European Head of People & Culture — VC Scale-Up

redalpine; Zug; Hybrid; CHF 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Redalpine Venture Partners AG is seeking a strategic, hands-on Head of People & Culture (f/m/d) to own talent strategy across Zug, Berlin and London. Working with the Executive Team, you’ll shape hiring, performance, compensation and people operations in a fast‑growing VC environment.

You will lead acquisition across Europe, design development programs, and ensure compliance with Swiss, German and UK employment frameworks.

Qualifications

• Degree from a top-tier university in business, psychology, law or a related field.
• 5+ years in a senior HR, people leadership or other leadership role, ideally within high-growth technology companies, venture capital, private equity or professional services.
• Strong command of Swiss employment law; working familiarity with German and UK employment frameworks.
• Proven track record in scaling organisations and building data-driven, high-performance cultures.
• Excellent communication skills in both German and English, written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• People Strategy: Act as a thought partner to the Executive Team on organisational design, leadership development and firm-wide performance.
• Talent Acquisition: Own end-to-end hiring for redalpine across Europe, from role definition to offer and close.
• Performance & Development: Design and run the performance management cycle and development programmes.
• Compensation & Benefits: Own the compensation framework across all three locations, including benchmarking and reviews.
• People Operations & Employment Law: Own contracts, payroll interfaces, HR systems, policies and lifecycle processes; advise on employment law obligations in Switzerland, Germany and the UK.
• Culture, Workplace & Events: Shape redalpine’s culture across Zug, Berlin and London, manage the workplace and events agenda.
• AI Adoption: Champion the exploration and adoption of AI tools in the People function.

Skills

Strategic thinking

People leadership

Cross-border hiring

Employee development

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR/Business

HR leadership qualification

Tools

HRIS

Payroll systems

Job description

Redalpine Venture Partners AG is seeking a strategic, hands-on Head of People & Culture (f/m/d) to own talent strategy across Zug, Berlin and London. Working with the Executive Team, you’ll shape hiring, performance, compensation and people operations in a fast‑growing VC environment.

You will lead acquisition across Europe, design development programs, and ensure compliance with Swiss, German and UK employment frameworks.