HR Generalist M/F

HR Generalist M/F

As an Independent Power Producer, Voltalia operates in over 20 countries, developing, building, and maintaining renewable energy projects and services across five key technologies: solar, wind, hydro, biomass, and storage. Backed by the AFM Group, a globally recognized, family-owned investment group, we benefit from long-term stability and a shared commitment to sustainable growth.

By the end of 2024, our operational and under-construction capacity reached 3.3 gigawatts—a 14% increase since 2023. With 1,500 employees worldwide, we thrive in a fast-moving environment driven by adaptability, innovation, and collaboration.

In our company, your work directly contributes to a more sustainable world. Whether you're driving projects forward, optimizing operations, or leading strategic initiatives, you're contributing to our mission to improve the global environment and foster local development.

At Voltalia, we welcome individuals from all backgrounds, whatever your race, ethnicity, gender, nationality, age, disability, sexual orientation, and experience. In our company, diversity drives innovation and contributes to a workplace where everyone can thrive.

Ready to make an impact? Bring your energy—let’s power a sustainable future together!   

YOUR MISSIONS

As HR Generalist, you will own the full employee lifecycle for your assigned scope of work (Portugal + international entities), ensuring compliance and a seamless employee experience.

Responsibilities in HR Administration:

• Employee Lifecycle Management:
  • Contracts & Documentation: Draft, issue, and manage all employment contracts, amendments, and termination documents for multiple countries (Portugal, Spain, France, etc.), ensuring compliance with local labor laws.
  • Onboarding/Offboarding: Coordinate the end-to-end administrative onboarding (collection of documents, system access, benefits enrollment) and offboarding (exit documentation, asset recovery, final settlements).
  • Compliance: Verify right-to-work documentation, manage IEFP internship protocols (Portugal), and ensure all employee files are audit-ready.
• HRIS & Data Management:
  • Data Integrity: Maintain and audit employee data in the HRIS for multiple legal entities, ensuring accuracy for payroll and reporting.
  • Reporting: Generate monthly report, following defined templates.
• Payroll & Benefits Support:
  • Payroll Input: Collect, validate, and submit monthly payroll data (absences, overtime, variable pay) to the payroll provider or (if applicable) finance team.
  • Benefits Administration: Manage enrollment and queries for benefits (meal cards, health insurance, flexible benefits) in coordination with local providers.

Responsibilities in Employee Relations & Support:

• First-Line Support: Act as the first point of contact for employee queries regarding policies, benefits, and workplace concerns, escalating complex cases to the HR Manager when necessary.
• Manager Support: Advise managers on day-to-day people topics, including performance management, probation period extensions, and leave management, ensuring fairness across the organization and consistency with legal frameworks.
• Documentation of Cases: Assist in drafting documentation for disciplinary processes, grievances, etc, ensuring legal compliance and proper record-keeping.

Responsibilities in talent & culture initiatives:

• Performance Cycles: Support the execution of the performance review cycle by sending reminders, compiling feedback, and guiding employees/managers on using the performance management tool.
• Learning & Development: manage logistically the training sessions, attendance, HRIS training insertion and track training hours for mandatory reporting (e.g., Relatório Único in Portugal).
• Engagement: Assist in the execution of planned HR events/initiatives with employees.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCES

The ideal candidate will be/have:

• Ideally, a degree in HR, Business Administration, Law, or a related field;
• Between 2–4 years of experience in an HR role, with relevant experience in HR administration and some exposure to generalist tasks (employee relations, performance management and HR events management);
• Experience supporting international geographies is highly desirable;
• Solid understanding of Portuguese labour law; familiarity with the basics of another European country's labour law is a plus;
• HR Systems: Experience with HRIS (such as Talentsoft, Workday, SAP, or similar) and ticketing tools;
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, vlookups) for data analysis and reporting, Powerpoint and Word;
• Portuguese: Native or Fluent;
• English: Fluent, as it is mandatory for international communication and systems; Proficiency in French is a plus.

KEY SKILLS

• Strong client orientation;
• Detail-oriented;
• Proactive;
• Adaptability;
• International mentality;
• Analytical skills;
• Critical capacity;
• Ability to be multi-task;
• Have a collaborative mindset;
• Problem solving skills;
• Availability and sense of responsibility;
• Ability to work in a complex matrix organization.

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