Hands-On Swiss HR Business Partner

KeyPartners; Zürich; On-site; CHF 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

KeyPartners in Switzerland is seeking an hands-on HR Business Partner to support growth and organizational development. You will manage the full employee lifecycle, lead recruitment, onboarding, and HR policy development in alignment with Swiss labor law.

You will collaborate with managers, team leaders, and employees to ensure compliant processes, accurate payroll coordination, and high-quality HR administration.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of HR experience in a generalist or HRBP role.
• Hands-on, operational HR execution mindset.
• Solid knowledge of Swiss labor law and local employment practices.
• Experience with recruitment, onboarding, offboarding, and terminations.
• Strong HR policies and employee administration understanding.
• Experience with outsourced payroll is an advantage.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• High discretion and professionalism with sensitive employee matters.
• Pragmatic and solution-oriented mindset in a dynamic growing organization.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Fluent German and English.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full employee lifecycle, including recruitment, onboarding, employee administration, offboarding, and terminations.
• Manage recruitment processes in close collaboration with hiring managers and team leaders, including defining profiles, coordinating candidate selection, interviews, offers, and hiring.
• Coordinate and support the continuous improvement of onboarding processes to ensure a smooth integration of new employees.
• Manage offboarding and termination processes, ensuring professional execution and compliance with Swiss labor law.
• Act as a trusted HR point of contact for managers, team leaders, and employees on operational HR matters.
• Support managers and team leaders on employee relations, performance, organizational, and other people‑related topics.
• Develop, implement, and maintain HR policies, procedures, and internal guidelines.
• Ensure HR practices and processes are aligned with Swiss labor law and local employment requirements.
• Coordinate payroll activities with the external payroll provider, ensuring accurate and timely transmission of all relevant information.
• Prepare employment contracts, amendments, certificates, and other HR‑related documentation.
• Maintain accurate employee records, HR data, and personnel documentation.
• Prepare regular and ad hoc HR reporting for the HR Director.
• Support the continuous development, improvement, and maintenance of HR processes, policies, procedures, guidelines, tools, and structures as the organization grows.

Skills

Hands-on mindset

Recruitment

Onboarding

Employee relations

German language

English language

Swiss labor law

Organizational skills

Payroll coordination

Job description

KeyPartners in Switzerland is seeking an hands-on HR Business Partner to support growth and organizational development. You will manage the full employee lifecycle, lead recruitment, onboarding, and HR policy development in alignment with Swiss labor law.

You will collaborate with managers, team leaders, and employees to ensure compliant processes, accurate payroll coordination, and high-quality HR administration.