HR & Payroll Specialist with French

HR & Payroll Specialist with French

Fixed-term contract for 6 months with the possibility of extension | Hybrid | Kraków

We’re looking for HR & Payroll Specialist with French for Amer Sports’ office in Kraków.

Amer Sports is a global collective of iconic sports and outdoor brands, powered by a community of people who share a passion for authenticity, impact, and excellence. We bring together leading brands, talented teams, and a culture built on collaboration. If you’re looking for an environment where you can make an impact and grow your career, we invite you to explore the opportunity below.

Join our Human Resources Shared Services team as an HR & Payroll Specialist and play a key role in supporting employees across France. In this role, you will support both headquarters and retail employees, with a primary focus on payroll processing, end-to-end HR administration from hire to termination, and addressing employee requests with a strong employee-centric approach. You will also contribute to the digitization of personnel files, helping enhance the experience of both employees and HR teams.

What you will be doing

• Payroll Management: Manage daily payroll activities with the external payroll provider, validate payroll data, and consolidate compensation-related data (profit-sharing, promotions, bonuses, etc.), ensuring data quality.
• Employee Data and Absence Management: Manage employee data changes (manager, department, job title, salary, cost center, etc.) and record absences, including sick leave, vacation, maternity/paternity leave, and special leave.
• HR Reporting: Provide data through Workday and payroll reports to meet local and global reporting requirements, including HR KPIs, compensation reports, third-party reports, and statutory reporting.
• Employee Documentation: Create, file, and manage employee documents, contracts, confirmation letters, and other documentation in accordance with country-specific agreements and legislation.
• Employee Benefits and Stakeholder Communication: Manage healthcare plans, insurance, employee benefits, and local incentive processing; communicate with managers, employees, finance teams, and auditors on payroll-related matters; and serve as the first administrative point of contact for pension providers, social security institutions, and tax authorities.

What you need to succeed

• Languages: High proficiency in written and spoken French, with a working knowledge of English.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Finance, Economics, or a related field.

Experience

• At least 2 years of experience in payroll and HR administration within a medium-to-large multinational organization.

• French Payroll and Labor Law: Strong knowledge of French payroll regulations, labor law, and the French Metallurgy Collective Agreement, supported by practical experience.

• Business Travel: Willingness and availability to travel to the company’s office in Annecy, France.

• Technical

• Skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including intermediate Excel skills (VLOOKUP and IF formulas), and practical knowledge of Workday.

• Soft

• Skills

• Strong employee service orientation, an international mindset, and a high level of attention to detail, accuracy, and confidentiality.

• What we consider a plus

• Familiarity with Cegedim, SmartRecruiters, and Silae is considered an advantage.

• What’s in it for you

• At Amer Sports, you'll be part of a global community of people who care about what they do and how they do it. Across our teams and brands, we are driven by ambition, collaboration, and a shared purpose of elevating the world through sport.

• Global collaboration: Work with diverse, international teams and collaborate across brands, functions, and markets, learning from different perspectives along the way.

• Access to a global network of leading brands: Work within a global collective of iconic sports and outdoor brands, gaining exposure to different businesses, perspectives, and opportunities across Amer Sports.

• We're in the game together: Join a culture built on trust, support, and shared responsibility, where progress is achieved together, and success is celebrated as a team.

• Purpose-driven environment: Be part of work that supports healthier, more active lives through our iconic sports and outdoor brands.

• Small teams, real impact: Contribute in small, trusted teams within a global company, where your ideas matter, and your work can create real impact.

• Excellence in how we work: Join an environment where quality, innovation, and continuous improvement matter, and where people are encouraged to raise the bar in how work is done.

• Ambitious career development: Develop your skills through meaningful work, new challenges, and collaboration with experienced colleagues.

• Modern technologies and ways of working: Be part of teams that work with modern technologies and continuously evolve how we build, operate, and improve our digital solutions

• Recruitment process

• CV screening: Every CV is reviewed by a human.

• Phone screening: A conversation with Amer Sports’ HR manager to discuss the role, our organization, and your expectations.

• Interviews: 2 rounds, first with the HRSS Team Leader, in French and the second with the HRSS EMEA Senior Manager.

• Feedback and decision: We aim to provide feedback throughout the process.

• Location: Zabłocie 43B, 30-701 Kraków