EMEA HR Talent Operations Partner/HR Partner

Role: EMEA Talent Operations Partner 

Location: Vimercate, Italy                                 
 

Job Description

In a fast-growing environment with high performance culture, Fortinet is looking for an HR Partner to support with our growing EMEA team.

This is a great opportunity to work with a growing, international, public traded company. The successful candidate will have a strong background in HR support and operations, labour law, international mobility & immigration, and HR compliance.  

If you are someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys being hands on with lots of variety - this is the role for you!

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted HR point of contact for employees and managers across Italy, Spain, and Portugal, while maintaining flexibility to support broader EMEA countries.  
• Deliver a wide range of HR services in a customer-focused, responsive, and professional manner. 
• Manage end-to-end HR administration throughout the employee lifecycle, including recruitment, onboarding, employment contracts, benefits administration, payroll-related processes, and offboarding activities. 
• Maintain, update, and audit employee data within the HR Information System (HRIS), ensuring accuracy and data integrity. 
• Support HR operations by preparing and maintaining required documentation, reports, records, and employee correspondence. 
• Apply in-depth knowledge of Italian employment legislation and statutory requirements, ensuring compliance with local labor laws and HR processes. 
• Ensure adherence to local legal requirements and relevant international regulations across supported countries. 
• Identify opportunities to improve HR processes, recommend enhancements, and support system optimization initiatives that enable business growth and scalability. 
• Coordinate and monitor immigration-related processes, ensuring compliance and timely completion of required documentation. 
• Manage benefits enrollment activities and administration. 
• Provide ad hoc operational and administrative support to the wider EMEA HR team as required. 
• Contribute to regional and global HR projects, supporting the successful implementation of strategic HR initiatives and process improvements.

Skills

• Fluent English and Italian (Spanish would be nice to have)
• Excellent writing skills and verbal communication. Building trusting relationships with employees, managers and other stakeholders, including, facilitating effective communication across departments and other teams. 
• 5-10 years’ experience providing HR support in an international organization
• Strong analysis/problem solving skills and a proven ability to pay close attention to detail
• Strong and agile team player
• Solid experience with HRIS information systems; excellent computer skills, including knowledge of MS Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint. 
• Adaptability and multitasking. Thriving in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities and tasks. 
• Manage multiple tasks simultaneously, such as, onboarding, offboarding, operational tasks and employee engagement. 
• Project management skills, with the ability to implement initiatives and meet tight deadlines.