HR Generalist
Position Summary
At Metrea, people are the power behind mission success. We don’t just hire world-class Aviators and technical specialists—we create an environment where they can thrive, grow, and deliver critical effects worldwide.
We’re looking for an experienced HR Generalist (we call it Teammate Support Specialist) to be a trusted first point of contact across a complex, safety-critical, multinational environment. You’ll manage HR administration, onboarding and offboarding, benefits and leave processes, and ensure our people data and documentation are accurate and compliant. This is supporting all our teammates in the UK and Europe, so across many different countries including UK, Sweden, Poland, Greece and France (as well as a number of others)
You’ll help bring structure to our people processes, build strong communication cadences, and provide proactive, responsive support that keeps things moving as we scale.
This isn’t a typical HR role. It’s an opportunity to be at the heart of a mission that impacts global security. If you’re curious, pragmatic, detail-oriented, and someone teammates can rely on, we want to hear from you.
What You'll Do
Serve as the primary point of contact for employee queries relating to HR policy, process, benefits, and general employment matters across all EU (UK, Sweden, Poland, France, Greece)
Manage HR administration across the employee lifecycle, including onboarding, contract changes, transfers, and offboarding
Administer benefits and leave processes, ensuring accurate records, timely support, and compliance with local requirements
Coordinate compensation and payroll-related administration with Total Rewards and Payroll, including reconciliation and query resolution
Support compliance requirements including right-to-work, background checks, and security clearance coordination where applicable
Maintain accurate, up-to-date employee records across HR systems, ensuring data integrity and audit-readiness
Support sensitive employee and family-related matters with care and discretion, escalating to People Partners where appropriate
Develop clear communication cadences and ensure employees receive timely updates on processes, policies, and changes
Standardise and continuously improve HR checklists, workflows, and protocols to enable consistent, scalable operations
Partner across People, Legal, Security, and Total Rewards to support employee experience, compliance, and effective resolution of people-related issues
What You Bring
Experience in an HR operations, HR shared services, or people administration role, ideally in a multinational or regulated environment
Strong working knowledge of employment processes and compliance requirements across UK / EMEA jurisdictions. Sweden, Poland or Greece is highly desirable
High attention to detail and comfort managing sensitive, confidential information
Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage a high volume of queries and competing priorities
A proactive, service-oriented mindset with strong communication skills
Comfort working in a fast-paced, evolving environment where processes are still being built
Benefits
Private Medical Insurance
Subsided gym membership / plans through Wellhub
Electric Car scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Salary sacrificed pension scheme
Free lunch on office days
Enhanced Parental Leave
30 days annual PTO plus b/h
Bonus Scheme
Personal development opportunities
Work Authorization / Security Clearance
The employee will have the legal right to work in the UK and will be able to produce right to work documentation
AAP/EEO Statement
Metrea Management Limited (MAM) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or other characteristics protected by law.
Position Type and Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time position with typical working hours of Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Work Environment
London, Hammersmith. 3 days per week in office
Travel
Limited