven our model in East Asia as number one. Now we're scaling it globally - with start-up energy and a world-class platform behind us.
• Flexible & Hybrid. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in our office together - Monday and Friday yours to work from wherever works best for you.
• Food and drink on us. Free breakfast & coffee, every week in the office. On top of that, a drinks fridge that opens every Thursday at 4.30pm sharp.
• Culture & Connection. Multi-cultural socials, and a team that genuinely reflects the global world we operate in.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

We believe the best teams are built from different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. Ant International an equal opportunities employer - we hire on merit and potential, full stop.

Whatever your background, if you've got the drive and the hunger, we want to hear from you. Need any adjustments at any stage of the process? Just let us know - we'll make it work.

DATA PRIVACY NOTICE

By applying, you consent to Ant International processing your personal data for the purposes of recruitment and candidate assessment. Your information is handled in accordance with your Privacy Policy and applicable data protection legislation, including UK GDPR and EU GDPR.

We retain application data for up to 12 months after the close of the recruitment process, after which it is securely deleted. You can request access to, correction of, or deletion of your data at any time by contacting us. Your data will not be shared with third parties outside the recruitment process without your explicit consent.