HR Operations Specialist ensuring operational excellence across payroll, compliance, and employee lifecycle management. Join Swan, Europe's embedded banking specialist, to drive HR data integrity and operational efficiency.
Responsibilities
Manage end-to-end onboarding and offboarding processes such as employment contracts, addendums, affiliations to occupational health services and insurance and exit documentation
Ensure strict application of French labor law, collective agreements, tax regulations and internal policies
Maintain employee files and HRIS data with rigor, ensuring accuracy and data integrity
Act as the main point of contact for employees on HR matters (sick leave, maternity/paternity leave, holidays, transportation, benefits), communicating clearly in both French and English
Improve and formalize procedures for international hires (work permits, residence permits), ensuring legal compliance and operational efficiency
Manage rigorous payroll operations with external payroll providers, leveraging comprehensive knowledge of payroll systems, processes, and controls
Prepare and validate payroll elements to ensure timely processing and a near-zero error rate
Review payslips, final settlements and variable compensation with precision
Contribute to payroll provider optimization, process improvements, and system efficiency initiatives
Support HR Business Partners on complex administrative and compliance matters
Contribute to cross-functional projects such as due diligence, compensation & benefits reviews, payroll provider optimization, and HRIS/tool integrations
Oversee employee benefits administration (health insurance, lunch vouchers, transportation, sports allowance), ensuring data accuracy and compliance
Guarantee proper payroll integration of benefits and maintain consistency between systems
Actively monitor benefits processes and propose improvements when inefficiencies arise
Ensure reliability of reported data through strong control mechanisms and structured analysis
Maintain comprehensive HR dashboards: headcount evolution, absenteeism, payroll metrics, gender equality index, turnover, workplace accidents, and more
Use data and analytics to monitor payroll and HR performance, detect patterns and anticipate risks.
Requirements
3+ years of experience in HR Operations with strong exposure to French labor law and payroll regulations
Comprehensive knowledge of payroll systems, controls, and best practices
Experience in a fast-growing, international environment is highly valued
Hands-on experience with HRIS systems; familiarity with configuration, integrations, and troubleshooting is a plus
Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
Clear communicator in both French and English, able to express ideas effectively in writing and verbally
Empathetic, solution-oriented, and comfortable challenging the status quo while leaving ego at the door
Curious, eager to learn, open to feedback, and committed to continuous improvement.
Benefits
Holidays: 25 days + RTT
Meal vouchers: We provide a meal voucher card to cover your meals on working days.
Transport: Monthly mobility package for employees.
Health insurance (mutuelle): Alan. This is Swan's health and welfare insurance.
Sports: Through our partnership with ClassPass and Gymlib, you can enjoy discounted subscription rates.
Well-being support: Access to Moka Care for mental health and wellness.
Hybrid remote policy: We offer the possibility of working from home 2 days per week.
Offsite: Once a year we gather to reconnect, deep-dive into big topics, and relax.
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