HR Services Partner - German Language Expert

Talentmate; Chennai District; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Multicultural working environment

Friendly colleagues

Flat organizational structure

Growth and development opportunities

Flexible working conditions

Competitive compensation and benefits

Job summary

Talentmate is seeking a German Language Expert to support payroll operations across the employee life cycle in Chennai, India. The role combines German language proficiency with payroll domain knowledge to ensure accurate and compliant service delivery for German-speaking clients and employees.

Responsibilities include end-to-end lifecycle management, payroll processing, stakeholder communication, and documentation translation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Translation, Interpreting, HR or related field.
• 2–3 years payroll, HR services, or language/translation experience preferred.
• Proficiency in German (B2–C1 level).
• SAP experience is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support end-to-end Employee Life Cycle Management, including EDM and payroll.
• Process payroll accurately for German-speaking clients and employees.
• Bridge German stakeholders and internal teams to ensure accurate documentation.
• Translate documents between German and English for HR and payroll.
• Prepare and deliver operational and management reports.
• Train team members on German language usage and payroll nuances.
• Maintain organization structure data reflecting life cycle changes.
• Assist with offboarding processing as required.

Skills

German language (B2–C1)

Payroll knowledge

Client communication

Digital tools aptitude

Education

Bachelor's degree in Translation/Interpreting/HR

Tools

SAP

Job description

Job Description:

Job Title: HR Services Partner - German Language Expert

Location

Chennai, IN

Role Summary

As part of our HR Services - Employee Life Cycle Management team, we are seeking a German Language Expert to support payroll operations across the employee life cycle from onboarding data and organizational structure changes through to ongoing pay administration and offboarding-related processing.

This role combines strong German language skills with payroll domain knowledge to ensure accurate, compliant, and timely service delivery for German-speaking clients and employees. You will act as a language and communication bridge between German stakeholders and internal process teams, ensuring accurate documentation, effective query resolution, and a consistently high-quality employee experience throughout each stage of the life cycle hire, change, pay, and leave.

Your Responsibilities

• Support end-to-end Employee Life Cycle Management mandates, including EDM (Employee Data Management), payroll, and travel processing requests
• Process payroll accurately and in compliance with relevant standards, ensuring employee life cycle events (new hires, transfers, terminations, changes) are reflected correctly
• Work closely with German-speaking customers and employees, resolving queries and delivering solutions within agreed SLAs
• Support internal process experts by bridging German language requirements, helping the team achieve shared service delivery targets
• Translate documents from German to English and English to German, ensuring accuracy across HR, payroll, and life cycle documentation
• Maintain and update organizational structure data to reflect life cycle changes accurately
• Prepare and deliver operational and management reports
• Train and guide team members on German language usage and payroll/life cycle process nuances
• Perform additional tasks aligned with the scope of employee life cycle and payroll operations as required

Your Experience And Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Translation, Interpreting, HR, or a related field
• 2-3 years of relevant experience (payroll, HR services, or language/translation experience) is an advantage
• Proficiency in German (B2-C1 level)
• SAP experience is an advantage
• Strong client communication skills and enjoyment of stakeholder engagement
• Digital affinity and openness to learning new tools and processes

What We Offer

• Multicultural working environment
• Friendly and supportive colleagues
• Flat organizational structure
• Growth and development opportunities
• Flexible working conditionsCompetitive compensation and benefits package