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 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 and 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 labour 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 optimisation 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.