Stryker

HR Specialist (Leave Administration) English + French or German speaker

Stryker  •  Amsterdam, NL (Hybrid)  •  9 days ago
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Job Description

Work Flexibility: Hybrid

As a member of the myHR tier two support team, you will play a key role in administering, evaluating, and troubleshooting leave of absence programs within a Shared Service Model. You will deliver compassionate and exceptional service to employees navigating leave processes, ensuring their needs are met with empathy and professionalism. Additionally, you will facilitate effective and transparent communication with managers, HR Partners, and other stakeholders, maintaining compliance and ensuring the highest standard of support throughout the leave experience. This is a 12-month fix term contract with the possibility to be extended to a permanent role.

What you will do :

  • Manage end-to-end administration of leave of absence programs (e.g. maternity, parental, sick leave) across multiple countries

  • Act as a point of contact for employees and managers, providing guidance on leave policies, eligibility, and processes

  • Handle case management activities, including issue resolution and documentation

  • Ensure accurate leave data management in systems such as Workday, UKG, and local authority portals

  • Maintain clear and proactive communication with employees, managers, HR partners, and external stakeholders

  • Support payroll processes by ensuring accurate and timely leave-related payments

  • Contribute to process improvement initiatives, including SOP creation, process mapping, and system testing

  • Collaborate on ongoing projects such as new country rollouts and implementation of new ways of working

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Essential Requirements

  • Degree in Human Resources or a related field

  • Fluency in English

  • Additional language skills : either French or German

  • Experience in HR Operations, leave administration or a similar role

  • Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

  • Excellent communication skills

Preferred Requirements

  • Experience with HR systems such as Workday, UKG, ServiceNow or payroll tools

  • Exposure to time & attendance or payroll processes in European countries

  • Experience working in a shared services or international environment

  • Ability to analyze data and produce reports to support decision-making

Travel Percentage: None

Stryker

About Stryker

Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with our customers, we are driven to make healthcare better. We offer innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology and Orthopaedics that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. More information is available at stryker.com and careers.stryker.com.

Facts:

● 2024 Sales: $22.6 billion

● Industry: Medical Instruments & Supplies

● Employees: 53,000 worldwide

● 40 years of sales growth leading up to 2020

● 44+ Manufacturing and R&D Locations Worldwide

● $1.5 billion spent on research and development in 2024

● ~14,200 patents owned globally in 2024

● Products sold in ~75 countries

● Fortune 500 Company

● 7 consecutive years as one of Fortune's World's Best Workplaces

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Industry
Manufacturing & Production
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Kalamazoo, MI
Year Founded
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