HR Specialist

squarepointcapital; Genf; On-site; CHF 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Squarepoint Capital in Geneva seeks an HR Generalist to support the employee life cycle, onboarding, off-boarding, leave management, and transfers while maintaining accurate HRIS records.

You will prepare payroll inputs for multiple regions, address employee inquiries, coordinate immigration with partners, and collaborate with global HR teams on projects. Fluent in French and English, with payroll and Workday exposure preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent with 1-2 years' generalist experience.
• Strong prioritization, and time and stress management skills.
• Self-motivated, disciplined and rigorous individual with analytical skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Solution-focused problem solver with the ability to think critically and independently.
• Strong team spirit and very strong adaptability and flexibility capacities, responsiveness, service-oriented mindset.
• Proficiency with numbers and Excel.
• Exposure and support of immigration in Switzerland appreciated.
• Hands on experience with payroll appreciated.
• Occasional travelling is required.
• Experience with Workday (ideal but not required).
• Fluent in French (mother tongue) and English.

Responsibilities

• Support the employee life cycle including on-boarding, off-boarding, leave management and transfers.
• Maintain accurate online records of employee information in HRIS.
• Prepare payroll input file for 3 regions and coordinate with payroll specialists.
• Serve as HR point of contact for employee inquiries on HR processes.
• Assist onboarding tasks: welcome emails, data collection, account setup.
• Coordinate background screenings, first-day questions, and employee requests.
• Support offboarding including resignation emails and account suspensions.
• Collaborate with immigration team to coordinate visa applications and letters.
• Monitor HR inbox and respond timely; issue confirmation letters and references.

Skills

Prioritization

Time management

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Team spirit

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Excel

Job description

Position overview:

• Support the employee life cycle; on-boarding, off-boarding, leave management, transfers, etc.
• Maintain accurate online records of employee information in our HRIS
• Prepare payroll input file for 3 regions, ensure accurate submissions and work closely with our team of payroll specialists.
• Act as a direct HR point of contact for employees queries related to various HR processes
• Support all the employee onboarding tasks; welcome emails, personal detail collection, arrange account creation
• Communicate and coordinate with new employees, from background screenings to first day paperwork and address new employee questions and requests in a timely manner
• Support offboarding process from resignation to final day; resignation acknowledgement emails, arrange account suspension/deletion, maintain employee files
• Support immigration process in close collaboration with our move management team : working with our third-party immigration law firm to coordinate visa applications (employment visa and travel visa), issue Company letters and track progress
• Monitor the HR EMEA inbox, to ensure timely response to inquiries
• Issue employment confirmation letters and reference requests
• Collaborate with global HR team members across regions
• Participate in global projects where needed

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent with 1-2 years' generalist experience
• Strong prioritization, and time and stress management skills
• Self-motivated, disciplined and rigorous individual with analytical skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Solution-focused problem solver with the ability to think critically and independently
• Strong team spirit and very strong adaptability and flexibility capacities, responsiveness, service-oriented mindset
• Proficiency with numbers and Excel
• Exposure and support of immigration in Switzerland appreciated
• Hands on experience with payroll appreciated
• Occasional travelling is required
• Experience with Workday (ideal but not required)
• Fluent in French (mother tongue) and English