People Operations Specialist

Ericsson; Fatih; On-site; TRY 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Ericsson is seeking a People Operations Specialist to support and improve HR operations in Turkey. You will ensure compliant administration, support payroll, and contribute to process and tool improvements in collaboration with Finance, Legal, and cross‑functional teams.

Based in Istanbul, you will handle sensitive data with discretion and work with local stakeholders. Joining a regional team, you will drive analytics, manage local benefits, and support legal and regulatory needs while

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in economics, Human Resources, or related field.
• 3 years’ experience in HR / People admin or Payroll, preferably in a multinational environment.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Proven ability to build trusted relationships and work with data.

Responsibilities

• Analytics & Reporting: Prepare and maintain reports across People, R&D, Payroll and Time Reporting.
• Total Rewards – Local Benefits: Communicate updates on local employee benefits and fleet coordination.
• Legal – Employee-Related Lawsuits: Support follow-up with Legal and People Business Partner.
• Time & Payroll: Handle absence management, payroll inputs, and salary deductions data.
• Compliance with Policies and Directives: Ensure processes align with policies.
• Employee Support / 2nd Line HR Support: Address ad-hoc HR and admin requests.
• Governmental Documentation & Regulatory Compliance Support: Prepare legal documents and submissions.
• Purchase-to-Pay: Manage PtP flow, issue POs, invoices, and monitor payments.

Skills

HR operations

Payroll knowledge

Data analysis

Communication

Turkish (native)

English (fluent)

Education

Bachelor's degree in economics, HR, or related fields

Tools

Microsoft 365

Job description

Join our Team

About this opportunity

We are looking for a People Operations Specialist to support and continuously improve our People (HR) operations in Turkey. In this role, you will deliver efficient, compliant HR administration aligned with local regulations, while contributing to process and tool improvements, vendor and contract management, and broader People initiatives.

You will be part of the EMEA Performance & Transformation – Local Administration Services (LAS) & Risk Management organization and report to the Head of LAS, South Europe & Eurasia (SEE). Working within an international team, you will collaborate closely with local stakeholders to ensure smooth and legally compliant People operations.

To succeed in this role, you bring strong attention to detail, confidence working with data and numbers, and the ability to handle sensitive information with discretion. A basic understanding of labor law and contractual topics is an advantage. The role involves close cooperation with People and Payroll teams, Finance, Legal, and external providers. You will be based in Istanbul, Turkey.

What you will do

• Analytics & Reporting Prepare and maintain reports, including People, R&D, Payroll and Time Reporting-related data, ensuring data accuracy and completeness Annual Leave Reporting: Provide leave data and support employees in keeping their information updated in ESS

• Total Rewards – Local Benefits Communicate updates on local employee benefits. Coordinate and communicate employees benefit vehicle status with fleet management & People & Payroll

• Legal – Employee-Related Lawsuits Support the follow-up of employee-related legal cases in coordination with Legal and the People Business Partner (PBP).

• Time & Payroll Absence Management: Receive unpaid leave requests from employees, request and archive the related documentation, submit to payroll. Earnings and Deduction Changes: Provide the required Payroll input and communicate relevant deduction changes to HR. Benefit vehicles: Provide Payroll with benefit values required for salary deductions and tax purposes.

• Compliance with Policies and Directives Ensure that administrative processes, routines, and documentation are performed in line with company policies and directives.

• Employee Support / 2nd Line HR Support Handle ad-hoc requests related to People processes and employee administration.

• Governmental Documentation and Regulatory Compliance Support Preparation and submission of Legal documents, surveys, letters, inputs in accordance with applicable governmental relations limited to administrative and document related process.

• Purchase-to-Pay Handle the PtP flow, issue Purchase Orders, handle invoices, monitor payments, and perform manual payments (on demand) Vendor relationship management

The skills you bring

• A bachelor’s degree in economics, Human Resources, or other relevant fields
• 3 years’ experience in HR / People admin or Payroll field, preferably in a multinational environment
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Proven ability to build trusted and effective professional relationships
• Proactive, with a strong process improvement attitude
• Strong attention to detail, with a focus on accuracy and data quality
• Ability to handle personal and sensitive data with discretion and confidentiality
• Planning and organizing
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proficient in Microsoft 365, including effective use of AI and Copilot.
• Native Turkish speaker, fluent in written and spoken English

Why join Ericsson?

Why join Ericsson?At Ericsson, you´ll have an outstanding opportunity. The chance to use your skills and imagination to push the boundaries of what´s possible. To build solutions never seen before to some of the world’s toughest problems. You´ll be challenged, but you won’t be alone. You´ll be joining a team of diverse innovators, all driven to go beyond the status quo to craft what comes next. Encouraging a diverse and inclusive organization is core to our values at Ericsson, that's why we champion it in everything we do. We truly believe that by collaborating with people with different experiences we drive innovation, which is essential for our future growth. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our Ericsson team. Ericsson is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. learn more.

Primary country and city: Türkiye (TR) || Istanbul