HR Generalist (Remote)

Iubenda; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Company retreats

All‑in‑One flex budget

Work equipment scheme

Collaborative, multicultural team

Job summary

iubenda, a remote-first privacy tech company now part of team.blue, seeks an HR Generalist to own the full employee lifecycle across a distributed, international workforce. You will report to the Chief People Officer and partner with managers to deliver high-impact HR operations.

The role emphasizes payroll coordination, local labor law compliance, AI-enabled HR processes, and a proactive approach to engagement, salary governance, and internal communications.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of HR experience in generalist/HRBP roles.
• Experience across multiple geographies and labor frameworks.
• Strong operational execution and data-driven mindset.
• Proficiency with AI tools in daily HR tasks.
• Experience in a product/tech company preferred.
• Fluent English; Italian a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage full employee lifecycle end-to-end: onboarding, day-one readiness, offboarding.
• Coordinate payroll with senior colleagues across jurisdictions.
• Improve HR workflows using AI for speed and accuracy.
• Ensure compliance with local labor laws; draft/review employment contracts.
• Run engagement surveys and translate data into actionable recommendations.
• Maintain salary grids and compensation framework aligned with market.
• Serve as first point of contact for employees and managers.

Skills

HR generalist

Payroll coordination

AI in HR

International experience

HR operations

English proficiency

Product/tech company experience

HRIS/ATS tools

Tools

HiBob

Teamtailor

Confluence

OneDrive

Asana

Jira

Job description

HR Generalist (Remote)

About us

We’re iubenda, the team turning compliance into a growth engine. We help over 110K businesses all around the world build trust, boost performance, and grow without limits. Now part of team.blue (https://team.blue/), we’re scaling privacy tech with confidence, creativity, and a little bit of attitude. Join a team that moves fast, thinks big, and makes privacy feel exciting again!

Mission & Core Purpose

We're looking for an enthusiastic HR Generalist to join our People & Culture team and take ownership of the full employee lifecycle across a distributed, international workforce. In this role, you will report to the Chief People Officer and act as a trusted partner to both managers and employees, combining strong operational execution with a genuine HRBP mindset. You are someone who has worked across multiple countries, understands the nuances of different labor markets, and is already using AI as a core part of how you work, not as an add‑on, but as a default.

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting the full employee lifecycle end-to-end: from pre‑onboarding and day-one readiness through to offboarding, exit conversations, and clean process closure;
• Working with a more Senior colleague on payroll coordination, compliance, and employee records across multiple jurisdictions, with clear shared ownership of tasks. Keeping all people data accurate and up to date across our tools (HiBob, Teamtailor, and Asana) so the team always has a single, reliable source of truth;
• Supporting the HR team in continuously improving HR workflows using AI tools: identifying manual or repetitive processes and proposing automations that improve speed, accuracy, and employee experience. You proactively bring transformation ideas, not just execution;
• Keeping processes and records aligned with local labor law requirements across Italy, Spain, Germany, and others. Supporting the drafting and review of employment contracts, working closely with labour law consultants to ensure compliance, clarity, and consistency. Proactively flagging risks before they upscale;
• Overseeing engagement initiatives: running surveys, stay interviews, and pulse checks; and translating the data into concrete recommendations, providing feedback to the Chief People Officer;
• Supporting the review and maintenance of salary grids, making sure our compensation framework stays fair, consistent, and aligned with the market as the team grows;
• Being a reliable first point of contact for employees and managers navigating day‑to‑day HR questions, escalating where needed and supporting the team in building stronger, more trusted relationships across the business;
• Helping coordinate promotion cycles and, when needed, providing support to dismissal processes;
• Helping keep people engaged and motivated: running surveys and stay interviews to reduce turnover;
• Managing the HR side of employer branding by proposing and analysing candidate experience surveys, and participating in internal communication activities;
• Contributing to broader HR projects, including arranging offsites and internal events.

Experience & Skills

• At least 3 years of experience in Human Resources, with exposure to generalist operations and people partnering activities;
• International experience: you have worked across multiple geographies simultaneously and are comfortable navigating different labor frameworks, cultural contexts, and employment norms;
• Solid HR operations foundations: you are comfortable supporting payroll coordination, compliance tracking, employee lifecycle administration, and benefits. You understand that operational rigor is what makes strategic work possible;
• AI fluency: you actively use AI tools in your day‑to‑day work (drafting, research, process automation, data analysis) and can identify where AI can replace or improve a manual HR process;
• Previous experience in a product company in the Tech industry (ideally a scale‑up or mid‑size tech), with an understanding of how product and engineering teams operate;
• Hands‑on experience with HRISs (such as HiBob), ATSs (such as Teamtailor), workspace tools (such as Confluence, or One Drive), and with PM tools (such as Asana, or Jira);
• Structured, analytical, and direct communicator: able to synthesize complex situations and present clear recommendations to managers and leadership;
• Full professional proficiency in English. Italian is a strong plus.

Added Values

• Fundamentals of Italian, Spanish, or Mauritian labor law;
• Experience building or contributing to an HR backlog, people ops roadmap, or similar structured approach to continuous improvement;
• Experience owning or improving data quality within HRIS platforms.

Location

We're a remote‑first company. You can work from wherever you're most productive in the world. For those based in Italy or nearby, if you enjoy a mix of remote and in‑person work, you can also take advantage of our offices in Milan and Bologna. For those based in Mauritius, while you can work from anywhere on the island, we encourage regular in‑person collaboration at our Port Louis office, typically once per week. Wherever you’re based, this role involves working within a ±1 CET time frame to stay closely aligned with the rest of the team and make collaboration easy.

Benefits

• Remote work Work 100% remotely, or from our offices, whatever works best for you. We're fully structured for seamless remote onboarding and collaboration (for those based in Mauritius, we expect weekly in‑person collaboration).
• Company retreats Once a year, we hold fully paid, week‑long retreats in beautiful locations such as Venice, Athens, and Palermo, where we work, connect, and recharge together.
• All‑in‑One flex budget A yearly sum of up to 1,000€ that you can tailor to your personal needs, whether it’s private health coverage, meal vouchers, childcare, learning, fitness, or other lifestyle choices. You can invest in what matters most to you (total amount, availability of specific services, payment method, and taxability may vary depending on local regulations).
• Work equipment supply scheme A policy designed to help you create the perfect setup and perform at your best.
• Collaborative, multicultural team Join a team of talented, international colleagues in a friendly, open, and highly collaborative environment.

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