About the Role
We’re looking for a People Operations Specialist to help build and scale our people infrastructure across regions. This role is critical to ensuring a brilliant, seamless experience across the employee lifecycle - from post-offer onboarding through to off-boarding - while continuously improving our systems and processes to enhance both individual and organisational performance.
Responsibilities
- Own and improve people systems (e.g. HiBob, Lever, Zinc), ensuring data integrity, usability, and scalability.
- Lead and support global People Ops initiatives - from design to implementation - across onboarding, internal mobility, and exits.
- Coordinate onboarding logistics including equipment, contracts, system access, and background checks.
- Support Visa operations: tracking visa types, managing agency communications, and maintaining documentation/templates.
- Maintain and localise policies, handbooks, and guides.
- Advise managers and employees on people tools and policies, ensuring a compliant and human-first experience.
- Collaborate with Legal, IT, Talent, and Payroll to ensure smooth, secure, and compliant processes across geographies.
Requirements
- Solid experience in People Operations or HR, ideally in high-growth or global environments.
- Strong understanding of HR systems - especially Hibob and ATS tools (e.g. Lever, Greenhouse).
- Basic knowledge of UK employment practices, with the ability to adapt and learn as needed.
- A people-first mindset with a knack for building efficient, scalable processes.
- Strong communication skills, high attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Managed people admin across multiple European countries and are familiar with different regulations and practices.
- Experience with benefits administration and/or immigration processes is a plus.
Skills
- HiBob
- Lever
- Zinc
- Greenhouse
- Benefits administration
- Immigration processes
Location
- Global
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Mid-level
About the Company
- Kraken powers some of the most innovative global developments in energy.
- We’re a technology company focused on creating a smart, sustainable energy system.
- Our operating system for energy is transforming the industry around the world in a way that benefits everyone.
- Kraken is a certified Great Place to Work in France, Germany, Spain, Japan, Australia, and USA.
- In the UK we are one of the Best Workplaces on Glassdoor with a score of 4.5, and in Germany we rate 4.7 on Kununu as a Top Company.
Equal Opportunity
- As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute.
- We consider all applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.
