[Hiring] HR Operations Specialist @sa.global

Role Description

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. This is a hands-on, execution-focused role for an experienced professional. You will run recurring HR operations independently, make decisions within agreed processes and boundaries, and know when an issue needs to be escalated. You bring solid knowledge of multi-country payroll and employment legislation, with particular depth in Morocco and France.

Key Responsibilities

• Payroll coordination: Prepare, check and submit monthly payroll inputs for the countries in scope, including joiners, leavers, salary and working-time changes, variable pay, absences and benefits. Ensure local statutory requirements are met correctly and on time.
• Benefits administration: Administer local employee benefits across the countries in scope, including enrolments, changes and leavers. Maintain accurate records and resolve operational issues.
• Leave and absence: Administer annual leave, sickness, maternity, paternity, parental and other statutory leave in line with local rules.
• Employee lifecycle: Coordinate and complete operational activities for joiners, movers and leavers, including approvals, contracts, amendments and letters.
• Employee records and data: Keep employee files and F&O data complete, accurate and audit-ready, in line with data protection requirements.
• Employee, manager and HRBP support: Act as the first point of contact for operational HR questions in the countries in scope.
• Local compliance and providers: Track statutory deadlines and changes in local legislation.
• Process documentation and improvement: Understand and document end-to-end country processes.
• Maintain and use operational calendars, checklists and controls.

Key Outcomes — What Success Looks Like

• Payroll inputs for all countries in scope are accurate, complete and submitted on time.
• Benefit enrolments, changes and leavers are processed accurately and on time.
• Statutory declarations and local deadlines are met without penalties.
• HRBPs receive timely and dependable operational support.
• Recurring problems and inefficient manual steps are identified and addressed.
• Improved processes and tools are adopted consistently.
• Employees and managers receive clear, timely answers, in English and French.
• Employee records and F&O data are complete, current and audit-ready.
• Country procedures are documented and backup is possible for critical activities.

Requirements

• At least four years of hands-on HR Operations or payroll experience.
• Proven practical experience applying Moroccan and French payroll and employment requirements.
• 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.
• Advanced Excel skills for checking and reconciling payroll and HR data.
• Experience with HR systems.
• Ability to work independently, prioritise and make decisions within agreed boundaries.
• High attention to detail and discretion with confidential data.
• Ability to understand end-to-end processes and identify practical opportunities to simplify, standardise or automate operational work.
• International experience, preferably related to Morocco, France or the UK.
• Experience with Moroccan online declaration platforms (e.g. Damancom for CNSS, SIMPL for tax).