Payroll Specialist with German

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

Job Description

HR & Payroll Specialist with German

Full time Hybrid

Cracow, Poland

Why join Rolls-Royce?

At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.

By joining Rolls-Royce, you'll have the opportunity to work on world-class solutions, supported by a culture that believes individuality is our greatest strength, and all perspectives, experiences and backgrounds help us innovate and enable our high-performance culture.

The Kraków Rolls-Royce Global Capability Centre represents an exciting new chapter in the growth of Rolls-Royce Group Business Services. Designed to support global operations and employee services, the Centre is a key hub for enabling operational efficiency and strengthening global business processes. It delivers exceptional services across finance, procurement, HR, Data Analytics and Service Management.

Role Summary

HR & Payroll Specialist supports end-to-end HR processes for the German market, ensuring accurate, compliant and timely execution of operational HR activities across the employee lifecycle. The role requires openness to cross-process collaboration and continuous learning beyond a single HR stream.

Key Responsibilities

• Operational: Execute daily HR operations across all stages of the employee lifecycle (hire to retire), including onboarding, changes, offboarding and personnel administration
• Operational: Support payroll input preparation and validation (data accuracy, deadlines, compliance)
• Operational: Maintain employee data in HR systems in line with German labour law and internal standards
• Operational: Handle employee and stakeholder inquiries in German (written and verbal)
• Process & quality: Follow existing SOPs and work instructions across all HR streams
• Process & quality: Identify process gaps, inconsistencies or improvement opportunities and elevate them proactively
• Process & quality: Support updates of SOPs and work instructions based on process changes or learnings
• Collaboration & mindset: Collaborate with other HR streams to ensure end-to-end process continuity
• Collaboration & mindset: Actively participate in cross-process knowledge sharing and backup coverage
• Collaboration & mindset: Demonstrate openness to learning tasks outside the primary assigned stream
• Compliance & risk awareness: Apply German labour law basics and internal compliance rules in daily operations
• Compliance & risk awareness: Flag risks, deviations or unclear cases to Senior Team Members or Process Owner

Essential Requirements

• 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 (preferably Workday or SAP) and Case Management tools (ServiceNow or other)

What do we offer

• Annual bonus based on financial results and employee performance evaluation.
• Employer financed private healthcare at LuxMed for employees. Additional packages can be purchased.
• Group life insurance
• Subsidy for glasses/contact lenses worn for work, up to the amount of PLN 600 gross, every two years
• Subsidy for extra-curricular activities within the cafeteria system on the myBenefit platform/subsidy for Multisport cards, up to the amount of PLN 100 gross per month
• Internet and electricity allowance for remote work, in the amount of PLN 100 gross per month
• Increased funding for the Employee Capital Plans (PPK) program; Rolls-Royce Sp. z o.o. contributes 3% to this program
• Additional vacation days based on length of service
• Hybrid work model (min. 2 days from office)
• Work in a modern office located in the Krakow center - the Unity Tower (ul. Lubomirskiego 20)

Right to Work

Please note that all applicants will be subject to Poland right-to- work check as part of the recruitment process