Junior People Operations & Administration (ITA market - Chiasso based)

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Support HR administrative activities for the Italian market, ensuring compliance with labor laws while collaborating with payroll providers and contributing to process optimizations.

We are looking for a Junior People Operations & Administration (ITA market) to join our People Operations team of around 1,700 people worldwide and help power up the traveller’s journey for millions of holidaymakers.

This role will focus on supporting HR administrative activities for the Italian market, working closely with our external payroll provider and internal stakeholders to ensure accurate, compliant, and efficient people operations.

If you have a solid foundation in HR administration, are comfortable working with payroll providers, and enjoy working with HR systems in an international environment, this could be the right opportunity for you.

The job in brief: 

Job Title -  Junior People Operations & Administration (ITA market)

Working model -  hybrid from Switzerland

Team -  you will join the People Operations team 

Level - Professional 

Location -  Chiasso, Switzerland 

Contract -  Permanent - full-time (EUR 36 h/week)

What your impact will be :

  • Handle  day-to-day HR administrative and operational activities for the Italian population.

  • Act as a key contact point with the external payroll provider, ensuring data accuracy, deadlines, and compliance.

  • Handle monthly payroll processes for Italy in collaboration with payroll providers and internal teams.

  • Maintain and update employee data, contracts, and documentation in HR systems.

  • Ensure compliance with Italian labor laws and regulations, escalating complex matters when needed.

  • Assist in HR audits, reporting, and documentation preparation.

  • Contribute to process improvements and support the optimization of HR administrative workflows.

  • Participate in cross-country HR initiatives and People Operations projects.

Your expertise :

  • 2–3 years of experience in HR Administration, HR Operations, or similar roles.

  • First-hand experience working with external payroll providers.

  • Practical experience with HR/payroll tools such as Zucchetti, ADP, Deel, or similar systems.

  • Good understanding of Italian labor law fundamentals.

  • Strong attention to detail and structured way of working.

  • Fluent in Italian and English (English is a must).

Desirable :

  • Experience in an international or multi-country environment.

  • Exposure to HR systems implementation or process standardization projects.

  • Knowledge of additional HR tools or payroll systems.

Perks of working with us:
How we work together:
- An inclusive, friendly, and international environment (you’ll be working with colleagues from +10
countries and over 48 nationalities)
How we learn together:
- Professional and managerial skills development training paths, access to e-learning platforms such as
O’reilly, Udemy, Coursera (depending on the department), and to our internal platform offering
bespoke training content
Wish you were here? We do, too!


Selection process steps*:

  • HR interview (10-30 minutes)
  • 1st interview (Manager + HRBP): soft skills + technical knowledge
  • 2nd interview (Manager + HRBP + Director)
  • Offer extended
  • (*Please note the process can slightly vary. The recruiter in charge will share more details when setting up the interview)


Our commitment to celebrate diversity and generate belonging
At the heart of our culture is a commitment to inclusion across race, gender, age, sexual orientation,
religion, gender identity or expression, and accessibility. We strongly believe in an equal opportunity
space, which is welcoming and celebrates the uniqueness of everyone who works here. We value
different lived experiences and respect viewpoints, as we know unicity drives innovation. We want to
make sure our people reflect the communities across the world we help travel.


Eligibility by criteria:
By submitting your information and application, you confirm that you are legally authorised to work in
the country of employment and that you do not require visa sponsorship to obtain employment visa
status.

Perks & Benefits Extracted with AI

  • Inclusive and international work environment: An inclusive, friendly, and international environment (you’ll be working with colleagues from +10 countries and over 48 nationalities)

lastminute.com is the European Travel Tech leader in Dynamic Holiday Packages. It operates a portfolio of well-known brands such as lastminute.com, Volagratis, Rumbo, weg.de, Bravofly, Jetcost and Hotelscan.Our mission is to lead the travel industry by leveraging technology to simplify, personalise, and enhance our customers’ travel experience. Experts in brightening up online travel, we help our customers find and do "whatever makes them pink".We continuously invest in talented people who ensure our offering is closer to the needs of the customers and keep us at the cutting edge of technology evolution. More than 1,700 employees spread across our offices worldwide develop our own products and services to power the entire traveller journey for millions of people".At the heart of our culture is a commitment to inclusion across race, gender, age, sexual orientation, religion, gender identity or expression and accessibility. We strongly believe in an equal opportunity space, which is welcoming and celebrates the uniqueness of everyone who works here. We value different lived experiences and respect viewpoints, as we know unicity drives innovation. We want to make sure our people reflect the communities across the world we help travel.lastminute.com N.V. is a publicly-traded company listed under the ticker symbol LMN on the SIX Swiss Exchange.

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