HR Administration Specialist

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Date: Dec 19, 2025

Location: Warsaw, PL

Company: AkzoNobel

About AkzoNobel

Since 1792, we’ve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people’s lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. We’re active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It’s what you’d expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that’s dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today – while creating an even better tomorrow. Let’s paint the future together.

For more information please visit www.akzonobel.com

About the role

As a HR Administration Specialist, you will manage and control workforce administration throughout the employee life cycle—from hire to retire. You’ll handle employee cases with accuracy and timeliness, applying your HR expertise to ensure compliance with policies and service standards.

Key responsibilities

Execute administrative activities for employee life cycle changes (new hires, transfers, promotions, terminations, organizational changes, and data management).
Prepare employment contracts, letters, and memos based on business needs.
Maintain accurate employee records and update relevant systems and third parties.
Provide guidance on global and local HR policies and procedures.
Resolve employee and manager queries within agreed SLAs.
Escalate complex cases to Rewards, HR Managers, or other stakeholders as needed.
Support implementation of policy updates into transactional processes.

Job requirements

Relevant experience in HR administration or People Services.
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, preferably in HR.
Fluent in English and Polish (written and spoken).
Strong understanding of HR policies and procedures; ability to interpret and apply them.
Intermediate knowledge of Polish labor law.
Experience with HR systems and ability to adapt to new technologies.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; comfortable working with all organizational levels.
Ability to work effectively in an international, multicultural environment.

What we offer

Full-time position within our People Services team.
Competitive salary with a language bonus.
Additional operational bonus.
Comprehensive medical coverage through Lux Med, including a dental package.
Access to modern work tools and office space.
Learning Cafeteria, including access to LinkedIn Learning.
Flexibility to work in a hybrid model.
Dynamic work environment offering ample opportunities for growth and development.
Possibility to acquire professional certifications, such as Lean Six Sigma belts.

At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable. In our organization, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.

Requisition ID: 50581

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