HR & Office Operations Coordinator (Temporary Contract, Maternity Cover)

Role Summary -

This HR & Office Operations Coordinator will support and maintain the People Team operations in our Israel office , ensuring continuity across key people processes and practices during a maternity leave period. The role will focus on supporting the ongoing implementation of effective HR practices and day-to-day People Operations.

Reporting to the Chief HR Officer, this individual is a critical point of contact for employees with HR-related needs and a highly integral team member for the employee experience from onboarding to offboarding.

This individual will be a key hands-on partner & voice on the People Team; contributing to and supporting our Chief HR Officer within designated functions in general day-to-day operations, change management, communication, employee engagement, belonging & inclusion; and a collaborative partner in the many facets and sub-functions of People Operations . This support role will be a champion for the development of an organization that operates as one company & one team.

**This is a temporary contract role to provide Maternity Leave Cover**

What you will do-

• Engagement & Belonging: Support the development and administration of company employee engagement initiatives, lifecycle events, local & company-wide recognition, team-building & belonging activities/programs. Gather ongoing feedback from our employees organically and via our formalized eNPS survey strategy; enabling us to create the most inclusive work environment
• Talent Acquisition: Guide company recruitment efforts by submitting and managing job requisitions, processing candidate applications ensuring timely communication and supporting hiring managers throughout the hiring process. recruitment process, including creating and posting job ads, scheduling interviews, & collaborating with hiring managers (or external talent agencies as needed)
• Onboarding & Offboarding
• Oversee the onboarding and offboarding processes; managing employees through the HRIS, coordinating with internal partners and intuitively using our systems off/onboarding checklists.
• Policies & Compliance: - Track our local compliance with all current employment legislation in your region, and ensure that all required company policies, procedures & compliance requirements) are up to date and in line with current local, national (state/federal) & international employment regulations; providing periodic updates & training for our people leaders, wherever they need to be updated with changes to any policies
• Performance & Reward: Support the administration of Meal Ticket's annual performance evaluation and reward cycles; to smoothly support employee and managers through the process
• Learning & Development - Identify training needs and partner with the broader HR team and your manager in the coordination of professional development programs
• Systems & Data: Maintain accurate HRIS data, including updates to employee profiles, changes, promotions, and documentation management.
• Payroll & Benefits
• Support and the management of our payroll process, and coordination of Benefit enrollments for employees in partnership with our designed Payroll & Benefits partners to ensure the effective administration of our programs
• Office & Facilities Management: Manage office and facilities operations, including supplies, equipment, vendors, maintenance, and building services, ensuring a functional and welcoming work environment aligned with company culture.

What you will bring -

• 2+ years of experience in HR/People Operations with strong knowledge of HR best practices and employment compliance requirements, and additional experience in office management and operations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Relevant academic degree (e.g., Human Resources, Psychology, Behavioral Sciences)
• Experience with HRIS, ATS, and payroll technologies.
• Strong communication, organizational, time-management, and problem-solving skills, with exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
• Self-motivated, data-driven, with a can-do attitude and a willingness to take on any task and see it through to completion.
• High level of professionalism, discretion, and ability to follow confidentiality protocols both inside and outside the company.
• Proven ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, dynamic, high-velocity situations; capable of navigating complexity and building new processes by drawing insights from data to make sound decisions.
• Strong customer service skills, with the ability to explain complex People/HR issues to non-HR team members in a clear and easy-to-understand manner.