Position: HR/C&B specialist
Company: Roku
Experience required: 3y
English level: upper

Roku Is Changing How The World Watches TV

Roku is the #1 TV streaming platform in the US. Roku pioneered streaming to the TV. Our mission is to be the TV streaming platform that connects the entire TV ecosystem. We connect consumers to the content they love, enable content publishers to build and monetize large audiences, and provide advertisers unique capabilities to engage consumers.

From your first day at Roku, you’ll make a valuable — and valued — contribution. We’re a fast-growing public company where no one is a bystander. We offer you the opportunity to delight millions of TV streamers worldwide while gaining meaningful experience across various disciplines.

About The Role

Roku pioneered streaming to the TV and continues to innovate and lead the industry. While we are well-positioned to help shape the future of television – including TV advertising – around the world, continued success relies on our commitment to compensating our employees fairly.

The Roku Compensation & Benefits team is comprised of trusted consultants to our HR partners and the business leaders at Roku. We are responsible for the implementation, administration, and evolution of compensation and benefits programs across Roku globally.

We’re looking for a Senior HR Specialist located in Kyiv to join our brand-new team. This is an exciting time to join Roku Ukraine and help build the local team, processes, and policies from the ground up to support our rapid business growth. Our ideal candidate will be a seasoned HR self-starter and have experience managing benefits and HR programs across Ukraine (knowledge of other EMEA countries would be a bonus), and will be knowledgeable of statutory requirements and market competitive practices. Reporting to the Sr. Manager, Benefits/Sr Compensation & Benefits Program Manager, this is a 'hands on' position that requires strong attention to details, ability to work independently in a small start-up environment (to start with), and with project management skills to support our newly created office in Kyiv as well as global transactions and global expansion projects.

What You’ll Be Doing

Be a first point of contact for our employees in a newly created office in Kyiv. You will implement and administer HR programs, policies and practices in Kyiv and potentially other EMEA locations as and when required. Maintain detailed knowledge of and administration of HR programs; answer employee inquiries pertaining to HR programs, processes, procedures and communications. Respond to employee needs such as document requests, employment form completion, onboarding, HRIS data maintenance, benefits administration, assist with payroll processing or other HR functions as assigned. Serves as escalation point for local HR support as needed. Maintains records related to human resources activities, employment files, policy changes or additions.
Manage day-to-day operations of Ukraine HR and benefits programs and act as the point of contact for Ukraine benefits escalations and time and absence tracking
Manage and oversee the improvement and optimization of operational HR procedures, processes and policies, and lead the implementation of improvement initiatives that are being developed and rolled out globally
Identify efficiency gaps in our HR processes and procedures, and (re)design them in order to achieve a high level of efficiency and productivity.
Build and foster internal relationships with recruiting, payroll, and the HR Business Partner team
Manage the external benefits vendors and lead the annual benefits renewal process
Own and manage sensitive employee demographic and compensation data
Responsible for creating, reviewing, and facilitating training materials and meetings (with global vendors and additional contributors, as appropriate) for benefits programs
Ensure HRIS system updates are complete for any benefits impacting changes; inform key partners in the business on the importance and downstream impacts of key data elements
Proactively identify and raise awareness about concerns or risks and participate in resolving them
Constantly evaluate projects to help advance benefits practices, including documentation
Seek opportunities to leverage technology to streamline HR and benefits administration, minimize data issues, and improve the employee experience
Participate in HR special projects as needed with enthusiasm and desire for professional development; including, but not limited to Workday enhancements, global expansion and M&A due diligence and integrations.
Provide office administration and support as needed
We’re excited if you have
Bachelor’s degree required with a minimum of 5 years of work experience in benefits or HR Operations
Outstanding communication (written and verbal), organizational, problem-solving skills. Fluency in Ukrainian and English languages a must; other languages a plus
Broad understanding of Ukrainian HR operations and a thorough knowledge of applicable HR policies (understanding of global HR operations a plus)
Experience with Ukraine labour law and competitive practices (experience with other EMEA countries a plus)
Thorough understanding of Ukrainian HR, payroll and compliance practices and the ability to work with the TMF payroll provider on semi-monthly payroll processing
Knowledge on immigration and relocation in Ukraine
Systems and technical aptitude; advanced skills in MS Excel and Workday
Comfortable working in an environment where operating “in the grey area” is the norm
Perform well under pressure, able to multi-task, work independently and as a part of a global team in a fast-paced environment
Flexible and able to quickly change course when the needs of the business and our team shift direction or accelerate delivery
You love to help shape dynamic and scalable processes and like to lend a hand yourself
Comfortable handling highly confidential employee data on a regular basis
High tech industry experience preferred
The Roku culture

Roku is a great place for people who want to work in a fast-paced environment where everyone is focused on the company’s success rather than their own. We try to surround ourselves with people who are great at their jobs, who are easy to work with, and who keep their egos in check. We appreciate a sense of humour. We believe a fewer number of very talented folks can do more for less cost than a larger number of less talented teams. We’re independent thinkers with big ideas who act boldly, move fast and accomplish extraordinary things through collaboration and trust. In short, at Roku you’ll be part of a company that’s changing how the world watches TV.

We have a unique culture that we are proud of. We think of ourselves primarily as problem-solvers, which itself is a two-part idea. We come up with the solution, but the solution isn’t real until it is built and delivered to the customer. That penchant for action gives us a pragmatic approach to innovation, one that has served us well since 2002.