EMEA HR Advisor (leave management, offboarding, promotions, admin)

We’re Hitachi Digital, a company at the forefront of digital transformation and the fastest growing division of Hitachi Group. We’re crucial to the company’s strategy and ambition to become a premier global player in the massive and fast‑moving digital transformation market. Our group companies, including GlobalLogic, Hitachi Digital Services, Hitachi Vantara and more, offer comprehensive services that span the entire digital lifecycle, from initial idea to full‑scale operation and the infrastructure to run it on. Hitachi Digital represents One Hitachi, integrating domain knowledge and digital capabilities, and harnessing the power of the entire portfolio of services, technologies, and partnerships, to accelerate synergy creation and make real‑world impact for our customers and society as a whole.

This opportunity is open to candidates based in Poland, Krakow, and requires supporting not only local HR operations, but also remotely covering processes and activities related to offboarding, leave management, and employee lifecycle changes across multiple countries within the EMEA region. The position offers the opportunity to work in a cross‑country setup, collaborating virtually with stakeholders and HR teams in various countries.

Responsibilities

In this position you will serve as the expert on HR‑related topics, providing guidance on offboarding, leave management, employee changes, and assisting employees with HR procedures and self‑service usage. You will be the first point of contact for queries from employees via tickets (Jira), ensuring prompt and effective responses. You will work closely with internal colleagues to ensure high accuracy of resolutions and maintain high levels of customer satisfaction, evaluate incoming questions, handle the majority of cases, and dispatch cases requiring in‑depth subject matter expertise. You will contribute to the preparation and verification of monthly payroll inputs related to offboarding, leave management, and lifecycle changes across multiple EMEA countries, and contribute to continuous improvement and streamlining of HR processes. Documenting HR processes and updates to ensure clear communication and consistency across the team will be an important part of the role.

What You’ll Bring

• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in a similar position, preferably in an HR SSC environment
• Previous experience in supporting Poland and other European countries in aspects related to offboarding, leave management, employee lifecycle changes
• Very good command of English, both written and spoken
• Experience in working with HR systems such as Workday, Oracle, Jira
• Good knowledge of MS Office, particularly Excel
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a focus on building good relationships within the team and across departments within the company
• Ability to take ownership of tasks, ensuring high‑quality outcomes
• Willingness to fulfill commitments and proactively take the initiative in tasks and projects
• Committed to enhancing the employee experience by ensuring smooth and supportive processes
• Ability to work efficiently while meeting established SLAs and deadlines
• Ability to identify, initiate, and implement changes/improvements in workflows
• Ability to work effectively in a multicultural environment
• Dedication to continuous learning and staying updated on the latest HR trends, tools and technologies

We’re proud to say we’re an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, age, disability status or any other protected characteristic. Should you need reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know so that we can do our best to set you up for success.

Job Details

• Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level
• Employment type: Full‑time
• Job function: Human Resources
• Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting