Senior People Operations Specialist

The Role

Move your career forward by working in Mozilla’s People Team as a  Senior HR Operations Analyst, EMEA/APAC in our Berlin office. We’re looking for a positive, thoughtful, and industrious HR professional who wants to make a company-wide impact by contributing to a positive Mozilla employee experience in our EMEA/APAC regions.

Responsibilities include:

People Operations

• Manage relocation and immigration into and away from EMEA/APAC
• Work with our in-house payroll team to ensure employees are paid correctly and on time
• Complete the Germany Employment Agency form for any former employees up until 3 months after their exit.
• Represent EMEA/APAC for projects related to Workday and other HR systems as needed
• Manage processes such as employment verification; LOA verification; liaison with payroll, health insurances, government bodies and document filing / storage
• Process terminations in coordination with Payroll, Legal and Global People Operations team
• Enter employee changes in Workday, such as new hires, terms, leave of absence, promotions, etc.
• Assist with the “wet signature” process in Germany and coordinate signatures across European subsidiaries
• The job requires working in the Berlin office 1-2 days a week to assist with employee and engagement and requests

Benefits

• Manage our outside brokers to ensure our benefits and pension coverage are compliant with various EMEA/APAC laws
• Coordinate with the Global People Operations and Payroll team on needs/requests related to employee leaves, benefit changes, etc
• Responsible for EMEA/APAC vendor management and invoices, renewals, compliance, legislative updates as relates to benefits, compensation and leaves
• Manage the LOA process for EMEA/APAC
• Provide a local new hire total rewards orientation on a regular basis
• Lead yearly benefits roadshow
• Act as a resource for the interpretation of Human Resources policies and benefit plans administration. Communicate new policies and/or changes to existing policies/programs.
• Be an advocate for local best practices across EMEA and APAC

Compensation

• Coordinate with the Global Compensation team for EMEA/APAC specific needs/requests, including compensation guidelines
• Consult on EMEA/APAC offers outside of guidelines as needed
• Advise on compensation changes for EMEA and APAC employees during the merit and promotion timeframes as needed

Professional Profile

The ideal candidate will have:

• 5 years of HR experience in Germany and an understanding of general HR practices for other EMEA countries. Open to learn more about APAC countries.
• At least 2-3 years experience in standard compensation matrices and benefits programs within Germany and more broadly EMEA and / or APAC 
• Developed skills in Google Suite, Powerpoint and Excel
• Practical experience in people operations, compensation, benefits and general HR practices
• Ability to manage outside vendors to ensure Mozilla creates a positive employee experience related to benefits and compensation
• Exceptional attention to detail and strong follow-up skills
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise discretion
• Ability to operate with flexibility and adapt to a fast-changing environment
• Workday experience (preferred) or another HRIS
• Professional fluency in English and German required to help manage the various documents from German government agencies

About Mozilla

Mozilla exists to build the Internet as a public resource accessible to all because we believe that open and free is better than closed and controlled. When you work at Mozilla, you give yourself a chance to make a difference in the lives of Web users everywhere. And you give us a chance to make a difference in your life every single day. Join us to work on the Web as the platform and help create more opportunity and innovation for everyone online.

Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging

Mozilla understands that valuing diverse creative practices and forms of knowledge are crucial to and enrich the company’s core mission. We encourage applications from everyone, including members of all equity-seeking communities, such as (but certainly not limited to) women, racialized and Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, persons of all sexual orientations, gender identities, and expressions.

We will ensure that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, as appropriate. Please contact us at [email protected] to request accommodation.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race (including hairstyle and texture), religion (including religious grooming and dress practices), gender, gender identity, gender expression, color, national origin, pregnancy, ancestry, domestic partner status, disability, sexual orientation, age, genetic predisposition, medical condition, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, or any other basis covered by applicable laws. Mozilla will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics or any other unlawful behavior, conduct, or purpose.

Group: C

#LI-REMOTE 

R2238