People & Culture Intern Italy

The Opportunity: 

Mattel is seeking to hire a People & Culture Intern to support our Italian Office. The Intern will be collaborating on the delivery of the people strategy with the support of EMEA region centers of expertise in Talent and Comp & Ben. The PC organization globally is undergoing an exciting phase of transformation in becoming a true strategic partner and this opportunity requires a progressive innovative and commercially-focused individual to help drive capability and build performance.

The role is located in our office in Milan Italy. 

What Your Impact Will Be: 

• Support on policies and procedures at all stages of the employee experience cycle.
• Embed new processes and ensure high quality service delivery in payroll operations and administration.
• Support the PC Business Partner to drive culture change initiatives to energize excite and engage employees.
• Collaborate and engage with the wider PC and business community.
• Support in the full recruitment process from sourcing to interview and onboarding.
• Support in the development and implementation of engagement local activities.
• Preparing legal documents such as hiring letters and changes of contracts.
• Tracking of probation temporary staff dates and managing sickness maternity and paternity leave holidays time & attendance among others.
• Collecting and processing all input regarding the payroll cycle.
• Ensure the relevant PC database is up to date accurate and complies with legislation.
• Promote and embed Mattel values in all aspects of the People agenda.

Qualifications :

What Were Looking For: 

• University degree in Business Administration or relevant field (Human Resources / Labor Law / Psychology...).
• Experience working on Human Resources related field position will be valuable.
• Excellent communication engaging and people-centric.
• Strong operational focus and a high level of drive to get things done.
• Open honest collaborative.
• Learning agility.
• Solutions focused and positive mindset.
• Native Italian and fluent English.
• Good knowledge of Italian employment law will be valuable.

Additional Information :

Dont meet every single requirement At Mattel we are dedicated to an inclusive workplace and a culture of belonging. If youre excited about this role but your past experience doesnt align perfectly with every qualification in the job description we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

How We Work:

We are a purpose driven company aiming to empower generations to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential. We live up to our purpose employing the following behaviors:

• We collaborate: Being a part of Mattel means being part of one team with shared values and common goals. Every person counts and working closely together always brings better results. Partnership is our process and our collective capabilities is our superpower.
• We innovate: At Mattel we always aim to find new and better ways to create innovative products and experiences. No matter where you work in the organization you can always make a difference and have real impact. We welcome new ideas and value new initiatives that challenge conventional thinking.
• We execute: We are a performance-driven company. We strive for excellence and are focused on pursuing best-in-class outcomes. We believe in accountability and ownership and know that our people are at their best when they are empowered to create and deliver results.

Our Approach to Flexible Work:

We embrace a flexible work model designed to empower a culture of growth optimism and wellbeing where every employee can reach their full potential. Combining purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility our focus is to optimize performance and drive connection for moments that matter.

Who We Are:

Mattel is a leading global toy and family entertainment company and owner of one of the most iconic brand portfolios in the world. We engage consumers and fans through our franchise brands including Barbie Hot Wheels Fisher-Price American Girl Thomas & Friends UNO Masters of the Universe Matchbox Monster High MEGA and Polly Pocket as well as other popular properties that we own or license in partnership with global entertainment companies. Our offerings include toys content consumer products digital and live experiences. Our products are sold in collaboration with the worlds leading retail and ecommerce companies. Since its founding in 1945 Mattel is proud to be a trusted partner in empowering generations to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential.

Mattels award-winning workplace culture has been recognized by Forbes Fast Company Newsweek Great Place to Work TIME and more.

Visit us at  is an Equal Opportunity Employer where we want you to bring your authentic self to work every day. We welcome all job seekers and all applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race ethnicity color national origin religion sex gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation veteran and protected veteran status disability status and or any other basis protected by applicable federal state or local law.

Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment.

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