Senior HR Specialist, South Europe (French Labor Law Mandatory)

In short

Our HR team is heavily expanding to support On’s explosive growth, and we are looking for an enthusiastic person to join us as Senior HR Specialist in the HR Operations Team. This role is for someone who has experience in HR Operations, ideally in a fast-paced, scale-up and retail environment.

The role is ideal for someone who enjoys new challenges, appreciates a streamlined and supportive process, and has a passion for HR compliance. While France & Italy will be your main focus, you will also support other EMEA entities.

Mission

You act as the country-specific HR-support for France, Italy, Spain and Portugal

Local labor law and labor relations expertise, providing guidance to local managers, Business Partners and HR teams (in partnership with Legal where required).

You facilitate HR trainings on updated country legislation to our stakeholders

You are responsible for the exit process and administration in each country

You support locally in the roll out of new benefits, and contribute to regular benefits reviews in collaboration with Total Rewards team

In collaboration with the payroll specialist you own leave management and administration for your countries in scope

You support our HRBPs in investigations

You advise and guide the business, as well as employees on HR compliance topics (policies, benefits, employment set-ups, and leave management incl. parental leave)

You support local audits, health & safety activities and, mandatory reportings

You are responsible for assessing proposals from business or stakeholders and raise concerns proactively where needed, while providing solutions based on local regulations and independent risk assessment

You introduce new initiatives to ensure HR compliance in your respective countries in accordance with NCA

You support new market and new entity launch as well as support new store openings and acquisitions, to support On's continued growth

You support the ER team as a point of contact for the trade unions and works council

You deliver and improve HR operations processes in the region, aligned to global processes in collaboration with Payroll and other HR Functions.

You drive and own execution of regional HR operations projects, and take part in global HR projects when required

Your story

5-8 years HR Operations/HR Specialist experience (scale up or multinational preferred)

Fluency in English , and proficiency in Italian OR French . Any other local language is a plus

Hands-on HRIS experience (Workday) and used to working in excel and google sheets

Proficient knowledge of local labour law, social security and tax compliance, in minimum one local market (experience from several markets is a plus)

Great stakeholder management, attention to detail, used to handling confidential data, and a premium service mindset

You don’t shy away from challenges, the unknown and demonstrate resiliency at all times

Thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy thinking outside the box, always looking for ways to improve

Experience in project management, labor relations and retail operations are seen as a plus

Your team: Being part of the HR team at On means doing things differently, we don’t do things just because they are what “HR does”. We build, grow, enable and empower the team to drive the future of On. The HR Operations team strives to create and deliver a seamless and positive employee experience at all times. Because this is what matters to us. Because we are On.