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title: "People Operations Assistant"
company: "SumUp"
company_url: "https://www.remjobs.works/companies/sumup"
url: "https://www.remjobs.works/job/sumup-people-operations-assistant-a77f90a0-c12f-4b27-8b96-c3dda38b98f7"
apply_url: "https://sumup.com/careers/positions/8732805002?gh_jid=8732805002"
workplace: onsite
location: "Milan, Italy"
employment_type: unspecified
seniority: mid
role: operations
region: europe
date_posted: 2026-08-21T09:49:02.000Z
first_seen_by_remjobs: 2026-08-26T15:14:48.015Z
---

# People Operations Assistant

**SumUp** — Milan, Italy

Apply: https://sumup.com/careers/positions/8732805002?gh_jid=8732805002

## About SumUp

Millions of small businesses use SumUp to run their business with our affordable payment solutions and easy to use point-of-sale solutions. Get a demo today.

## About the role

##### Team Description

SumUp’s People Operations team keeps our people experience running smoothly across Europe — and payroll and HR operations sit right at the heart of that. As we continue growing across Southern Europe, we’re looking for a Working Student to join our Italy People Operations team in Milan.

This is a great opportunity for someone early in their HR or payroll career to gain hands-on experience in People Operations, support employee lifecycle processes, and contribute to improving the way we work. You’ll join a collaborative and fast-paced team focused on creating efficient, people-centric processes while ensuring an excellent employee experience.

##### What you’ll do

As a Working Student in People Operations, you’ll support the team with day-to-day HR administration and employee lifecycle activities, helping ensure our processes run accurately and efficiently.

**You will:**

- Support the preparation, updating, and archiving of employment contracts and employee documentation

- Assist with onboarding, contract changes, and offboarding processes

- Help manage employee benefits administration, including meal vouchers and related records

- Collect and validate payroll-related input data to support monthly payroll processing

- Respond to employee queries through internal systems and email in a timely and professional manner

- Maintain and update employee data in HR systems and Excel trackers

- Perform data checks and support simple reporting and administrative tasks

- Contribute to improving operational processes and documentation workflows

##### You’ll be great for this role if you

- Are currently studying or recently completed studies in HR, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field

- Speak fluent Italian and English

- Have strong organisational skills and attention to detail

- Feel comfortable working with Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, etc.)

- Are proactive, eager to learn, and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment

- Communicate clearly and enjoy helping others

- Have a hands-on and collaborative mindset

##### Nice to have

- Previous internship or administrative experience in HR, payroll, or people operations

- Interest in payroll, HR systems, or process improvement

- Familiarity with AI tools such as ChatGPT

**Why you should join us**

🌎 Opportunity to work with a truly global, multicultural team from our inspiring Milan location.

🌈 Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: be part of a workplace that values and promotes diversity, fostering an inclusive environment where everyone's perspectives are respected and embraced

❤️ Well-being support: access our mental health Employee Assistance Programme for guidance and care when you need it

🔗 Referral Bonus: earn additional rewards by referring talented individuals to join the SumUp team

**Job Application Tip**

We recognise that candidates feel they need to meet 100% of the job criteria in order to apply for a job. Please note that this is only a guide. If you don’t tick every box, it’s ok too because it means you have room to learn and develop your career at SumUp.

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