HR Operations & Payroll Specialist

Newell Brands; Poznań; On-site; PLN 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Pension plan

Hybrid working (1 day in office)

LinkedIn Learning access

Job summary

Newell Brands is seeking an HR Operations & Payroll Specialist in Poznań, Poland. You will manage key employee lifecycle processes, ensuring accuracy and compliance across HR operations and payroll activities.

You will support end-to-end onboarding and collaborate with HR Shared Services, Payroll, and HRBP teams to deliver efficient administrative support. You will work with brands like Parker, Waterman, Yankee Candle, NUK, and Crockpot, contributing to various HR projects within a dynamic,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in human resources or related field.
• 3-5 years of experience in Shared HR service or HR department in a matrix organization.
• 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 welcome sessions.
• Maintain personnel files and update HR databases/HRIS (Payroll & HRIS), track absences.
• Validate and process 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-related support to employees and answer queries.
• Oversee training plans and reporting for managers, employees, suppliers, and OPCO.
• Ensure compliance with local labour laws and internal policies.
• Participate in projects to optimize HR processes and ways of working.

Skills

HR operations

Payroll

French

English

Education

Bachelor’s orMaster’s degree in HR

Tools

Salesforce (HCM)

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 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

• 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