People Operations Lead(m/w/x)

Description

You will drive operational excellence by scaling people processes and ensuring legal compliance across international markets, all while empowering managers to lead effectively and strengthening the company's culture.

Requirements

• •6+ years in People/HR Operations
• •Experience owning People function or leadership
• •Strong Swiss labor law expertise
• •Independent handling of complex cases
• •Strong service orientation and employee experience
• •Structured, pragmatic, and detail-oriented
• •Trusted advisor to leadership
• •Ability to execute strategy practically
• •Bias for action and ownership mindset
• •Experience running HRIS and performance cycles
• •Comfort navigating multiple legal entities
• •Fluent English and German skills plus
• •Experience in People Partner role
• •EOR/vendor management experience
• •ISO or audit exposure
• •HRIS optimization or implementation experience
• •Tech/SaaS Startup or scale-up background
• •Residency and registration in Switzerland

Tasks

• •Lead and improve the People function's operational backbone
• •Manage onboarding, offboarding, payroll, and HR administration
• •Govern HRIS structure, data integrity, and workflows
• •Standardize and simplify processes across both group entities
• •Automate tasks and create clear documentation to reduce noise
• •Partner with the People Ops Specialist for operational excellence
• •Ensure Swiss labor law and international employment compliance
• •Coordinate with external advisors on complex employment matters
• •Handle sensitive cases and maintain audit-ready HR controls
• •Design and execute the company-wide performance cycle
• •Provide practical guidance on feedback and people decisions
• •Act as a pragmatic partner for complex performance situations
• •Manage engagement cycles and follow-up mechanisms
• •Operationalize culture initiatives with the VP People
• •Shape company-wide gatherings and events to strengthen alignment
• •Direct and prioritize local office operations and initiatives
• •Align workplace experience with broader engagement goals
• •Resolve complex workplace topics while empowering office managers

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