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Web3 People Operations & Payroll Coordinator UK/IRE

People Operations & Payroll Coordinator UK/IRE

at ConsenSys  

Remote, P&T, Full Time

At ConsenSys we have a vision of a world where data sovereignty and financial well-being is accessible to every person and organization. We believe Ethereum and decentralized protocol technology is a more trustworthy and equitable foundation for how we create and share value across the web. On this trusted, open source foundation, we can accelerate the world’s transition to a universally accessible network of distributed participants where transparency, security and freedom are fundamental.

Our product suite, composed of Truffle, Infura, Quorum, Codefi, MetaMask, and Diligence, serves millions of users, supports billions of blockchain-based queries for our clients, and has handled billions of dollars in digital assets. As the leading Ethereum software company, ConsenSys enables developers, enterprises, and people worldwide to build next-generation applications, launch modern financial infrastructure, and access the decentralized web. To learn more about ConsenSys, and explore our products and solutions, visit http://consensys.net/. 

Why join ConsenSys?

Remote first. You’ll be joining a team based all over the world. Providing the unique opportunity to work with people from across 6 continents. We encourage our people to travel and connect in person either through retreats, conferences, or just for fun!

Flexible working arrangements. You can create the work week that works for you with flexible hours and locations. We believe everyone has the right to individual sovereignty. We empower and support you to make your own schedule and own your own time.

Continuous learning and opportunities. As a destination employer, ConsenSys is committed to your growth and development. We provide continuous on the job learning and opportunities, as well as offering the comprehensive ConsenSys Advance Program which includes full access to Coursera training courses, bespoke training programmes, technical learning sessions and our world class blockchain and Ethereum Academy.

Unlimited vacation/holidays. We value downtime to recharge and reset, ensuring everyone at ConsenSys has work/life balance. Company-wide we participate in “zero productivity” days to take a break from work, shut down, and sit back and relax. 

One of the most recognized tech companies in the blockchain ecosystem globally. Work experience at ConsenSys is a tremendous reference for your future career. You’ll join a network of entrepreneurs and technologists that reaches the edge of our ecosystem.   

About People & Talent
People and Talent support the entire ConsenSys community. We strive to be the destination employer of choice for our ecosystem. That goal is embedded in all the work we do to attract, retain and support our amazing talent. By joining our team you’ll be working with a diverse group of incredible individuals who put ‘people first’ and are designing and building the workplace of the future.

People Operations & Payroll Coordinator UK/IRE

The People Operations and Payroll Coordinator will be responsible for the day to day running of the People Operations including Payroll and Benefits across UK & Ireland — ensuring good governance is practiced. 

The successful person in this position will have both a broad knowledge of the UK & IRE HR Operations including benefits landscape, pensions, insurances and modern benefits offerings. 

You will be very familiar with managed service providers and able to establish well-designed processes that ensure an efficient, accurate and effective service is provided to the business. Knowledge of the UK & IRE benefits landscape will be beneficial in ensuring the company is offering a competitive suite of benefits and services.

Additionally, you’ll have demonstrable experience operating in a very fast-paced environment with multiple legal entities; being able to manage multiple payrolls on a monthly cycle while at times being able to integrate and consolidate payrolls and entities.

People Operations 

In collaboration with the wider Global People Operations Team, you will also be responsible for the day to day maintenance of our HR software tool Namely reviewing data, flagging any updates, building out current systems, running reports, managing training and sending weekly reports. For our UK & Ireland Payroll and Benefit Platforms, you will be serving as the admin for these tools ensuring all new hires are added to relevant platforms, verifying documentation, submitting payroll, connecting with platform reps, managing the operational piece of terminations, and communicating to the wider team on any compliance issues globally. 

As well as your operational skills we’re looking for an individual who has a passion for helping others and building out systems that do that. You’ll be the doer for any operational requests that come through ZenDesk and ensure we have an active voice in our ecosystem. There will also be many opportunities to bring your unique skill set to a project you are passionate about in supporting our key goals as an operational team for the larger ConsenSys community. 

