Job Description
Ovii's Interpretation of the Role
The People Operations role leads HR operations for Postman's EMEA region, overseeing HRIS, compliance, benefits and cross‑functional processes. You will partner with Recruiting, Legal, Finance and IT to scale people programs and ensure a high‑quality employee experience.
Role Snapshot
- HR operations lead for EMEA
- HRIS & data integrity owner
- Benefits program manager
- UKVI & statutory compliance
- Cross‑functional partnership
- Process scaling and automation
Must-Have Requirements
- HRIS (Workday, Rippling, DEEL, Zendesk, Greenhouse)
- UKVI immigration compliance
- Benefits administration
- Employee relations
- Project & process management
- Stakeholder collaboration
- EMEA employment law knowledge
- people operations
- HR generalist
- HRIS management
Nice-to-Have Signals
- Startup scaling experience
- European language proficiency (German, French, Spanish)
- Experience with US‑based company
- EMEA region experience
- startup scaling
Work Setup
- Location: London, UK
- Work mode: ONSITE
- Employment type: Full-Time
Eligibility Gates
- Visa sponsorship: unknown
Not Specified in JD
- Visa sponsorship
- Salary range
- Remote eligibility
- Education requirement
- Certifications
- Relocation
- Notice period
- Travel
- Security clearance
- Coding test
- Portfolio
- GitHub
- Writing sample
- Cover letter
What You'll Likely Work On
- Run day‑to‑day HR operations for the EMEA region, including HR systems, immigration, global mobility and policy execution
- Manage UKVI programme compliance and other statutory reporting requirements
- Maintain the HRIS (Workday) and related tools, ensuring data accuracy and supporting system upgrades
- Oversee benefits programs across EMEA and manage relationships with external brokers
- Produce regular HR business reports (new hires, terminations, etc.) and handle document management
- Respond to compliance and legal inquiries and act as the People Operations point of contact for employee questions
- Partner with Payroll, Talent Acquisition, Finance and IT to streamline workflows and manage payroll cycles
- Drive process scalability, uphold company values, and support employee‑engagement initiatives
Good Fit If You Have
- 5+ years of general People Operations or HR generalist experience
- Prior experience working in the EMEA region
- Startup‑scale HR experience is a plus
- Fluency in a European language (German, French or Spanish) is advantageous
- Comfort navigating ambiguous, fast‑moving environments
Skills
- HRIS (Workday, Rippling, DEEL, Zendesk, Greenhouse)
- UKVI immigration & statutory compliance
- Benefits administration
- Employee relations & engagement
- Project & process management
- Stakeholder collaboration (Payroll, TA, Finance, IT)
- EMEA employment law knowledge
- Multilingual (German/French/Spanish) – preferred
- Startup scaling experience – preferred