Join our innovative team at Canonical and take the first step towards a rewarding career in Human Resources! As a New Graduate HR Generalist, you will enjoy the freedom and flexibility of a remote role, collaborating with our global team to drive success and shape HR practices on a global stage. We offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive total rewards package that recognizes and rewards outstanding performance.
We are seeking exceptional individuals who have recently graduated or will graduate soon, with a strong academic track record and a desire to learn, drive, and shape HR practices in a rapidly changing world. If you are a motivated and results-oriented individual with excellent communication skills, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.
What You Will Do
- Provide HR support to team members, answering questions and responding to requests regarding employment and contracts
- Maintain our HRIS, ensuring accuracy and timeliness in processing team member changes and new joiners
- Own global projects, such as engagement, training, or culture initiatives
- Partner with managers and employees to support HR processes and drive the people strategy for your areas of responsibility
- Work as a global partner to colleagues, including leads, managers, and executives
- Process new hires, including country-specific onboarding documentation and coordination of introductory reviews
- Provide support for employee benefits and payroll processes, ensuring timely and accurate data
- Liaise with payroll to guarantee smooth salary payments
- Create purchase orders for internal departments
- Conduct regular audits of employment files and systems to ensure they are up-to-date, accurate, and GDPR compliant
- Continually work to improve our processes, spotting areas for improvement to drive our function forward
- Conduct and manage global background checks
What We Are Looking For
- Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
- Experience working in an entry-level role in an HR/People team is beneficial, preferably in the Technology industry
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Able to prioritize complex workloads, manage time effectively, and work well under pressure
- Self-motivated and results-oriented with a clear focus on accuracy
- High level of honesty, integrity, and ability to handle confidential data
- Flexible attitude and easily adaptable to change
- Willing to take the initiative and provide suggestions and ideas to contribute to the success of the role/team
- Ambitious to grow your career within HR
- Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events
What We Offer
- Competitive salary and performance-driven annual bonus
- Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
- Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
- Annual compensation review
- Recognition rewards
- Annual holiday leave
- Maternity and paternity leave
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues from your team and others
- Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long haul company events
About Canonical
Canonical is a pioneering tech firm that is at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT, and the cloud, we are changing the world on a daily basis. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence - in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do.
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