Senior People Generalist

The role

You will serve as the primary point of contact for local employees in Greece regarding benefits, policies, and the employee lifecycle. You will tailor and execute global HR frameworks locally and manage local third-party providers.

What you will do

• Serve as the primary point of contact for local employees on benefits, policies and employee lifecycle events.
• Handle individual cases for relocation and onboarding.
• Manage local third-party HR providers including payroll vendor and benefit brokers.
• Handle local practicalities of off-boarding.
• Act as the first point of contact for standard employee relations cases.
• Audit payroll data in the HRIS and ensure accurate local processing.
• Maintain accurate employee records in the HRIS and related systems.
• Stay on top of Greek employment law and keep HR activity compliant.
• Coordinate the personnel security clearance process.
• Tailor and execute global frameworks locally including levels, salary bands, performance management, wellbeing, and L&D.

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive HR experience covering both talent acquisition and HR generalist/business partner work.
• Strong working knowledge of Greek labour law, local benefits and market HR practice.
• Track record of creating compliant HR policy documentation.
• Hands-on approach with high attention to detail in contract management, local onboarding and the management of local third-party providers.
• Track record hiring technical/engineering profiles and industrial or manufacturing profiles.
• Strong analytical skills and high emotional intelligence.
• Comfort with HRIS (e.g., HiBob) and ticketing systems.
• Exceptional communication in Greek and English.

Nice to have

• Experience taking a site from roughly 20 to 100+ people.
• HR experience in manufacturing, aerospace, defence or another clearance-relevant industry.
• Experience introducing or running HRIS and ATS tooling in a growing company.
• AI-native sourcing, screening and HR-automation practices.
• Experience in a subsidiary of an international group, balancing local ownership with global frameworks.

Benefits

• Continuous professional development
• Training opportunities

Before you apply

• Employment is subject to applicable security screening (incl. SUPO, where required).
• Introductory call with TA Partner
• CEO interview (on-site)
• Global HR interview

About the company

ICEYE is the world leader in sovereign intelligence from space. The company operates globally with over 1000 employees across Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific.