HR Business Partner
CooperSurgical
The HR Advisor has a regional scope covering EMEA and APAC, with responsibility for delivering consistent, compliant, and high‑quality HR operations across multiple countries. The role works closely with senior HR Business Partners to support employees and managers, while ensuring robust execution of employee lifecycle processes, local labor law compliance, and HR operational standards across regions.
Responsibilities
HR Operations & employee lifecycle
- Own end ‑ to ‑ end HR operational processes across EMEA and APAC, including:
- onboarding, employment contracts, amendments, transfers, leave management, and offboarding
- Draft and issue employment contracts, addenda, and HR documentation in line with country ‑ specific labor laws and internal policies
- Maintain accurate, up ‑ to ‑ date, and audit ‑ ready employee records in HR systems
- Track contract types, probation periods, notice requirements, renewals, and statutory deadlines
- Apply and execute HR actions in compliance with local employment legislation across EMEA and APAC
- Support compliant handling of employee exits (resignations, end of fixed ‑ term contracts, redundancies), in partnership with HRBP
- Support works councils, employee representatives, or collective labor frameworks where applicable
- Ensure GDPR and data privacy requirements are consistently applied
- HR policies and procedures
- Absence and leave processes
- Employment documentation and payroll ‑ related queries
- Basic employee relations matters, escalating complex cases as appropriate
- Ensure consistent and fair application of HR practices across regions
- Coordinate monthly payroll inputs with internal Payroll and external providers
- Validate HR data impacting payroll (new hires, leavers, salary changes, absences)
- Support benefits administration in line with local statutory and company offerings
- Coordinate recruitment administration and offer documentation
- Ensure legally compliant onboarding processes and timely system setup
- Partner with hiring managers and HRBPs to deliver a smooth new ‑ hire experience
- Prepare HR operational reporting (headcount, turnover, absences, contract status)
- Track recurring HR cycles and statutory requirements
- Identify process inefficiencies and support continuous improvement initiatives
- Contribute to regional HR projects (systems, policy harmonization, compliance updates)
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- 3 years’ experience in HR Operations, HR Generalist, or People Operations roles
- Working knowledge of employment law in at least one EMEA or APAC country
- Strong operational discipline, attention to detail, and process orientation
- Experience working with HR systems and confidential data
- Exposure to multi‑country HR support across EMEA and/or APAC
- Payroll coordination experience with external vendors
- Project management
- HR qualification or degree in HR, Law, or Business Administration
- Highly organized, reliable, and execution ‑ focused
- Service ‑ oriented with a strong employee experience mindset
- Comfortable managing multiple priorities across regions and time zones
- Keen to develop toward broader HR partnering responsibilities