Job Description

Would you like to make a significant contribution, together with your team, to stable and service-oriented HR processes? In this leadership role, you will take responsibility for our HR Operations function, including Payroll, HR Administration, and Travel Management. You will actively drive the continuous development of our processes and help shape the future of HR Operations in an international environment.

• Lead and develop the HR Operations Business Area, consisting of a team of 10 employees, with overall responsibility for Payroll, HR Administration, and Travel Management
• Ensure the accurate, high-quality, and timely payroll processing for approximately 1,700 employees at our Graz headquarters
• Take responsibility for legally compliant and efficient time management processes and continuously improve, standardize, and digitalize them
• Represent HR Operations as the functional lead in HR IT and digitalization projects
• Drive the standardization, digitalization, and continuous optimization of HR Operations processes and the underlying HR systems
• Ensure compliance with all relevant legal requirements and internal policies within your area of responsibility
• Deliver a high level of service to employees and managers while providing solution-oriented support for complex HR-related issues
• Prepare and analyze HR metrics and reports to support management decision-making
• Contribute as a member of the HR Leadership Team and participate in cross-functional HR project

Qualifications

• Completed degree in Human Resources, Law, Business Administration, or a related field
• Several years of professional and leadership experience in HR Operations, Payroll, or a comparable role
• Solid hands-on experience in payroll administration, ideally within an international industrial company

• Excellent knowledge of Austrian labor law, social security regulations, and payroll tax legislation
• Experience implementing, enhancing, or optimizing HR systems and designing efficient digital HR processes
• Strong service orientation with excellent communication skills and the ability to adapt your communication style to different audiences
• High quality standards combined with a pragmatic, solution-oriented approach and strong attention to detail
• A proactive mindset with the drive and enthusiasm to continuously improve processes and systems
• Excellent German language skills (C2) and very good command of English

Additional Information

• A reliable and long-term workplace in our expanding and international high-tech company
• An innovative company culture that promotes technical excellence guaranteeing us the position of a technological leader in the global market
• A value-oriented working environment that fosters friendly, supportive cooperation between colleagues and, atthe same time, provides room for involvement, dedication and individual responsibility
• Individual training and onboarding
• Work Outside Office (occasion-related possibility to work outside the office)
• Professional and personal development

We offer a fair and market-aligned salary based on the collective agreement for employees in the metal trade – adjusted to the regional conditions of the Styrian labor market. The minimum gross monthly salary for this position is € 6.000 (based on full-time employment plus leadership allowance). What truly counts for us are your personality, your skills, and the experience you bring. That’s why we take the time to determine your actual gross salary individually and are happy to offer a higher pay in recognition of your qualifications.

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We do not accept applications via personnel service providers or recruitment agencies and ask all interested parties to submit their documents directly via our career site.

Applications via personnel service providers will not be processed. As a matter of principle, we also do not hire temporary workers, but build on long-term, direct employment relationships.