Senior People Business Partner

Erfahrungsstufe: Senior | Veröffentlicht: 15.04.2025

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Beschreibung

Founded in Switzerland in 1968, Zühlke is owned by its partners and located across Europe and Asia. We are a global transformation partner, with engineering and innovation in our DNA. We're trusted to help clients envision and build their businesses for the future – to run smarter today while adapting for tomorrow’s markets, customers, and communities. Our multidisciplinary teams specialise in tech strategy and business innovation, digital solutions and applications, and device and systems engineering. We excel in complex, regulated spaces including health and finance, connecting strategy, tech implementation, and operational services to help clients become more effective, resilient businesses.

If you share our values and want to do the best work, for the right reasons, we can offer you the chance to do it on a global scale and play a real role in shaping our exciting journey.

Important: To ensure a smooth review process, please submit all application documents (CV, cover letter) in English only.

Your role

As a Senior People Business Partner, you support the global People & Culture strategy and collaborate with leaders to drive core P&C processes, ensure compliance, and develop pragmatic solutions. Acting as a trusted advisor, you balance strategic and operational work while contributing to international initiatives and cross-country collaboration. Strong business acumen, P&C expertise, and fluency in both German and English are essential. While hybrid work is possible, regular on-site presence in our offices in Schlieren and Bern is expected.

How you’ll make impact

• Together with the other People Business Partners across the Group, you will support the People & Culture team in the further development and implementation of the global P&C strategy as well as in the professionalisation of strategic people management within the entire Zühlke Group.

• You will be part of the Country Leadership Team in Switzerland and are the local contact person for various Swiss-specific P&C matters for our approximately 700 colleagues based in Schlieren and Bern.

• You act as a trusted advisor and sparring partner for People Leaders in a wide range of operational and strategic P&C topics, ensure that the applicable regulations and guidelines are implemented and develop pragmatic solutions together with the team and in close cooperation with the business.

• You like working across countries and find it exciting to support your internal stakeholders across the globe.

• You are responsible for and proactively drive the annual P&C processes and develop them further.

• You are responsible for the further development and implementation of HR best practices and are actively involved in international and national (P&C) initiatives.

What’s important to us

• You have several years of relevant HR experience in a complex, challenging, and international environment. Experience in the consulting/professional services environment and as a business partner is a distinct advantage.

• You have a degree in human resources, law, business administration or industrial/organizational psychology. Further HR-specific training is a plus.

• The focus of your work so far has been on strategic HR topics as well as on operational HR work and support tasks. You have very good knowledge of the Swiss labour law.

• You are characterised by a high level of business orientation and want to make a substantial contribution to the company's success with your work.

• You appreciate international cooperation in a challenging environment and enjoy active stakeholder management.

• Maintaining personal contact with your stakeholders is important to you, which is why you enjoy being on site.

• You think analytically and coherently, are strong conceptually and in the implementation of solutions, and are characterized by a high level of assertiveness and persuasiveness.

• You have a good network and excellent communication skills.

• You are fluent in German and English.

What we offer

• Work life blend: we offer a safe & healthy workplace, with flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home

• Profit share scheme: In addition to your annual salary, you may receive a profit share defined by the company’s success in the previous year

• Global and Diverse Zühlke community: witness how colleagues from all our 16 offices across the globe come together to create a unique, positive and inclusive work culture, learning from one another at annual team camps, and celebrating year-end parties and other local festivities.

• Committed to development: we are committed to the growth of our people and are investing in your development. We’re empowering you to build the skills you need to make a positive impact, both personally and for our clients, today and in the future.

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How to Apply

Please remember all applications must be submitted in English only to be considered.

If you feel you don't meet all the requirements, we are still happy to get to know you, learn more about your ambitions and ideas and look forward to receiving your application!  

We welcome people from all backgrounds, regardless of their gender, personality, national origin, race, religion, colour, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, disability or veteran status.