German-Speaking HR Operations Specialist – Hybrid (Krakow)

Rolls-Royce plc; Kraków; Hybrid; PLN 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Private healthcare

Group life insurance

Glasses subsidy

Multisport card

Internet allowance

Hybrid work

Office in Krakow

Job summary

Rolls-Royce plc in Kraków seeks a Junior HR Process Specialist to support end-to-end HR activities for the German market. You will handle onboarding, changes, payroll inputs and employee data with accuracy, following German labour law and internal standards.

In this hybrid role, you will collaborate with HR teams across processes, participate in SOP updates, and respond to inquiries in German, contributing to a compliant, efficient employee lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Experience in HR operations, ideally in a shared services or international environment.
• German at least B2 level (business-fluent).
• Basic understanding of hire-to-retire HR processes and payroll inputs.
• Strong attention to detail and process discipline.
• Openness to change, learning and cross-functional work.
• Experience with Global HRIS (Workday or SAP) and case management tools (ServiceNow or similar).

Responsibilities

• Execute daily HR operations across all stages of the employee lifecycle (hire to retire), including onboarding, changes, offboarding and personnel administration.
• Support payroll input preparation and validation (data accuracy, deadlines, compliance).
• Maintain employee data in HR systems in line with German labour law and internal standards.
• Handle employee and stakeholder inquiries in German (written and verbal).
• Follow existing SOPs and work instructions across all HR streams and identify gaps or improvement opportunities.
• Collaborate with other HR streams to ensure end-to-end process continuity and share knowledge.
• Apply German labour law basics and internal compliance rules in daily operations and flag risks when needed.

Skills

HR operations

German language (B2)

Payroll input processing

HR systems (Workday/SAP)

Attention to detail

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Workday

SAP

ServiceNow

Job description

Rolls-Royce plc in Kraków seeks a Junior HR Process Specialist to support end-to-end HR activities for the German market. You will handle onboarding, changes, payroll inputs and employee data with accuracy, following German labour law and internal standards.

In this hybrid role, you will collaborate with HR teams across processes, participate in SOP updates, and respond to inquiries in German, contributing to a compliant, efficient employee lifecycle.