Senior HR Operations Specialist

Sovos; Lisboa; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance (company paid)

Life Insurance

Meal Allowance

Flexible Benefits Platform

Generous annual leave

13th and 14th month allowances

Language Learning Support

Job summary

Sovos is hiring a Senior HROps Specialist to own payroll and HR operations across Europe, with strong emphasis on French payroll. The role requires deep knowledge of European employment law, GDPR, and scalable processes across multiple jurisdictions.

You will drive data integrity and support onboarding, offboarding, and compliance initiatives. You will leverage AI tools to automate routine tasks while maintaining auditability and accuracy, partnering with ADP and regional vendors to ensure

Qualifications

• Experience across multiple European countries with payroll and HR administration.
• Hands-on with French HR operations including DSN and URSSAF.
• Knowledge of GDPR and operational HR data handling requirements.
• Proficient with international HRIS/payroll platforms and ensuring data integrity.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end payroll administration for European countries with vendors.
• Manage French payroll inputs and validation (DSN, URSSAF, social charges).
• Maintain payroll accuracy and audit readiness; collaborate with Finance on data integrity.
• Maintain employee data in ADP WorkforceNow for European employees across lifecycle.
• Support onboarding and offboarding, including French DPAE filings and contract types.
• Lead operational compliance for employment law across European jurisdictions.
• Identify automation opportunities using AI to improve payroll and lifecycle processes.

Skills

EU payroll

French payroll

ADP Celergo

GDPR aware

English & French

HR automation

HR data integrity

Tools

ADP Celergo

ADP WorkforceNow

HRIS

Job description

Senior HR Operations Specialist

Talent · Full-Time · France/Portugal

Build Your Future With Us

The digitization of tax compliance is fundamentally changing global commerce and how businesses need to operate and grow. Governments now have real-time visibility into business data, creating new challenges and new opportunities for organizations around the world. At Sovos, we're transforming tax compliance from a business requirement into a driver of growth through AI-powered technology that delivers the accurate, real-time insights businesses need to make smarter decisions.

We're solving more than today's tax compliance challenges. We're helping reshape global economies by enabling organizations to navigate increasingly complex and rapidly changing regulatory environments with confidence – and helping communities thrive.

AI is accelerating what's possible, enabling tax and technology professionals to more effectively drive critical regulatory decisions. That's where Sovos excels, combining intelligent technology with human expertise to help customers stay ahead of change.

Don't worry if you don't check every box. We're focused on hiring great people, not perfect resumes. It's less about what you've done elsewhere and more about what you're capable of doing here.

The Role

At Sovos, we're building the future of global tax compliance software, and our people operations are the backbone of that mission. We're looking for a Senior HROps Specialist to own day-to-day HR operations across our European footprint, with strong working knowledge of French payroll, compliance, and employee lifecycle management. This is a high-impact role requiring both practitioner-level depth in European employment law and the operational rigour to run accurate, compliant, scalable processes across multiple jurisdictions.

More specifically, you will:

• Own end-to-end payroll administration for assigned European countries in partnership with ADP Celergo and regional vendors, including payroll calendars, data input quality, and post-run audit processes.
• Manage French payroll inputs and validation, including DSN submissions, URSSAF and social charge calculations, mutuelle and prévoyance contributions, RTT days, congés payés accrual, and 13th-month or variable pay practices under applicable collective agreements.
• Maintain payroll accuracy at or above 99.9%, with full cycle documentation and audit readiness, and collaborate with Finance to ensure payroll data integrity for consolidation and reporting.
• Maintain employee data integrity in ADP WorkforceNow for all European employee records across the full employment lifecycle, ensuring regional data flows align with global reporting standards.
• Support the management of benefits programmes across all active European countries, including statutory entitlements, supplemental plans, annual renewals, and broker relationships.
• Act as the operational compliance lead for employment law requirements across European jurisdictions, including GDPR, local statutory reporting, and France-specific obligations such as Journée de Solidarité and statutory time recording requirements.
• Monitor regulatory changes (new leave laws, social contribution rate adjustments, reporting mandates) and update internal processes accordingly, maintaining country-specific HR documentation and policy libraries that are audit-ready and reflect current local requirements.
• Support onboarding and offboarding operations for all European employees, including French DPAE filings, contract types (CDI/CDD), and compliant termination processes (rupture conventionnelle, solde de tout compte).
• Leverage AI tools to identify and implement automation that improves payroll, compliance, and employee lifecycle processes without sacrificing accuracy or auditability.

What You Bring to Sovos

• You've built HR operations experience across multiple European countries, with hands-on payroll and HR administration expertise spanning diverse regulatory environments.
• You bring hands-on experience with French HR operations or payroll, including DSN, URSSAF, collective agreement administration, and navigating France-specific compliance requirements.
• You have working knowledge of GDPR and its operational HR implications, including data handling, employee record retention, cross-border transfers, and CNIL expectations for employee data.
• You're proficient with ADP Celergo or a comparable international HRIS/payroll platform, and you bring exceptional attention to detail to high-stakes data integrity work where errors carry direct legal, financial, or employee trust consequences.
• You anticipate operational gaps and drive continuous improvement across HR processes, identifying inefficiencies before they accelerate and implementing scalable solutions without waiting for direction.
• You communicate clearly and effectively in English (written and verbal) and are professionally fluent in French (written and spoken), enabling you to partner effectively with global teams and local stakeholders.
• You apply AI-forward ways of working, building regional capability in process automation and data-driven decision-making in alignment with our AI-first strategy.
• Due to client contractual obligations, the successful candidate will be asked to clear a background check upon hire.

The Process

We believe in a transparent and comprehensive hiring process. Here's what you might expect:

• Pre-Employment Assessment

  Regionally specific assessments we use to mitigate bias and give every applicant a fair shot.

• Video Interview

  A chance to meet as many qualified applicants as possible and get to know you beyond your resume.

• Meeting with a Recruiter

  A conversation to talk through the role, your experience, and your goals.

• Live Interviews with the Hiring Team

  Meet the people you'll work with and dig into the day-to-day of the role.

Life at Sovos

The tools to enhance your life - because we want you to enjoy your life outside of work and inside!

• Global Mentoring Programs
• AI Tools and Technology from Day 1
• Continuous Learning and Development
• Language Learning Support
• Global Employee Recognition Platform and Programs
• Global Parental Leave Policy
• Health Insurance (company paid)
• Life Insurance
• Personal Accidents Insurance
• Meal Allowance
• Flexible Benefits Platform
• Generous annual leave plus additional company days
• 13th and 14th month allowances

Equal Opportunity Employer
Sovos is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing an environment that celebrates diversity and where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and employees. We do not discriminate against race, colour, religions, national origin, age, sex, marital status, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic provided by law. At Sovos, all employees are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work.

Company Background

Sovos is transforming tax compliance from a business requirement to a force for growth. Our flagship product, the Sovos Compliance Cloud platform, enables businesses to identify, determine, and report on every tax obligation across the globe. Sovos processes nearly 20 billion transactions per year, helping companies scale their compliance strategy in 150+ countries.

More than 100,000 customers – including half the Fortune 500 – trust Sovos’ tax and regulatory expertise and unparalleled integration with their business applications. Learn more at sovos.com.

#LI-Remote