People & Culture Operations Specialist (f/m/d)

Join Patagonia's Mission to Save Our Home Planet

Patagonia is an outdoor apparel company founded in 1973. At a time when all life on earth is under threat of extinction, we aim to use the resources we have—our business, our investments, our voice, and our imagination—to influence changes needed to protect our planet. A registered B Corporation and founding member of 1% for the Planet, Patagonia is recognized internationally for its commitment to product quality and environmental activism, contributing over $145 million in grants and in-kind donations to thousands of grassroots environmental groups around the world.

Your role:

We are in business to save our home planet. You'll be helping us achieve this by supporting a wide range of People and Culture (P&C) operations topics throughout the EMEA region, including onboarding, offboarding, contracting, benefits administration, and Workday support.

As part of the P&C operations team, you will support our digital transformation and provide full-cycle P&C administrative support including: drafting employment agreements and all contract letters, ensuring accurate data for payroll and reporting, answering questions on P&C policies and Workday system. Collaborating closely with the Workday and P&C Operations Manager and P&C Operations team, you will play a critical role in executing various projects to standardize and strengthen P&C practices across the global organization.

Main tasks:

• Supporting employees on a wide range of P&C operations topics through Zendesk and providing counsel and support on policies and procedures;
• Own the complete onboarding and offboarding process including people administration, verification of required documentation, and coordination with IT hardware and access.
• Responsible for all employment contracts, termination letters, transfer letters, salary change notifications, employee confirmation letters, and any other relevant addenda;
• Ensure compliance with local HR laws in different countries;
• Provide support in benefits related questions and enrolment and time and absence management;
• Act as the technical point of contact and system administrator of Workday. Maintain Workday support between P&C team and employees, conducting trainings on Workday;
• Collaborate with P&C Operations Manager in project support for Workday solution designs, functional process mapping, testing and implementation;
• Collaborate with P&C Operations team to create and maintain guides and internal policies on operational processes using Confluence;
• Support audits when necessary for data integrity in Workday and in Payroll;
• Communicate accurate information with the payroll specialist of any pay changes before payroll cutoff;
• Supporting the ongoing projects in P&C operations when needed

What we’re looking for:

• An inclusive mindset
• 1-2 years of experience in People & Culture Administration in an international environment or relevant educational background.
• Experience with Workday and Zendesk, or any other HRIS and ticketing system.
• Experience with managing employee lifecycle
• Fluent English; in addition French and/or German will be a plus;
• Detail-oriented approach and aptitude for quickly adapt to new systems and proactively find solutions to complex problems.
• Good communication skills, both written as well as spoken.
• Ability to thrive in rapidly evolving environment and to remain flexible to change
• A love of the outdoors
• An interest in saving our home planet and making a positive impact through your work

Other important details:

• This is a Full-time position based in Amsterdam
• We have a hybrid work model, working from home for maximum 3 days per week
• We strive to make unbiased decisions and to offer a great experience to every person who applies for a role at Patagonia. Our interviews include standardized questions that focus on the aspects that are important for success in the role.

At Patagonia, we commit to becoming an anti-racist company that leads by example. This means doing the work to be inclusive and equitable, across all aspects of our business.

Every person who applies to join Patagonia receives equal employment opportunities, and we value a welcoming environment where each member of our EMEA team feels included, respected, and empowered, regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, civil status, national origin, disability, or age.

At Patagonia, we strive to have inclusive representation within our organization and embrace a diverse mix of talent to contribute to our culture. We actively seek applications from Black and People of Colour (BPOC) and other underrepresented groups.

As we are in business to save our home planet, we can only do this together.