German-Speaking HR & Payroll Specialist (Hybrid)

rollsroyce; Kraków; Hybrid; PLN 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Private healthcare

Group life insurance

Glasses subsidy

Cafeteria subsidy for activities

Multisport card

Remote work allowance

PPK contribution 3%

Extra vacation days

Hybrid work

Office Krakow

Job summary

Rolls-Royce in Kraków is seeking an HR & Payroll Specialist to support end-to-end HR processes for the German market, ensuring compliant and timely execution across the employee lifecycle. The role requires collaboration across HR streams and openness to learning beyond a single HR area.

The Kraków Global Capability Centre offers a hybrid work model with office in the city center, competitive benefits and opportunities to grow within a global services environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in HR operations, preferably in a shared services or international environment.
• German at minimum B2/C1 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 platforms (Workday or SAP) and Case Management tools (ServiceNow or other)

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
• Identify process gaps, inconsistencies or improvement opportunities and elevate them proactively
• Support updates of SOPs and work instructions based on process changes or learnings
• Collaborate with other HR streams to ensure end-to-end process continuity
• Actively participate in cross-process knowledge sharing and backup coverage
• Demonstrate openness to learning tasks outside the primary assigned stream
• Apply German labour law basics and internal compliance rules in daily operations
• Flag risks, deviations or unclear cases to Senior Team Members or Process Owner

Job description

Rolls-Royce in Kraków is seeking an HR & Payroll Specialist to support end-to-end HR processes for the German market, ensuring compliant and timely execution across the employee lifecycle. The role requires collaboration across HR streams and openness to learning beyond a single HR area.

The Kraków Global Capability Centre offers a hybrid work model with office in the city center, competitive benefits and opportunities to grow within a global services environment.