Payroll & HR Specialist, Via
One Year Fixed Term Contract
$50-55k
Plus stock options
TransitTech platform
Job no longer available
TransitTech platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$50-55k
Plus stock options
1001+ employees
Company mission
Via's mission is to use technology to transform transport.
Role
Who you are
- Native level of German and advanced English
- At least 1 year of payroll experience in the German market
- Familiarity with Excel / Google Sheets and willingness to explore advanced functions to optimize the payroll preparation process
- A strong reflex for action: you are proactive, identify gaps in process, and propose solutions with an excitement to own implementation and feedback iteration
- A growth mindset and ability to adapt to an ever-changing and growing global organization
- You’re very empathetic and naturally build rapport with others
What the job involves
- As a Payroll & HR Specialist, you will play a key role in helping us scale our HR practices and systems to accommodate a growing team
- You’ll support functions ranging from payroll, shift management, performance management, employee attraction and retention
- Your work will ultimately enable Via to scale and deploy new mobility services benefiting local communities
- You will be embedded in our Operations team in Berlin, and work closely with our European People team in Amsterdam. This hybrid position is a fixed-term contract for a duration of one year
- Act as a People Team point of contact for designated teams across Germany
- Prepare monthly payroll in collaboration with our Payroll & HR Team Lead, and answer employee questions about pay
- Support HR processes including leave management, health insurance contributions, social security audits, offboarding, and certificates of employment
- Be ready to support the team with other topics including recruitment, team management, retention, labor law, and more
- Recommend, implement, and champion company policies
Our take
Via is a world-leading public mobility technology provider, transforming transportation and logistics systems into highly efficient digital networks. Its TransitTech platform powers cost-effective, convenient, and equitable mobility across the globe including public transport, student transport, corporate transport, and paratransit.
The company has two smart go-to-market strategies. First, it licenses the technology to cities wanting on-demand solutions. Secondly, it provides a full solution for operators (such as TfL) including technologies, operations, marketing, and data science. After acquiring Remix, a mapping and transit-planning tool, Via combined the software with its own on-demand transit data to help cities visualize how on-demand services can become part of the public transit system.
With hundreds of partnerships in place, and operating across the globe, Via is committed to revolutionizing the way the world moves. The company has stated plans to go public, but for now, seems focussed on expanding its services - for example with the wheelchair-accessible autonomous shuttle service it launched in partnership with May Mobility. Substantial funds will enable Via to expand its suite of products and improve its services, as well as innovate and accelerate expansion across markets and verticals.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Feb 2023
$110m
LATE VC
Nov 2021
$130m
SERIES G
Total funding: $887.1m
Company benefits
- Health and wellness benefits
- Local volunteer opportunities
- Support for all new parents
- Learning opportunities through our Via-Versity
- Employee Resource Groups
Company HQ
Chelsea, New York, NY
Leadership
Daniel Ramot
(CEO)Formerly an Engineering Manager in the Israeli Air Force. Prior to founding Via, they were the Director of D.E. Shaw (research into computational biochemistry).
Oren Shoval
(CTO)Experienced Systems Engineer, with a PhD in Systems Biology from the Weizmann Institute of Science
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