Associate, Payroll

Newell Brands; Poznań; Hybrid; PLN 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working system (1 day per week)

Private healthcare

Pension plan with company contribution

Fully sponsored life insurance

LinkedIn Learning access

Product discounts (Parker, DYMO, Sharp

Multisport Card or cinema tickets

Charity and volunteering opportunities

Employee Referral Program

Modern, air-conditioned office in city

Job summary

Newell Brands in Poznań, Poland, is seeking an HR Operations & Payroll Specialist to manage end-to-end onboarding, payroll support, and data accuracy across HR Shared Services. The role collaborates with Payroll, HRBP teams and HR Shared Services to support processes and projects.

The position requires 3–5 years in HR operations/payroll, a degree in HR or related field, and fluency in French and English. Hybrid work with a one day in the office per week is offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in human resources, or a related field.
• 3-5 years of work experience in Shared HR service or HR in a matrix organization, focused on HR Operations and Payroll.
• Proficiency in French and English.
• Good knowledge of France labor law and HR policies.

Responsibilities

• Organize and coordinate onboarding of new hires, including offers, contracts and documents.
• Manage personnel files and HRIS systems, track absences.
• Validate data changes in global HRIS (HCM – Salesforce) for accuracy and timeliness.
• Lead transactional HR activities and contribute to payroll preparation.
• Ensure data conformity between HRIS and payroll.
• Provide daily HR support to employees on leaves, policies and procedures.
• Oversee training plans and reporting for managers, employees, suppliers and OPCO.
• Ensure compliance with local labor law and internal HR policies.
• Contribute to projects to optimize processes and ways of working.

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in HR or related field

Job description

Job ID: 15080

Job title: HR Operations & Payroll specialist

Location: Poznań, Poland

Reports to: Senior Manager-HR Shared Services

Contract: Permanent, Full-time

Your Role in a Nutshell

In this role, the HR Operations & Payroll Specialist will manage key employee lifecycle processes, ensuring accuracy and compliance across HR operations and payroll activities. The position is responsible for supporting end-to-end onboarding to enable seamless employee integration. Working closely with HR Shared Services, Payroll, and HRBP teams, the role will also provide administrative and operational support while contributing to various HR projects and initiatives.

Our portfolio of products is very diverse - from stationery to small household appliances. You might have heard of some of our brands like Parker , Waterman , Yankee Candle , NUK , or Crockpot .

Your Key Responsibilities:

• Organize and coordinate the onboarding of new hires including preparing the employment offer letters, contract and all necessary documents and planning welcome sessions.
• Ensure the management of personnel files, update HR databases and systems (Payroll & HRIS), and track absences.
• Validate and perform people data transactions related to job changes, name changes, promotions, transfers, offboarding and other updates in the global HRIS (HCM – Salesforce), ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Lead transactional HR activities (tracking absences, transportation costs reimbursement, meal vouchers, health insurance enrollment, medical visits, etc.) and contribute to payroll preparation
• Ensure the data conformity between global HRIS (HCM- Salesforce) and payroll.
• Provide daily support to employees for HR-related queries, such as leave requests, information on internal policies, and administrative procedures.
• Oversee and manage training plan and associated reporting in relation to managers, employees, suppliers and collection organism (OPCO)
• Ensure compliance with local legislation (labor code, collective agreement), as well as internal administrative policies and HR procedures.
• Contribute to projects to optimize processes and ways of working

What You’ll Need:

Minimum:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in human resources, or a related field.
• 3-5 years of work experience in Shared HR service or in an HR department in a matrix organization, focused on HR Operations and Payroll.
• Proficiency in French and English
• good knowledge of France labor law and HR policies

Your Advantage:

• Adaptability and organizational multitasking skills
• Problem-solving expertise

What You Gain

Newell Brands has a strong footprint in the EMEA region, with several thousand employees spread over many corporate offices and manufacturing facilities. You might recognize some of our iconic brands, like Parker, Sistema, Spontex, Crockpot, NUK, Coleman, and Yankee Candle, to name a few.

Join us and benefit from:

• Full-time employment contract
• Comprehensive induction training
• Unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning – 17,000+ courses for your professional and personal development
• Private healthcare
• Pension plan (PPE) with company contribution of 3,5%
• Fully sponsored life insurance
• Hybrid working system (1 day per week in the office)
• Working hours – Monday to Friday, 8h between 9:00 and 17:00
• Discounts on some of our products from brands Parker, DYMO, Sharpie, Contigo, and others
• Partly financed Multisport Card or cinema tickets
• Corporate Citizenship Philosophies – environmentally sustainable and socially sensitive business practices
• Give@Newell – paid time-off for charity activities dedicated for local communities right where you live/work
• Employee Referral Program – an opportunity to get a bonus
• Expectant Parents Gift
• Modern, air-conditioned office in the city center (next to Stary Browar) with well-equipped kitchen and underground bike parking
• Friendly atmosphere & multicultural environment (30+ nationalities in our Poznan office!)
• Additional projects for those hungry for knowledge and development,
• Core Values: Integrity, Teamwork, Passion for Winning, Ownership, Leadership