HR Operations Specialist - EMEA

About the role

sa.global needs reliable and compliant HR operations across its EMEA entities. This role owns day-to-day HR administration and payroll inputs for Morocco, France, Germany and the UK, working closely with the HR Operations Lead EMEA. It is a hands-on, execution-focused position for an experienced professional who runs recurring HR operations independently, makes decisions within agreed processes and escalates issues when needed.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare, check and submit monthly payroll inputs (joiners, leavers, salary and working-time changes, variable pay, absences, benefits) and ensure local statutory requirements are met on time, such as CNSS, AMO and income tax declarations in Morocco, and collective agreement, DSN and health and welfare scheme requirements in France
• Review payroll outputs against inputs and resolve discrepancies with payroll providers, accountants, Finance and employees
• Administer employee benefits, enrolments, changes and leavers, and keep accurate records
• Administer annual leave, sickness, maternity, paternity and other statutory leave, explaining steps, documents, timelines and payroll impact to employees and managers
• Coordinate operational activities for joiners, movers and leavers, including approvals, contracts, amendments, onboarding, offboarding, probation and final pay inputs
• Keep employee files and F&O data complete, accurate and audit-ready, and support HRBPs with documentation and payroll inputs for employee relations and termination cases
• Act as first point of contact for operational HR questions and operational go-to person for HRBPs, escalating complex matters to the HR Operations Lead or HRBP
• Track statutory deadlines, work with payroll providers, accountants and external advisers, and document end-to-end country processes to identify and improve workflows, tools and automation

Required profile

• At least four years of hands-on HR operations or payroll experience, including independent coordination of payroll and employment administration across multiple countries
• Proven practical experience applying Moroccan and French payroll and employment requirements, with strong knowledge in at least one of them
• Good working knowledge of employment legislation and statutory requirements across several countries
• Experience working with external payroll providers, accountants and advisers
• International experience, preferably related to Morocco, France or the UK
• Fluent French and very good English, written and spoken

Required skills

• Advanced Excel for checking and reconciling payroll and HR data
• Experience with HR systems
• Experience with Moroccan online declaration platforms (e.g. Damancom for CNSS, SIMPL for tax)