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This role sits within ABB's Robotics business, a leading global robotics company. We're entering an exciting new chapter as we’ve announced the plan for SoftBank Group to acquire ABB Robotics. SoftBank is a globally recognized technology group and investor/operator focused on AI, robotics, and next-generation computing. By joining us now, you’ll be part of a pioneering team shaping the future of robotics—working alongside world-class experts in a fast-moving, innovation-driven environment.
This Position reports to:
Global People Operations Lead
Your role and responsibilities:
As our organization is becoming an independent company and has been on a major digital transformation, we are looking for a tech-savvy HR Generalist to join our Italian HR team based at Sesto San Giovanni. This role is pivotal in bridging the gap between traditional HR operations and our future-state HR model.You will be at the heart of leveraging our core platforms such as Workday, Cornerstone, and ServiceNow, ensuring that our HR Administration, Payroll, and Learning processes remain seamless and compliant during this evolution.
The work model for the role is: Hybrid #Linkedin_Hybrid
You will be mainly accountable for:
Legge 68/1999: Ensure compliance with obligations related to targeted placement (collocamento mirato) and management of reserved quotas required under Italian Law 68/1999, based on company size. Collaborate with Public Employment Centers (Centri per l’Impiego) for nominative or numerical hiring processes and targeted placement procedure
Training activities: Provide administrative support to employee learning and training activities, together with local HR Business Partner, including scheduling courses, tracking attendance, and managing training documentation.
Qualifications for the role:
3–5 years in an HR Generalist or HR Admin role within the Italian market.
High proficiency in HRIS; experience with Workday, Cornerstone, or ServiceNow is a massive plus.
Proven track record in managing funded training and navigating government portals.
Strong understanding of Italian payroll variables and experience managing outsourced vendors.
Native-level Italian and professional fluency in English.
Change-oriented, analytical, and comfortable in a fast-paced "transformation" environment.
Benefits:
Career development: Structured career paths, individual development plans, opportunities for internal mobility, including international roles, technical and managerial training programs, mentoring and access to global learning platforms
More about us:
ABB Robotics & Discrete Automation Business area provides robotics, and machine and factory automation including products, software, solutions and services. Revenues are generated both from direct sales to end users as well as from indirect sales mainly through system integrators and machine
builders. www.abb.com/robotics
Join us. Be part of the team where progress happens, industries transform, and your work shapes the world.
Run What Runs the World.
#ABBCareers #RunwithABB
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