People Operations Specialist

People Operations Specialist

Applications are considered on a rolling basis

Location: Stockholm, Oslo, Helsinki

Do you want to work with payroll and HR processes in one of the world’s largest banks?

We have an exciting full-time opportunity as People Operations Specialist,

on a fixed-term basis, running from June to September 2025.

As People Operations Specialist, you will manage effectively and efficiently the payroll and HR administration for our Nordic organisation. You will work closely with HR colleagues in the Nordic to ensure that our local HR processes are aligned across our countries.

At Santander Nordics, we work with the best people in an engaged, challenging and passionate organisation that provides excellent opportunities for advancement.

We are a Nordic bank with more than 1300 employees in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland, and with global strength by being part of Banco Santander. We are one of the largest niche banks providing private customers with loans and credits, credit cards, deposits and insurance.

Key accountabilities

• Follow-up and respond on inquiries in our HR channels
• Coordinate and manage the monthly payroll process for Finland, ensure that it complies with local legislation, validate data and process with external vendor
• Manage HR administration for the Nordic countries
• Follow-up on absence and time reporting

Skills & Requirements

Your profile

To thrive in the role as People Operations Specialist you are reliable, agile and a team player. You are able to excel in a dynamic environment and you commit to deadlines. You are a payroll/ HR generalist with proven relevant track record and preferably in an international organisation.

Extensive knowledge of Finnish payroll and related labor law legislation, and pension, insurances and benefits.

Furthermore, you are self-driven, solution and detail oriented and appreciate changes - seeing it’s opportunity for improvement. You are also well structured and enjoy working in team on various projects. The role requires experience in Workday, and fluency in English next to one of the Scandinavian languages.

What we offer

An opportunity to work in a large, high-performing international company and in a dynamic environment that is constantly developing. Being part of a highly competent, dedicated, and friendly People & Culture team with strong collaboration across the Nordics. You will also have flexible working hours with possibility to work partly from home.

Santander strives for diversity in which our employees background, experience, knowledge and personalities enrich the business.

Interested?

You’re welcome to apply for this position as soon as possible and the applications are reviewed continuously.

About the company

We are a Nordic bank with more than 1,200 colleagues in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland, and proud to be part of Banco Santander, one of the largest banks in the world with a solid history going back more than 160 years.

Our purpose is to help people and businesses prosper and we aim to be the best retail and commercial bank, earning the lasting loyalty of our people, customers, shareholders and communities - through simple, personal and fair banking.

In our organization we foster and value an engaged, challenging and passionate environment that provides opportunities for personal and professional growth. We operate in an ever changing environment, and believe the key to success is innovative involvement, a playful approach to active learning and continuous improvement in our daily work.

We are firmly committed to being a responsible bank in the way we operate, our culture, caring for our environment and giving back to society. Banco Santander is recognized as the most sustainable bank in the world following the publication of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for 2019.

Read more about responsible banking on our global webpages.

Santander Consumer Bank is one of the largest Nordic banks providing loans and credits, credit cards, deposits and insurance to private customers.

To learn more about Santander in the Nordics, please visit our local webpages

https://www.santanderconsumer.no/

https://www.santanderconsumer.se/om-oss/

https://santanderconsumer.dk/om-os/

https://www.santanderconsumer.fi/

Contact Person

Roosa Rajamäki

[email protected]

+35 8 505 712 071