Human Resources Business Partner

KeyPartners; Zürich; Vor Ort; CHF 90.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

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.

Qualifikationen

• 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.

Aufgaben

• 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.

Kenntnisse

Hands-on mindset

Recruitment

Onboarding

Employee relations

German language

English language

Swiss labor law

Organizational skills

Payroll coordination

Jobbeschreibung

Our client is an international automotive group experiencing strong growth across global markets.

To support its continued expansion and organizational development in Switzerland, we are looking for a hands‑on and pragmatic Human Resources Business Partner who can be quickly available to join the local organization.

The Role

Reporting directly to the HR Director Switzerland, the HR Business Partner will take responsibility for a broad range of operational HR activities across the entire employee lifecycle. The role requires someone who is comfortable combining HR expertise with day‑to‑day execution and who is willing to dive into the work and take ownership of HR topics from start to finish.

The HR Business Partner will work closely with managers, team leaders, and employees, ensuring that HR processes are efficient, consistent, and compliant with Swiss labor law while supporting the continued growth of the organization.

Key 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.

Your Profile

• Max 2 to 4 years of relevant professional experience as a Junior HR Business Partner, HR Generalist, or in a comparable broad HR role.
• Strong hands‑on mentality and willingness to be directly involved in operational HR activities.
• Solid knowledge of Swiss labor law and local employment practices is an advantage.
• Experience managing recruitment, onboarding, offboarding, and termination processes.
• Good understanding of HR policies, procedures, and employee administration.
• Experience working with outsourced payroll providers is an advantage.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage several priorities independently.
• High level of accuracy, discretion, and professionalism when handling sensitive employee matters.
• Pragmatic and solution‑oriented mindset, with the ability to operate effectively in a dynamic and growing organization.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Fluent German and English are required.

The Opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity to join an international automotive group at an important stage of its development in Switzerland.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to take an active role in building, developing, and strengthening the local HR function. Working closely with the HR Director, managers, and employees, the HR Business Partner will gain broad exposure across the full employee lifecycle and have the opportunity to shape HR processes and ways of working.

With a hands‑on and pragmatic approach, the HR Business Partner will directly contribute to creating effective, compliant, and scalable HR structures for a dynamic and growing automotive organization.