HR Generalist - Europe

Role Overview

The HR Generalist – Europe plays a key role in delivering high‑quality, compliant, and scalable HR operations across multiple European countries. Based in Paris, they support the full employee lifecycle, partner closely with HR Business Partners, and contribute to regional HR initiatives in a fast‑paced, international environment covering multiple European countries.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage day‑to‑day HR operations across France, Germany, the UK, Ireland, Greece, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and Sweden.
• Support onboarding, off‑boarding, and employee lifecycle processes.
• Maintain and update employee records in Workday (contracts, changes, benefits).
• Ensure data accuracy and integrity across HR systems.
• Act as a key operational partner to HR Business Partners across Europe.
• Assist in preparing and maintaining documentation for employee relations cases.
• Draft HR documentation.
• Support M&A and restructuring activities as required.
• Coordinate with payroll providers and finance teams across countries.
• Validate payroll inputs (new hires, terminations, compensation changes).
• Partner with EMEA Benefits team to support benefits administration.
• Support regional HR programs and contribute to HR reporting and analytics.
• Support employee relations matters, including investigations (note‑taking, documentation, follow‑ups).
• Manage short‑ and long‑term absence cases, including occupational health coordination.
• Ensure fair and consistent application of company policies.
• Support restructuring, redundancy, and organizational change initiatives.
• Prepare and manage high volumes of sensitive documentation (consultation invites, outcome letters, redundancy notices, settlement agreements).
• Coordinate consultation processes in line with statutory requirements.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.
• 3–6 years of HR experience, including generalist and/or HRBP exposure.
• Experience working in a multi‑country European environment.
• Hands‑on experience supporting HR Business Partners and business stakeholders.
• Experience with HRIS systems, ideally Workday.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to balance operational excellence with business partnering responsibilities.
• Sound judgment and ability to handle sensitive and confidential information.
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
• Proactive, solutions‑oriented mindset.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities across countries and functions.
• Fluent in English; additional European languages are a plus.
• Proficiency with Google Workspace tools.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Cloud Software Group is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, sex or gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, religion, genetic carrier status, disability, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions (including lactation status), marital status, military service, protected veteran status, political activity or affiliation, taking or requesting statutorily protected leave and other protected classifications.