Global People Operations Lead - Payroll & HRIS

Lexroom Srl; Lombardia; Hybrid; EUR 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary: €55,000–65,000 gross per year

Hybrid work

Meal vouchers

Welfare budget €600/year

Team retreats and off-sites

Job summary

Lexroom Srl is seeking a People Operations Team Lead to own how People Ops runs across all countries we operate in, with payroll close, trusted data, and scalable processes. Based in Milan, you’ll lead a team of People Ops Specialists and work closely with the Head of People.

You’ll manage payroll provider relationships, HRIS (HiBob) integration, employee lifecycle and benefits, plus ESOP administration, ensuring compliance and data-driven decisions.

Qualifications

• Experience in HR/People Operations end-to-end, including Italian employment framework.
• Hands-on experience running payroll through external providers, with month-end close and reconciliations.
• Experience owning an HRIS and connecting it to payroll (HiBob, JetHR, PayFit, Deel).
• Proven ability to automate HR processes with AI use cases.
• Fluent Italian and English.

Responsibilities

• Make payroll accurate and reliable across all countries, manage providers, and own the monthly close.
• Own our HRIS (HiBob) as the single source of truth and connect it to payroll.
• Manage employee lifecycle, benefits and ESOP administration across multiple markets.
• Ensure compliance by mapping risks and driving closure.
• Design processes with measurement and use AI to reduce manual work.
• Lead and grow the team.

Skills

HR Operations

Payroll

HRIS integration

Automation / AI in HR

Bilingual Italian-English

Tools

HiBob

JetHR

PayFit

Deel

Job description

Lexroom Srl is seeking a People Operations Team Lead to own how People Ops runs across all countries we operate in, with payroll close, trusted data, and scalable processes. Based in Milan, you’ll lead a team of People Ops Specialists and work closely with the Head of People.

You’ll manage payroll provider relationships, HRIS (HiBob) integration, employee lifecycle and benefits, plus ESOP administration, ensuring compliance and data-driven decisions.