Payroll & Benefits 

• Manage the monthly UK & Ireland geography — ensuring adherence to timelines with a high degree of accuracy
• Work with the various payroll vendors to ensure they are delivering a high-quality service in line with service agreements
• Work closely with Finance with monthly reporting across all payrolls and legal entities — identifying areas for improvement, greater efficiency and outstanding service for the employee base
• Managing monthly payroll and ensuring data between the payroll systems and the HRIS is accurate and up to date
• Conducting periodic reporting — supporting the broader HR and Finance teams where required
• Carrying out monthly benefits processes including (but not limited to) pensions, health insurance, life assurance, maternity leave, shared parental leave, paternity leave and other voluntary benefits
• Work with benefits suppliers and team members across the geographies to ensure our benefits packages remain in line with market expectations, represent value and leverage group scale
• Participate in and where required carry-out acquisition ‘harmonization’ analyses as part of acquisition activities
• Support the People Team where needed in the delivery of executive compensation activities 
• Managing UK & IRE Visa assignments Visa requirements and compliance where required

Skills, Knowledge & Qualifications:

• Highly numerate, with a keen eye for detail — comfortable highlighting where corrections need to be made in the spirit of quality outcomes and minimal errors.
• A self-starter with the ability to get things done reliably and at a speed with few resources. Fast-moving and driven and displaying a high degree of enthusiasm and energy. Able to work independently as needed but knows when to seek out appropriate help and guidance.
• Collaboration and influencing — engages and works effectively across all levels
• Can quickly establish credibility and respect and build strong working relationships. Demonstrable maturity and professionalism
• Ability to recognise the value and responsibility of working in a team, actively supports team members, quick to identify and problem solve any issues
• Able to work to deadlines and adapt to changing conditions ability to generate effective and pragmatic solutions to new situations and problems as they are presented
• Ability to analyze data and produce data-driven insights and recommendations
• A quick study – able to keep up with changes in legislation and regulations across multiple territories
• Sound working knowledge of HR and payroll systems

Core Competencies:

• Strong work ethic – gets the job done, professional, cooperative, determined to succeed and consistent with high-quality work
• Communication – Successful candidates must be able to demonstrate effective communication, both orally and in writing, with colleagues and customers, including providing case updates, producing reports and escalating issues internally.
• Team Player - Will need to be a team player, enjoys working in a team environment and working with others to solve customer issues.
• Problem Solving and Decision Making – Gathers, verifies and assesses all appropriate and available information to gain an accurate understanding of situations. Considers a range of possible options, evaluating evidence and seeking advice where appropriate. Make clear, timely, justifiable decisions, reviewing these as necessary. 
• Building Relationships – Able to develop effective relationships with Allocate colleagues. Able to respond appropriately to feedback.

 

Don't meet all the requirements? Don't sweat it. We’re passionate about building a diverse team of humans and as such, if you think you've got what it takes for our chaotic-but-fun, remote-friendly, start-up environment—apply anyway. While we have a pretty good idea of what we need, we're ready for you to challenge our thinking on who needs to be in this role.

Your role will be split over several countries (UK, Ireland, France, Romania and Germany) ensuring consistency across all systems and data integrity while also being our 3rd party voice for day-to-day tasks, systems and additional projects. One of the projects you’ll be working on will be onboarding new hires through assisting with data implementation, supporting any needs of new hires, liaising with your two managers based in Romania and France, organizing any onboarding orientations, learning sessions, and new hire check-ins across the organization, and co-managing equipment procurement. 

You will also be responsible for the day to day maintenance of our HR software tool Namely reviewing data, flagging any updates, building out current systems, running reports, managing training and sending weekly reports. For our additional benefits platform, you will be serving as the admin for these tools ensuring all new hires are added to relevant platforms, verifying documentation, helping on Europe payroll, connecting with platform reps, managing the operational piece of terminations, and communicating to your two leads on any compliance issues globally.

As well as your operational skills we’re looking for an individual who has a passion for helping others and building out systems that do that. You’ll be the doer for any operational requests that come through ZenDesk and ensure we have an active voice in our ecosystem. There will also be many opportunities to bring your unique skill set to a project you are passionate about in supporting our key goals as an operational team for the larger ConsenSys community. 

 

Would be great if you brought this to the role

• The ability to work across multiple different systems and platforms with ease
• A clear understanding and comfortability with tools and technology systems for HR
• Confident in managing the full lifecycle of new hires onboarding experience 
• A data expert who can manage insights from numerous tools while ensuring data integrity across all systems 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organizational, time management skills and the ability to self-organize
• General knowledge of customer service tools and workflows
• Can-do attitude and a willingness to step into new processes, or areas of work, outside your field of expertise

Don't meet all the requirements? Don't sweat it. We’re passionate about building a diverse team of humans and as such, if you think you've got what it takes for our chaotic-but-fun, remote-friendly, start-up environment—apply anyway. While we have a pretty good idea of what we need, we're ready for you to challenge our thinking on who needs to be in this role.

ConsenSys is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. We are committed to ensuring that our technology is made available and accessible to everyone. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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