1,500+ clients across Europe
Stop running HR admin. Start running the business.
80%
of HR time lost to admin in most organisations
1
provider covering the full HR operating model
20+
countries supported across Europe
The problem
HR teams weren't built to run operations at this scale.
Most HR functions are caught in a cycle: too much administration, not enough advisory capacity, and a growing gap between what leadership expects from HR and what the team can actually deliver.
80% of HR time lost to administration
Payroll queries, compliance checks, process maintenance, and HR system admin consume the majority of your team's week, leaving little capacity for the work that actually moves the business.
New systems haven't reduced workload
HRIS implementations deliver technology. They rarely deliver the operating model. Without the right people, processes, and accountability structures behind the system, operational chaos continues.
Senior HR expertise at full-time cost
Access to experienced HR Business Partners, compliance specialists, and governance experts is expensive when structured as permanent headcount, and slow when accessed through traditional consultancies.
Fragmented vendors across borders
Managing separate providers for payroll, HR admin, compliance, and advisory creates inconsistency, duplicated costs, and accountability gap, particularly across multi-country operations.
One managed service.
The full HR operating model.
Zalaris HR as a Service is not a software licence. It is a managed service that combines BAU HR support and advisory services, consolidating HR administration, payroll, compliance, HR processes, and HR transformation into one streamlined, predictable service model powered by smart services and technology.
BAU HR support
Day-to-day HR operations, fully managed Payroll processing, HR administration, employee queries, compliance monitoring, and process management handled by a dedicated Zalaris team, operating to agreed SLAs, not reactive tickets.
Advisory services
Senior HR expertise, without the permanent hire Access to experienced HR Business Partners, regulatory specialists, and governance experts on demand, deployed when you need depth, not billed when you don't.
Technology enablement
Smart services that amplify your existing investment Zalaris works across your existing HRIS landscape: Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, or otherwise, adding the operational layer that makes the technology actually deliver its promise.
Predictable model
One cost. One accountability. No surprises. A single, predictable service model replaces fragmented vendors, variable costs, and unclear ownership giving your business a consolidated HR operating model with one point of accountability.
Everything your HR function needs to run.
HR Administration
Employee lifecycle management, onboarding and offboarding, data maintenance, and HR system administration across your workforce.
Advanced Payroll
End-to-end payroll processing, payslip management, statutory reporting, and multi-country payroll consolidation. Native to the HR service, not bolted on.
Compliance Management
Local regulatory expertise, works council support, audit readiness, and multi-entity compliance reporting across every country you operate in.
HR Process Management
Documented, governed HR processes with clear ownership — the accountability layer that makes your HRIS investment actually work.
On-demand HRBPs
Senior HR Business Partners available when you need strategic HR depth — without the fixed cost of permanent headcount or the delay of traditional recruitment.
HR Transformation Support
Advisory expertise to help you evolve your HR operating model — from operating design through to implementation and ongoing optimisation.
Why Zalaris
Trusted by complex, multi-country organisations.
20+ countries supported
25+ years in HR managed services
SAP Gold Partner. SuccessFactors certified
“Our goal is to create HR and payroll processes that are reliable, consistent and employee-friendly across countries - so our teams can focus on what they do best. With Zalaris, we have chosen a partner that combines strong implementation expertise with a service mindset.
Petra Gerweck
Head of HR & Communications, SUSONITY.
With Zalaris we had a shared understanding of how we wanted to work. Trust, good collaboration, and everyone feeling safe to bring issues to the table. We agreed early that standardisation was key. It created clarity and kept everyone aligned as we moved across countries.
Janne Pedersen
Nordic Head of HR Services, Danske Bank
“We finally have a single point of accountability for HR across our European operations. The operational burden on our internal team has reduced significantly and our HRBPs can now focus on business partnering, not admin firefighting.”
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CHRO , European Financial Services Group
“We went through a major HRIS implementation and the workload didn't drop. Zalaris came in to run the operating model behind the system, that's when things actually changed.
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Head of HR Operations , Industrial Manufacturing, DACH
FAQ
Your HR team shouldn't be running admin. Let's talk about what they could be doing instead.
30-minute discovery call. No commitment. We'll show you what a working HR operating model looks like for your business.
