HR & Office Operations Manager – Maternity Cover (9-12 months)

RIVR; Zürich; Vor Ort; CHF 120.000 - 160.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

RIVR, part of Amazon, invites an HR & Office Operations Manager to join our Zurich team on a fixed-term maternity cover. You will own day-to-day HR operations and workplace management for our Swiss workforce, ensuring compliant, accurate processes while integrating with Amazon’s global systems.

Based in Zurich, you will partner with People leadership, site leaders and external providers to manage payroll, benefits, time tracking, work permits, and documents, and you will oversee the upcoming

Qualifikationen

• Experience owning a broad range of HR operations, ideally in a scaling tech environment.
• Strong knowledge of Swiss payroll, social security, and employment documentation.
• Experience migrating data between HR platforms (BambooHR, PeopleSoft, Workday).

Aufgaben

• Own local HR operations and workplace management for the Swiss workforce.
• Manage Swiss payroll cycle in partnership with providers.
• Ensure Swiss employment compliance and documentation.
• Manage employee lifecycle from onboarding to offboarding.
• Support data governance and transition to Amazon HR tools.
• Maintain HR policies and SharePoint knowledge hub.
• Coordinate with Amazon teams and external providers.
• Lead office relocation planning and coordination.

Kenntnisse

HR Operations

Payroll & Time Tracking

Swiss Employment Law

Stakeholder Management

Organizational & Project Management

MS 365 (Excel, SharePoint, Outlook)

English fluency (German a plus)

Ausbildung

Swiss HR qualification (HRSE certificate) or equivalent

Tools

BambooHR

PeopleSoft

Workday

SharePoint

Excel

Outlook

Microsoft 365

Jobbeschreibung

RIVR, part of Amazon is a robotics company pioneering Physical AI through real-world doorstep delivery. Founded in 2024 as an ETH Zurich spin-off, RIVR developed wheeled-legged robots designed to operate in complex, unstructured environments such as stairs, gates, doors, and uneven urban terrain. We believe that achieving general physical intelligence requires solving real customer problems in the real world, where robots can learn from rich operational data at scale.

Following our acquisition by Amazon in March 2026, we are continuing this mission with greater reach and speed. By combining custom robot hardware, onboard autonomy, and cloud-based coordination, RIVR, part of Amazon is building the next generation of safe, reliable autonomous robots for last-mile delivery

Job Description

As we scale within the Amazon ecosystem, we are looking for an HR & Office Operations Manager to join Amazon RIVR on a fixed-term, 9-12 month maternity cover contract. You will take ownership of our day-to-day HR operations and workplace management, ensuring continuity throughout the maternity leave period. Based in Zurich, you will be responsible for delivering accurate, compliant and reliable HR operations for our Swiss workforce while supporting our continued integration into Amazon’s global systems and processes. You will work closely with RIVR’s People leadership, site leaders and Amazon partner teams across HR, Payroll, Benefits, Immigration, Legal, Finance, Real Estate and Facilities. You will also play a central role in our upcoming office relocation.

What You’ll Be Doing

HR Support & Integration (70%)

• HR Operations Ownership: Take responsibility for local HR operations, ensuring employee processes, documentation and records are accurate, compliant and delivered on time
• Payroll, Benefits & Time Tracking: Own the monthly Swiss payroll cycle in partnership with internal and external providers. Review payroll outputs, coordinate employee changes and benefits administration, oversee mandatory time tracking and resolve discrepancies before final approval
• Swiss Employment Compliance: Ensure HR operations comply with Swiss employment law, social security requirements and internal Amazon policies. Identify risks, recommend solutions and elevate material issues to appropriate People, Legal or leadership stakeholders
• Employee Lifecycle Management: Manage the operational employee journey from onboarding through offboarding, including employment documentation, contract changes, work permits, employment certificates, leave administration and local regulatory correspondence
• HR Systems & Data Governance: Support the transition from BambooHR to Amazon’s PeopleSoft environment. Own local data quality, record migration, reconciliation and ongoing system accuracy, becoming the key local contact for Amazon’s HR tools
• Policies, Processes & Controls: Maintain and improve HR policies, procedures and operational controls, ensuring they are scalable, clearly documented and aligned with Amazon requirements
• HR Documentation & SharePoint: Build and maintain a secure, structured and audit-ready HR knowledge hub in Microsoft SharePoint, enabling effective document management and employee self-service
• Employee & Manager Support: Act as a trusted point of contact for employees and managers on HR policies, processes, payroll, benefits and employment administration, applying sound judgment and handling sensitive matters with discretion
• Stakeholder Management: Partner with Amazon teams and external providers, driving issues to resolution and ensuring clear ownership, communication and follow-through
• International Coordination: Coordinate with Amazon and local partners on cross-border or international HR matters where required, ensuring responsibilities and local compliance requirements are clearly managed

Workplace & Facility Operations (30%)

• Day-to-Day Workplace Operations: Ensure the Zurich office remains safe, organized, well equipped and conducive to productive work. Oversee supplies, access, maintenance requests and other operational needs
• Business Continuity: Anticipate workplace risks and operational requirements, resolve issues quickly and minimize disruption during periods of change
• Travel & Administration: Coordinate travel and related administrative requirements where needed, ensuring arrangements are efficient and compliant with company policies
• Office Relocation: Lead the operational coordination of our upcoming office move, maintaining the relocation plan, managing dependencies and ensuring a smooth transition for employees
• Real Estate & Facilities Partnership: Act as the primary local interface between RIVR leadership, Amazon’s Global Real Estate and Facilities teams, building management and external vendors
• Vendor Management: Manage relationships with local workplace vendors, including facilities, maintenance, catering, cleaning and moving providers. Monitor service quality, costs and contractual commitments

What You Must Have

• Demonstrated experience independently owning a broad range of HR operations, ideally within a scaling corporate or technology environment.
• Strong practical knowledge of Swiss employment law, payroll, social security, benefits administration and employment documentation
• Experience managing or reviewing Swiss payroll cycles and resolving payroll, benefits and time-tracking discrepancies
• Experience managing complex employee lifecycle processes, including work permits, contract changes, leave administration and employment certificates
• Experience working with an HRIS and maintaining high standards of employee-data accuracy and confidentiality
• The judgment to identify operational or compliance risks, determine what can be resolved independently and elevate appropriately when needed
• Strong stakeholder-management skills and the confidence to work directly with senior leaders, corporate partner teams and external providers
• Excellent organizational and project-management skills, with the ability to manage competing HR, systems and workplace priorities
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft 365, particularly Excel, SharePoint and Outlook
• Full professional fluency in English, German a plus

Get some bonus points

• A recognized Swiss HR qualification, such as the HRSE certificate, a Federal Diploma of Higher Education in HR or an equivalent professional qualification
• Experience supporting a post-acquisition integration or transitioning a company into larger corporate systems and processes
• Experience migrating employee data between HR platforms, particularly BambooHR, PeopleSoft or Workday
• Experience working in a high-growth technology company, international startup or complex global organization

RIVR, part of Amazon is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team that values every perspective. If you’re passionate about driving innovation in robotics and creating meaningful impact.

We believe the best work is done when collaborating and therefore require in-person presence in our office locations.