HR Manager
Saphetor
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Athens • 🇬🇷 Greece
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SeniorLead
About the role
- Provide guidance and support to senior management on organizational design, workforce planning & restructuring, and talent development.
- Contribute to HR projects such as setting-up new entities or payroll presence in new markets.
- Support a positive and inclusive company culture aligned with company values.
- Coordinate learning and development initiatives, performance management processes, and succession planning activities.
- Oversee and ensure accurate, compliant, and timely payroll processing across Switzerland, Spain, the UK, Greece, and France.
- Act as the main point of contact with local payroll providers, ensuring alignment with tax, social security, and labor regulations in each country.
- Handle employee relations matters and support managers with day-to-day people issues.
- Assist in resolving conflicts and provide guidance on performance and communication topics.
- Ensure fair and consistent application of HR policies across all locations. Manage dismissal process if needed.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of employment laws and labor practices across the payroll countries.
- Support compliance with GDPR, local labor laws, and internal HR policies.
- Assist with audits, policy updates, and regulatory reporting when needed.
- Create new HR policies if needed.
- Support and manage recruitment activities across regions, ensuring a consistent and positive candidate experience.
- Decide which positions should be sourced through Linkedin vs. headhunters.
- Work with hiring managers to understand hiring needs and support recruitment planning.
- Build and maintain a strong employer brand across international markets, leveraging local insights and global consistency.
- Support and guide a mid-level HR team member, fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing.
- Provide regular input, feedback, and day-to-day support to help this direct report succeed in the role.
Requirements
- More than 7 years of experience in core HR functions, primarily in Greece, with international HR experience
- Strong understanding of HR practices and ability to apply them to support business needs
- Strong knowledge of Greek labor law; knowledge of other countries’ labor laws such as Spain or UK will be a plus
- Experience coordinating payroll with vendors and ensuring compliance
- Experience supporting managers on organizational design, workforce planning, and change initiatives
- Strong ethical judgment and commitment to legal and internal policy compliance; experience with HR audits and policy updates
- Ability to support, guide, and develop an HR team member through coaching, feedback, and day-to-day direction
- Hands-on experience in full-cycle recruitment, with ability to implement inclusive and effective hiring practices
- Awareness of employer branding maintaining a positive candidate experience
- Clear verbal and written communication skills in English (additional European languages a plus)
- Strong attention to detail in managing HR processes and documentation (e.g., employee contracts)
- Skilled in handling employee relations issues with discretion and fairness.
Benefits
- A competitive compensation package combined with additional benefits
- Endless learning opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
HR practicespayroll processingorganizational designworkforce planningrecruitmentemployee relationscomplianceauditspolicy updatesGDPR
Soft skills
guidancesupportcommunicationethical judgmentattention to detailcoachingcollaborationconflict resolutioninclusive hiringteam development