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This role sits within ABB's Robotics business, a leading global robotics company. We're entering an exciting new chapter as we’ve announced the plan for Soft Bank Group to acquire ABB Robotics. Soft Bank is a globally recognized technology group and investor/operator focused on AI, robotics, and next-generation computing. By joining us now, you’ll be part of a pioneering team shaping the future of robotics—working alongside world-class experts in a fast-moving, innovation-driven environment.

This Position reports to:

Global Head of People Operations:

Your role and responsibilities:

As our organization is becoming an independent company and has been on a major digital transformation, we are looking for a tech-savvy HR Generalist to join our Italian HR team based at Sesto San Giovanni. This role is pivotal in bridging the gap between traditional HR operations and our future-state HR model.

You will be at the heart of leveraging our core platforms such as Workday, Cornerstone, and Service Now, ensuring that our HR Administration, Payroll, and Learning processes remain seamless and compliant during this evolution.

The work model for the role is: Hybrid #Linkedin_Hybrid
You will be mainly accountable for:

• Payroll & HR Administration

• Vendor Management: Act as the primary liaison with our external payroll provider, ensuring monthly inputs are accurate and deadlines are met.

• Compliance: Manage the full employee lifecycle (onboarding to offboarding) in strict accordance with Italian labor laws and National Collective Bargaining Agreements (CCNL).

• Documentation: Handle mandatory communications to authorities (e.g., Unilav) and maintain digital personnel files.

• Legge 68/1999: Ensure compliance with obligations related to targeted placement (collocamento mirato) and management of reserved quotas required under Italian Law 68/1999, based on company size. Collaborate with Public Employment Centers (Centri per l’Impiego) for nominative or numerical hiring processes and targeted placement procedure

Learning Administration & Government Funding

• Funding Management: Lead the end-to-step administration of government-funded training programs (e.g., Fondi Interprofessionali like Fondimpresa/Forte).

• Training activities: Provide administrative support to employee learning and training activities, together with local HR Business Partner, including scheduling courses, tracking attendance, and managing training documentation.

• Reporting: Rigorously track and record learning hours and expenses, ensuring all data is uploaded correctly to government portals.

• Audit Readiness: Act as the lead point of contact for internal and external audits regarding L&D funding, ensuring 100% compliance with evidentiary requirements.

Digital Transformation & Systems

• Serve as a key user and local subject matter expert for core platforms such as Workday (Core HR),Cornerstone (L&D), and Service Now (HR Service Delivery).

• Ensure data integrity during migration and maintain high standards of digital record-keeping.

• Adopt and promote new digital workflows to improve the employee experience.

• Maintain accurate documentation and ensure proper archiving of all data employees and records

Qualifications for the role:

• 3–5 years in an HR Generalist or HR Admin role within the Italian market.

• High proficiency in HRIS; experience with Workday,Cornerstone, or Service Now is a massive plus.

• Proven track record in managing funded training and navigating government portals.

• Strong understanding of Italian payroll variables and experience managing outsourced vendors.

• Native-level Italian and professional fluency in English.

• Change-oriented, analytical, and comfortable in a fast-paced "transformation" environment.

Benefits:

• Competitive compensation: Attractive salary packages and performance bonuses.

• Corporate welfare: Access to a wide range of services and personal well-being support.

• Career development: Structured career paths, individual development plans, opportunities for internal mobility, including international roles, technical and managerial training programs, mentoring and access to global learning platforms

• Flexibility and work-life balance: Flexible working hours, hybrid work options, and a strong focus on work-life integration.

• Employee Support: free services like psychological help, wellness coaching, and emotional support for employees and their families.

• Parental Leave: at least 12 weeks of fully paid leave for primary caregivers and 4 weeks for secondary caregivers, promoting DEI values.

• Meal allowance: Access to canteen or ticket restaurant is provided to support daily lunch expenses.

More about us:

ABB Robotics & Discrete Automation Business area provides robotics, and machine and factory automation including products, software, solutions and services. Revenues are generated both from direct sales to end users as well as from indirect sales mainly through system integrators and machine

builders. www.abb.com/robotics

Join us. Be part of the team where progress happens, industries transform, and your work shapes the world.
Run What Runs the World.

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