Global HR Manager

Role Overview

The Global HR Manager will own the full employee lifecycle across internal and external populations, including country-level documentation governance, right-to-work compliance, HRIS oversight and global benefits administration.

Reporting to Head of Global Payroll, this is a hands-on operational role focused on stabilisation, remediation and scalable infrastructure build.

Key Responsibilities

3.1 Employee Lifecycle Ownership

• Oversee onboarding, probation, performance and terminations
• Standardise joiner/mover/leaver processes globally
• Ensure clean and timely data transfer to Payroll/set up of automations
• Provides HR business partnership service to internal and external stakeholders e.g. job architecture/Job-leveling/ER / L&D / Recruitment/Engagement etc

3.2 Country-Level Documentation Governance

• Maintain compliant employment contract templates by jurisdiction/ Ensures statutory addenda remain current
• Owns and maintains country onboarding/offboarding/variation document checklists, handbooks and policies
• Rebuild documentation repository where required and maintain
• Ensure we are set up in new countries in a sustainable and compliant manner for EOR, AOR

3.3 Right-to-Work, Global mobility & Background Screening Compliance

• Implement global right-to-work verification framework
• Track visa expiries and renewals and provide Global mobility service
• Oversee background check process for internal and external employees (where legally permissible)
• Ensure screening vendors meet jurisdictional compliance requirements
• Maintain audit-ready documentation for right-to-work and screening records

3.4 HRIS Ownership

• Own HRIS configuration and optimisation
• Ensure integration with payroll systems
• Automate lifecycle workflows
• Managing time and attendance compliance in all jurisdictions

3.5 Benefits Administration

• Oversee global benefits enrolment, renewals and administration
• Ensure statutory compliance
• Partner with brokers and providers to ensure value for money for Rise as well market review and feedback internally
• Creating key communications in relation to benefits programmes globally

3.6 Historical Remediation

• Audit existing HR files and records
• Identify compliance gaps and ensure remedial actions are taken
• Partner with Payroll on historic corrections
• Set up structures for future success and growth

Experience Required

• 4+ years global HR generalist experience
• Multi-country employment exposure - Specifically US, UK & Canada and more
• Strong documentation and compliance focus
• Global HRIS ownership, implementation and development
• Global Benefits management

Nice to have

• Experience in high-growth or EOR/PEO environment preferred
• Multi-language preference - ideally Spanish

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

• Company pension
• Private medical insurance
• Unlimited paid holidays

Work Location: Remote