HR Manager

• Own and coordinate the monthly Malta payroll process, ensuring accuracy, compliance and timely delivery while partnering with external payroll providers.
• Manage payroll records, timesheets, benefits and related employee documentation.
• Act as the key local HR contact for employees, providing guidance on HR policies, benefits, employment matters and general people-related queries.
• Manage the employee lifecycle, including onboarding, induction, employee changes and offboarding.
• Manage employee benefits administration and ensure employees have a positive experience throughout their employment.
• Support and manage work permits, right-to-work checks and immigration processes.
• Maintain strong working knowledge of Maltese employment law and HR compliance, ensuring local practices remain compliant.
• Liaise with relevant Maltese authorities and external partners, including the tax authorities and Jobsplus, where required.
• Support and manage employee relations matters, providing practical and commercially balanced guidance.
• Maintain and continuously improve local HR policies, procedures, documentation and processes.
• Support compensation reviews, reporting, audits and other HR compliance requirements.
• Ensure employee data and HR records are accurate and appropriately maintained across HR systems.
• Identify opportunities to improve, simplify and automate HR processes, taking ownership of improvements through to implementation.
• Partner closely with local and global stakeholders to ensure Malta HR operations remain aligned with wider business and People priorities.
• Support employee engagement, wellbeing and workplace initiatives as required.

• 3–5+ years of HR experience, ideally with broad ownership across HR operations, payroll and employee lifecycle activities.
• Strong hands-on experience managing or coordinating Malta payroll.
• Strong working knowledge of Maltese employment law, payroll requirements and HR compliance.
• Experience dealing with relevant local authorities, including identita, Jobsplus and Maltese tax authorities.
• Experience across onboarding, benefits administration, employee relations, work permits and general HR operations.
• Comfortable working with HRIS and payroll platforms such as BambooHR, Shireburn, ADP or similar systems.
• Strong attention to detail and a high level of accuracy, particularly when dealing with payroll and employee data.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Fluent written and spoken English
• Able to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion and professionalism.
• Proactive and solutions-oriented, with the confidence to identify issues and take ownership without waiting for direction.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment with a high degree of autonomy.
• Collaborative and trustworthy, with a strong sense of accountability and ownership.

• Experience within fintech, crypto, iGaming, financial services or another fast-growing/regulated industry.
• Experience improving or implementing HR processes, systems or automation.
• Exposure to compensation and benefits analysis and pay transparency requirements.
• Experience working within an international or global organisation.

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