People Operations Specialist DE & CH

About this opportunity:

We are looking for a HR Delivery Specialist/ People Operations Specialist (Germany & Switzerland) to perform activities related to People administration according to current processes/ procedures and local rules/ regulations. The position holder will also perform analysis and suggest improvements on processes and tools as well as participate in broader People projects and manage local vendors as needed.

To be successful in this role, you should have strong attention to detail, be able to manage and manipulate large data sets and handle very sensitive information. Ideally, you should also have a basic understanding of the German and/ or Swiss labour law and other local legal aspects related to payroll and immigration. This job includes cross-functional co-operation with Finance, Legal, Sourcing, and other teams within the People function and will be based in Aachen/ Herzogenrath, Germany.

Tasks and activities

• Execute People policies and processes
• Perform and support administrative activities related to the employee life cycle from hire to retire (such as onboarding/ offboarding, long service awards), international mobility, reporting, etc
• Draft employee offers, employment contracts/ amendments and agreements within a set framework
• Deliver remuneration, payroll and immigration administration services
• Develop and maintain work instructions incl. administrative procedures
• Provide operational knowledge to projects and People deliverables
• Support process modelling
• Propose improvements on People and other processes and tools
• Manage invoicing/ manual payments, including follow-up and escalation resolution
• Maintain day to day cooperation & contact with external parties
• Prepare SOX (payroll) controls as needed
• Facilitate and perform data audits as needed
• Participate in testing of any People/ internal company-related systems (UAT, business test)
• Keep local documentation and information sources up to date
• Generate ad hoc reports & statistics as needed
• Ensure legal compliance of legislation (data privacy, data management, etc.) and ways of working

You bring

• Bachelor s degree in Human Resources, Economics, or other relevant fields, or comparable educational background
• Anticipated overall years of professional experience: 2-5 plus years; applications from recent Graduates with HR internship experience are welcome as well
• Advanced knowledge in Microsoft Office suite
• Full proficiency in English and German language
• Excellent presentation and communication skills
• Proactive, positive mindset with a strong process improvement attitude
• Tech-savvy, analytical and problem-solving skills, financial acumen
• Ability to work constructively and effectively in a team environment across geographies and time zones
• Experience in multinational matrix companies is desirable
• Experience in navigating HR systems, such as SuccessFactors (SF), is desirable

We believe this job will be successfully done by a person with uncompromised ethics, good organizational skills, and strong attention to detail. You will enjoy being in this position if you like working with people and find satisfaction in delivering services and meeting customers expectations.

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.