EOR HR Advisor, East Europebizopsdublin, Ireland

EOR HR Advisor, East Europe

Rippling is the first way for businesses to manage all of their HR & IT—payroll, benefits, computers, apps, and more—in one unified workforce platform. By connecting every business system to one source of truth for employee data, businesses can automate all of the manual work they normally need to do to make employee changes. Take onboarding, for example. With Rippling, you can just click a button and set up a new employees' payroll, health insurance, work computer, and third-party apps—like Slack, Zoom, and Office 365—all within 90 seconds.

Based in San Francisco, CA, Rippling has raised $1.2B from the world's top investors—including Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, Sequoia, Bedrock, and Greenoaks—and was named one of America's best startup employers by Forbes (#12 out of 500).

An Employer of Record (EOR) is a service provider that allows companies to legally hire and work with employees in foreign countries without establishing their own legal entity in that country. This is made possible through a legal arrangement where the EOR establishes its own legal entity in the country and hires employees on behalf of the client company. This arrangement offers a viable solution for companies that wish to expand their global reach without investing in setting up a legal entity in every country where they operate.

About the Role

As an HR Advisor, you will play a pivotal role in supporting Rippling's Employer of Record (EOR) service across EMEA. You will partner with customers to hire and manage employees across multiple countries, guiding them through the employee lifecycle—from onboarding to offboarding—while navigating employee relations, claims, and compliance considerations.

This role is regionally scoped rather than country-specific, requiring you to quickly ramp on new countries with the support of internal training and resources. You will be expected to independently research and apply country-specific requirements using Rippling's internal knowledge base, SOPs, and tools.

Additionally, you'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to refine workflows for hiring, onboarding, and transitions, ensuring Rippling delivers a seamless, technology-driven HR solution at scale.

This is a unique opportunity to be a key contributor to Rippling's growth across EMEA

Key Responsibilities

• Provide HR advisory support across multiple countries within a region, ensuring compliance with local labor laws and employment practices.
• Apply existing frameworks and SOPs to new countries, identifying gaps and escalating risks where needed.
• Draft and implement compliance-driven policies and SOPs across multiple jurisdictions, including leave management, performance management, investigations, terminations, and statutory processes.
• Manage complex employee relations issues across countries, including terminations, leave, and regulatory risk scenarios.
• Assess risk in unfamiliar jurisdictions by leveraging internal resources and guidance.
• Partner with product, engineering, and compliance teams to configure and test workflows for hiring, onboarding, transitions, terminations, and statutory benefits across multiple countries.
• Respond to customer and employee inquiries across a range of countries, delivering accurate and timely guidance.
• Develop scalable resources (e.g., help center content, templates, policies) to support regional operations.
• Rapidly build expertise in new countries using internal documentation, training, and self-directed research.
• Contribute to improving internal knowledge bases and documentation for broader team use.
• Design and refine scalable processes that support regional delivery and reduce country-specific dependencies.
• Serve as the designated Power of Attorney (POA) for relevant entities, including signing documentation and ensuring compliance with local requirements.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• 5+ years of HR Advisory, consulting, or internal HR experience in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven experience supporting at least one of the following countries: Romania, Poland, or Serbia, with strong knowledge of employment law and HR practices in that country.
• Proven experience supporting at least one additional country, with exposure to employment law, employee relations, and HR processes.
• Experience in a consulting firm is considered a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to quickly learn and apply HR practices in new countries, including navigating ambiguity and unfamiliar regulations.
• Strong ability to self-serve and research, leveraging internal knowledge bases, SOPs, and tools to find accurate information.
• Solid understanding of core HR fundamentals (employee lifecycle, ER, compliance), even if country-specific depth varies.
• Experience managing employee claims (e.g., leave, disability, workers' compensation, grievances) in at least one jurisdiction.
• Proficiency with HRIS systems and comfort navigating multiple tools and workflows.
• Ability to interpret pay statements, understand payroll basics, and perform simple calculations.
• Strong project management and organizational skills, with attention to detail and ability to prioritize across multiple countries.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a customer-centric mindset.
• Professional working proficiency in English; knowledge of Serbian, Polish or Romanian is considered a plus.

Nice to Have

• Experience supporting HR processes across multiple regions (EMEA, APAC, AMER).
• Experience in EOR, global mobility, or international HR operations.
• Experience with benefits and pension administration across multiple countries.