Payroll & SSC Junior Specialist

WithSecure Oyj; Poznań; On-site; PLN 48,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global exposure

Office in Poznań

Flexible hours

Wellbeing benefits

Job summary

WithSecure Oyj in Poznań is seeking a Payroll & SSC Junior Specialist to join our international People & Culture Shared Service Center on a 6-month fixed-term contract. You will support payroll processing and HR operations across 11 countries, collaborating with local vendors and internal stakeholders to ensure accurate, timely payroll delivery.

This role is ideal for someone early in their HR/payroll career who wants hands-on exposure to multi-country operations in a fast-paced, global SaaS

Qualifications

• Experience in HR operations, payroll, or shared services is expected.
• Familiarity with Workday or similar HRIS is a plus.
• Comfort with Jira for HR service requests.
• Strong Excel data handling and numerical analysis.
• Excellent English communication, written and spoken.
• Attention to detail and deadline ownership.

Responsibilities

• Support payroll processing across 11 countries, ensuring accurate and timely data flow between Workday, HR operations, and payroll vendors.
• Act as a day-to-day point of contact with external payroll vendors, coordinating inputs, resolving queries, and tracking deadlines.
• Manage and resolve HR transactions and employee requests via Jira, ensuring timely and high-quality service delivery.
• Maintain, update, and audit employee data in Workday to ensure accuracy, consistency, and compliance ahead of payroll cut-offs.
• Support benefits administration across multiple countries, ensuring compliance with local regulations and a positive employee experience.
• Help identify data discrepancies or process gaps and contribute ideas for operational improvement.
• Partner with HR Business Partners, Finance, and payroll vendors to support data quality and smooth month-end processing.
• Ensure compliance with internal policies, GDPR requirements, and local employment regulations.

Skills

HR ops

Payroll processing

Data accuracy

English skills

Workday

Jira

Excel

Tools

Workday

Jira

Excel

Job description

The salary range for this position is: 35-40 zł/hr

At WithSecure, we protect businesses all over the world. Our SaaS solutions safeguard against modern cyber threats, and our innovative Co-security approach reflects our belief that true protection requires collaboration and shared expertise. No one can solve every cyber security problem alone. Our vision is to become Europe's flagship in cyber security. Every day, our talented teams work to prevent cyber extortion, secure critical infrastructure, and prevent misuse of sensitive data. At WithSecure, it's our people who make us exceptional – a diverse community that values passion, purpose, and a commitment to workplace well-being. If you're ready to make an impact with a company that's transforming cybersecurity, we'd love to hear from you.

We are looking for a Payroll & SSC Junior Specialist to join our international People & Culture Shared Service Center in Poznań on a 6-month fixed-term contract. In this role, you'll support payroll processing and HR operations across 11 countries, working closely with local payroll vendors and internal stakeholders to ensure accurate, timely, and compliant payroll delivery. This is a great opportunity for someone early in their HR/payroll career who wants hands-on exposure to multi-country operations in a fast-paced, global SaaS environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Support payroll processing across 11 countries, ensuring accurate and timely data flow between Workday, HR operations, and payroll vendors.
• Act as a day-to-day point of contact with external payroll vendors, coordinating inputs, resolving queries, and tracking deadlines.
• Manage and resolve HR transactions and employee requests via Jira, ensuring timely and high-quality service delivery.
• Maintain, update, and audit employee data in Workday to ensure accuracy, consistency, and compliance ahead of payroll cut-offs.
• Support benefits administration across multiple countries, ensuring compliance with local regulations and a positive employee experience.
• Help identify data discrepancies or process gaps and contribute ideas for operational improvement.
• Partner with HR Business Partners, Finance, and payroll vendors to support data quality and smooth month-end processing.
• Ensure compliance with internal policies, GDPR requirements, and local employment regulations.

What are we looking for?

• Experience in HR operations, payroll, or shared services (e.g. a previous payroll/HR role, internship, or relevant coursework combined with practical exposure).
• Familiarity with Workday or a comparable HRIS/ERP system is a plus, not a requirement.
• Comfortable working with ticketing systems such as Jira, or willing to learn quickly.
• Good Excel skills and comfort working with data and numbers.
• Excellent English communication skills (written and spoken)
• High attention to detail and a strong sense of ownership over deadlines - payroll doesn't wait.
• Comfortable coordinating with external vendors and juggling multiple processes at once.
• Collaborative, proactive, and eager to learn in a fast-paced, global SaaS organization.
• Willingness to use AI technologies and tools.
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement AI-driven initiatives.
• Strong problem-solving skills, analytical thinking, and continuous learning mindset to keep up with evolving AI technologies.
• If you don’t tick every box above, don’t worry — we’re more interested in your potential and willingness to learn.

What will you get from us:

• Meaningful work with real-world impact – your work helps protect businesses and critical infrastructure from modern cyber threats.
• Hands-on, structured exposure to multi-country payroll and vendor management from day one.
• Exposure to global payroll processes, working across 11 countries alongside experienced HR and payroll colleagues.
• A great office in the center of Poznań, with easy access to public transport and city amenities.
• Flexible ways of working.
• A strong focus on well-being, with mental health support and comprehensive benefits.
• A supportive, people-first team that invests in your learning during the contract.
• Experience in HR operations, payroll, or shared services (e.g. a previous payroll/HR role, internship, or relevant coursework combined with practical exposure).
• Familiarity with Workday or a comparable HRIS/ERP system is a plus, not a requirement.
• Comfortable working with ticketing systems such as Jira, or willing to learn quickly.
• Good Excel skills and comfort working with data and numbers.
• Excellent English communication skills (written and spoken)
• High attention to detail and a strong sense of ownership over deadlines - payroll doesn't wait.
• Comfortable coordinating with external vendors and juggling multiple processes at once.
• Collaborative, proactive, and eager to learn in a fast-paced, global SaaS organization.
• Willingness to use AI technologies and tools.
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement AI-driven initiatives.
• Strong problem-solving skills, analytical thinking, and continuous learning mindset to keep up with evolving AI technologies.
• If you don’t tick every box above, don’t worry — we’re more interested in your potential and willingness to learn.