HR Specialist (HR Operations team)

Work set-up: 
Full Remote
Contract: 
Experience: 
Mid-level (2-5 years)
Work from: 

Offer summary

Qualifications:

3-5 years of experience in HR Operations and payroll environments., Good understanding of UK and Ireland employment legislation and payroll processes., Experience working with HR systems such as Workday and ServiceNow., Attention to detail and strong customer service skills..

Key responsibilities:

  • Manage end-to-end employee lifecycle processes including onboarding and terminations.
  • Collaborate with payroll vendors to ensure accurate and timely payroll processing.
  • Handle employee queries and transactional requests via HR ticketing systems.
  • Support HR audits, projects, and process improvements across the region.

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Job description

Location:

Remote - England, United Kingdom

Job ID:

R0103631

Date Posted:

2025-08-13

Company Name:

HITACHI ENERGY UK LIMITED

Profession (Job Category):

Human Resources

Job Schedule: 

Full time

Remote:

Yes

Job Description:

The opportunity

Are you passionate about delivering exceptional HR services and driving process improvements? Join our dynamic HR Shared Services team as an HR Specialist, where you’ll play a key role in supporting internal customers and ensuring accurate, timely HR service delivery. This is your chance to be part of a collaborative environment that values initiative, quality, and continuous improvement. Whilst our team is hybrid based in the UK, we provide services and support to our employees in both UK and IE.

As part of this role, you’ll also bring valuable experience in legislation and payroll processes, helping us ensure compliance and excellence in service delivery across the region.

How you’ll make an impact

As a HR Specialist, you will:

  • Managing end-to-end employee lifecycle (onboarding, job changes, offer letter generation, terminations, etc.), C&B and payroll related processes in Workday, an HR time system and other relevant HR systems.

  • Collaborating closely with our payroll vendor to ensure accurate and timely payroll.

  • Handling employee queries and transactional requests via our HR ticketing system in line with defined Service Level Agreements (SLAs).

  • Communicate effectively with stakeholders such as country HR teams, managers, employees keeping them informed about process progress and outcomes.

  • Ensuring HR data accuracy and process compliance with local labor laws and company policies.

  • Supporting audits, HR projects, process improvements across the Benelux region

Your background

You’re a great fit for this role if you bring:

  • 3 – 5 years of experience in an HR Operations and preferred Payroll environment, ideally with outsourced payroll services.

  • Good understanding of employment legislation and payroll processes (UK & IE).

  • Experience in working with HR systems such as HR systems Workday, ServiceNow.

  • Attention to detail and a passion for delivering excellent customer service.

  • Ability to work effectively with colleagues and vendors across borders.

  • Able to work in a fast-paced environment with high accuracy levels.

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Experience

Level of experience: Mid-level (2-5 years)
Spoken language(s):
English
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Other Skills

  • Detail Oriented
  • Customer Service
  • Collaboration
  • Communication
  • Problem Solving

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