Senior People Technology Analyst

Job description

At Avolta (SIX: AVOL), our people are at the driving force behind our success. With a team of over 76,000 individuals representing more than 150 nationalities, we are a truly global company driven by passion, innovation, and excellence. Born from the combination of Dufry and Autogrill, Avolta is redefining the travel experience through the dedication and expertise of our diverse workforce. Across 73 countries and 1,000 locations, our teams bring energy, creativity, and commitment to delivering world-class travel retail and food & beverage experiences. We operate across multiple channels - including airports, motorways, cruise ships, ports, railways, and more - offering endless opportunities for collaboration and growth. Our people are empowered to make an impact, supported by a culture that values teamwork, development, and innovation. Sustainability and social responsibility are embedded in our strategy, ensuring we grow in a way that benefits both our employees and the communities we serve. Are you looking for a dynamic, international career where your contributions truly matter? Join Avolta and be part of a team that’s shaping the future of travel - together. WHO WE ARE Avolta is the world’s leading travel experience player. With a traveler-centric philosophy and a geographically diverse network, the travel retail and F&B company addresses the needs of up to 2.3 billion passengers each year, with 5,500 outlets in more than 75 countries across six continents. Guided by their Destination 2027 strategy and boosted by their recent combination with travel F&B giant Autogrill, the company is well positioned to realize their ambition to create a Travel Experience Revolution through their many locations at airports, motorways, cruise lines, seaports and railway stations amongst others. PURPOSE OF THE ROLE The People Technology Analyst ensures that Avolta’s People processes are correctly designed, governed, and enabled through Nexus (SAP SuccessFactors). This role acts as a senior functional HR expert, translating People policies, labour-law requirements, and operational needs into scalable system solutions. It safeguards process integrity, data quality, and compliance across the end-to-end employee lifecycle. The role partners closely with People, IT, Payroll, and Finance to enable consistent global People operations. It is a key contributor to Avolta’s global People Technology transformation. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Acts as a functional HR subject-matter expert for Nexus, covering hire-to-retire processes Designs and define global People processes, balancing global standards with local requirements Translates HR policies, compliance needs, and operational realities into functional system design Leads functional analysis and produce high-quality documentation (FRDs, AS-IS / TO-BE processes, SOPs, RACI) Owns and protects the People data model (employee data, job architecture, position management, org structures) Ensures data quality, GDPR compliance, and strong People data governance Partners with Payroll and Finance to ensure accurate integrations and downstream process reliability Defines functional reporting and People KPIs to support decision-making Acts as a trusted advisor to stakeholders, challenging requests that risk compliance, data integrity, or sustainability Supports change, adoption, continuous improvement, and knowledge sharing within People Technology WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR 5+ years of experience in HR, People Operations, or People Technology, with hands-on experience within an HR function Strong functional understanding of end-to-end HR processes and the employee lifecycle Hands-on experience with SAP SuccessFactors or similar enterprise HR systems Experience working in global, multi-country environments Ability to translate complex People requirements into clear, sustainable system solutions Strong analytical, documentation, and stakeholder management skills Comfortable influencing without authority and operating in complex environments Fluent English is mandatory Due to certain email system settings, some of our messages may occasionally land in your junk or spam folder. To ensure you don’t miss any important updates regarding your application, please check these folders regularly and mark our emails as ‘Not Spam’ if needed. We look forward to connecting with you soon!