People Operations & Payroll Manager

Location: Warsaw, Poland — on-site/hybrid

Company

hirify.global is an independent AAA game development studio creating action games and interactive experiences for global audiences.

What you will do

• Manage monthly payroll across multiple countries, including payroll inputs, reconciliations, approvals, issue resolution, and coordination with Finance and external providers.
• Coordinate onboarding, contracts, employee changes, benefits administration, personnel records, HR systems, and offboarding.
• Support immigration, work permits, relocations, and international employee movements.
• Produce payroll, headcount, and People Operations reports using Excel, HR systems, and payroll data.
• Assess workflows, create an automation roadmap, and implement process improvements targeting a measurable reduction in manual work.
• Coordinate People Operations colleagues and collaborate with HR, Talent Acquisition, Finance, Legal, and IT.

Requirements

• At least 4 years of experience in HR Operations, People Operations, payroll, or a related field.
• Hands-on experience running or coordinating monthly payroll, including checks, reconciliations, and discrepancy resolution.
• Experience across the employee lifecycle, including contracts, onboarding, employee changes, benefits, and offboarding.
• Advanced Excel skills and strong experience with HRIS and payroll systems.
• Excellent organisation, accuracy, discretion, attention to detail, and deadline management.
• Fluent Polish and English required.

Nice to have

• Experience with multi-country payroll, external payroll providers, immigration, work permits, or relocation.
• Experience improving HR systems and operational processes.
• Experience using automation or AI tools to reduce manual administration.
• Experience with operational reports, dashboards, service metrics, or coordinating a small People Operations team.
• Experience in video games, technology, software, or another international business.

Culture & Benefits

• Private medical healthcare, including dental treatment, for employees and families.
• MultiSport card, office refreshments, and access to a library of games and books.
• Flexible working hours and an on-site/hybrid work setup in Warsaw.
• In-company Polish and English language classes.
• Virtual health and mental wellbeing sessions, personal development opportunities, and an international creative environment.