HR & Payroll Specialist

Industry: Designer collectible pieces

Location: London, Canary Wharf

Job type: Full time, permanent

Working Hours: 40 hours per week

About POP MART

Founded in 2010, POP MART is a market-leading entertainment company and a global champion of designer collectibles culture. Through global artist development, IP operations, and designer collectible culture evangelism, we have built an integrated platform covering the entire designer collectible value chain. Besides our original and iconic IPs such as Molly, Hirono, Skullpanda, and LABUBU, POP MART collaborates with top-tier brands including Disney, Universal Studios, and Sanrio to create art collectibles featuring their iconic characters.

POP MART has established a strong presence across key European markets, including the UK, France, Italy, and the Netherlands. As part of our strategic growth initiatives, we continue to strengthen our local teams and operational foundations to support sustainable expansion across the region.

For more information, please visit www.popmart.com and our LinkedIn Career page.

What to Expect

POP MART is a fast-paced company with a young and multicultural team where you can expect to:

• Gain hands-on experience supporting HR and payroll operations in a growing international organization

• Work closely with colleagues across Europe and HQ in a collaborative, cross-cultural environment

• Develop strong expertise in payroll, labor law, and compliance practices

• Be proactively involved in supporting the company’s expansion in UK

Benefits

POP MART offers our employees:

• Selected POP MART collectibles as appreciation gifts every month

• A structured bonus scheme in line with company and individual performance

• Comprehensive training and development programs

• Regular team social events

• Paid rest breaks

The Role and Candidate

As part of our growing UK operations, we’re seeking an HR & Payroll Specialist – UK to manage end-to-end payroll activities, ensure statutory and GDPR compliance, and support core HR operations.

You will play a key role in ensuring accurate payroll processing, compliant HR administration, and a positive employee experience, while working closely with internal HR teams and external payroll partners.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full monthly payroll cycle for UK, including data collection, validation, review, and submission.

• Act as the main point of contact with the external payroll provider to ensure accurate and timely salary payments.

• Verify payroll calculations related to working hours, overtime, bonuses, paid leave, sick leave, and terminations.

• Ensure compliance with UK labor law, collective agreements, URSSAF requirements, DSN, and social contribution rules.

• Review payroll reports, reconcile data, and resolve discrepancies efficiently.

• Support employment lifecycle processes (onboarding, offboarding, contract changes) by providing payroll-related input and ensuring data consistency.

• Maintain compliant payroll and benefits documentation, including transportation allowances, meal vouchers, and leave records.

• Ensure HR and payroll processes comply with GDPR, applying data minimization and secure data-handling principles.

• Serve as the first point of contact for employees regarding payroll, benefits, leave management, and HR-related inquiries.

Key Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.

• 2–5 years of HR experience in UK, with strong exposure to payroll operations.

• Solid knowledge of UK labor law, payroll rules, URSSAF, DSN, and social contributions.

• Experience working with payroll providers and/or payroll systems.

• Good understanding of GDPR and HR data protection best practices.

• Strong attention to detail, confidentiality, and organizational skills.

• Professional proficiency in English.

Your Application

If this opportunity sounds interesting to you, please apply with your updated CV via “Apply Now” or email it to uk.hr@popmart.com.