HR Operations Specialist - EMEA (Morocco, France, Germany, UK)

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 role for an experienced professional who runs recurring HR operations independently, makes decisions within agreed processes and escalates issues when needed.

Key responsibilities

• Payroll coordination: prepare, check and submit monthly payroll inputs (joiners, leavers, salary and working-time changes, variable pay, absences, benefits), ensure local statutory requirements are met on time (CNSS, AMO, IR in Morocco; collective agreements, DSN, mutuelle and prévoyance in France), review outputs against inputs and resolve discrepancies with payroll providers, accountants, Finance and employees.
• Benefits administration: handle enrolments, changes and leavers, keep accurate records and resolve issues with providers.
• Leave and absence: administer annual leave, sickness, maternity, paternity and parental leave in line with local rules, explaining steps, documents, timelines and payroll impact to employees and managers.
• Employee lifecycle: coordinate 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 manual work, duplication and errors, proposing improvements and supporting new workflows 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.
• Fluent French and very good English, written and spoken.
• International experience, preferably related to Morocco, France or the UK.
• Experience with Moroccan online declaration platforms (e.g. Damancom for CNSS, SIMPL for tax).

Required skills

• Advanced Excel for checking and reconciling payroll and HR data.
• Experience with HR systems.
• Ability to work independently, prioritise and make decisions within agreed boundaries.