People & Communications Generalist

Are you passionate about people, culture, and communication? Do you enjoy creating a workplace where individuals feel engaged, informed, and supported?

At KONE Croatia, we’re looking for a People & Communications Generalist to help bring our people strategy to life. In this role, you’ll be the go-to person for local and global HR operations, onboarding, engagement activities, and internal HR communications—making a real difference in the daily experience of our people. You’ll support the delivery of HR initiatives that foster a thriving, inclusive workplace.

In addition to supporting Croatia, this role will also provide HR support to Hungary, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, and North Macedonia, helping ensure consistency, collaboration, and employee engagement across the region.

What You’ll Do

✔️ Consolidate payroll input for all countries and work with the payroll providers to ensure monthly payroll calculations, taxes, declarations and other elements
✔️ Handle local benefits and data management

✔️ Support employee onboarding and offboarding in line with global processes

✔️ Advise managers and employees on HR policies, tools, and services
✔️ Drive local initiatives around culture, well-being, and diversity & inclusion
✔️ Support local and global HR projects
✔️ Support internal HR communications and help shape a strong employer brand
✔️ Support annual people processes (e.g., performance reviews, engagement surveys)
✔️ Promote effective use of tools like Workday and support reporting needs
✔️ Collaborate with cross-country stakeholders to ensure alignment and smooth delivery of regional HR activities

What We’re Looking For
✅ 2–5 years of experience in HR payroll and operations, internal communications, or related fields
✅ Good knowledge of labor law and HR practices across different countries would be preffered
✅ Solid understanding of payroll processes
✅ Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in HR, Communications, or a related area
✅ Strong organizational and project management skills
✅ Fluent in Croatian and English; knowledge of other regional languages (Hungarian, Slovenian, Bosnian, Montenegrin, Serbian, Macedonian) is an advantage.                                                                                            
✅ Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving abilities
✅ Detail-oriented, ethical, and proactive in approach

Why Join Us?
🌍 Be part of a global organization with a regional impact
💡 Help shape a modern, inclusive, and people-focused workplace
📈 Enjoy career development, growth opportunities, and cross-functional collaboration
🤝 Work with a supportive, high-trust team that values open communication
🌱 Contribute to meaningful cultural and employee engagement programs across multiple countries

At KONE, we are focused on creating an innovative and collaborative working culture where we value the contribution of each individual. Employee engagement is a key focus area for us and we encourage participation and the sharing of information and ideas. Sustainability is an integral part of our culture and the daily practice. We follow ethical business practices and we seek to develop a culture of working together where co-workers trust and respect each other and good performance is recognized. In being a great place to work, we are proud to offer a range of experiences and opportunities that will help you to achieve your career and personal goals and enable you to live a healthy and balanced life.

Read more on https://careers.kone.com/en/