Welfare & HR Programs Specialist

Papaya Global is a rapidly growing, award-winning B2B tech unicorn with an ambitious mission to revolutionize the payroll & payments industry. With over $400M raised from multiple tier-one investors, our innovative technology provides a comprehensive solution for managing global workforces, encompassing everything from hiring and onboarding to managing and paying employees in over 160 countries.

We are looking for a passionate, creative, and highly organized Welfare & HR Programs Specialist to join our HR team. In this role, you will lead welfare initiatives, employee engagement activities, and site-level HR programs across Papaya’s Israel site. You will play a key role in creating a positive employee experience while supporting the successful implementation of HR initiatives, programs, and projects at the local level

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This role is ideal for someone who combines strong execution capabilities with creativity, ownership, and a passion for bringing people togethe

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Key Responsibilit

ies
Welfare & Employee Engage

• ment
  Lead and execute welfare initiatives, company events, wellbeing activities, and programs throughout the
• year.Plan and coordinate holidays, celebrations, happy hours, team-building activities, and special company mom
• ents.Oversee employee gifting and recognition initiatives, including holidays, birthdays, life events, and other employee-focused prog
• rams.Support employee onboarding experience, including welcome kits, first-day experience, and site integration activi
• ties.Help foster a connected, engaging, and positive workplace environ
• ment.Continuously identify opportunities to improve employee wellbeing, office life, and employee engage

ment.
HR Programs & Pr

• ojects
  Lead and coordinate site-level HR programs and initiatives across the Israe
• l site.Support the local implementation of global HR initiatives, ensuring smooth adoption and exe
• cution.Partner with HR, managers, and cross-functional teams to execute employee-focused projects and pr
• ograms.Drive projects from planning through execution while ensuring high-quality delivery and stakeholder ali
• gnment.Support organizational initiatives and special projects that strengthen the employee experience and workplace c

ulture.
Operations & Vendor Ma

• nagement
  Build and maintain relationships with vendors, suppliers, and service p
• roviders.Manage budgets, logistics, procurement processes, and operational aspects of welfare initiatives and site
• programs.Coordinate operational aspects of employee engagement activities and HR
• projects.Ensure smooth execution of activities while maintaining strong attention to detail and operational e

xcellence
Req

• uirements:2–4 years of experience in Welfare, Employee Engagement, HR Programs, Operations, Project Management, or simi
• lar roles.Proficiency in using AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, and Copilot) and building AI-powered workflows and agents to enhance productivity, creativity, and operational e
• fficiency.Strong project management and execution capabilities with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simul
• taneously.Excellent organizational skills and attention
• to detail.Creative mindset with the ability to turn ideas into impactful employee in
• itiatives.Strong interpersonal and communicati
• on skills.Experience working with vendors, suppliers, and external
• partners.High ownership, proactive approach, and strong executio
• n mindset.Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic en
• vironment.Fluent in Hebrew an