M&A People & Integration Lead

Onodrim Industries; Zürich; On-site; CHF 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International travel

Job summary

Onodrim Industries seeks a Head of People Operations to manage people due diligence for acquisitions and to build a scalable people function across the UK, Switzerland and the EU. You will lead integration planning, define operating models, and govern terms for leaders and staff during near-term post-close periods.

You will also shape policies, payroll migration and culture alignment while partnering with executives to ensure smooth transitions and sustainable value creation across multiple

Qualifications

• 5+ years in people operations in complex environments.
• Hands-on M&A experience: led due diligence and integration on multiple acquisitions.
• Knowledge of employment law across continental Europe and UK (TUPE, works councils).
• Commercial and financial fluency to model harmonised terms and retention pools.
• Experience building or scaling a people function in a growing business.
• Credibility with founders and deal teams; able to support employees through change.
• Clear, direct English communication, written and spoken.
• Willingness to travel regularly across Europe.
• Right to work in the UK, Switzerland or the EU.

Responsibilities

• Lead people due diligence on targets and plan the integration, Day 1 and first-100 days.
• Shape deal terms including retention and incentives for founders and key staff.
• Build the people function with HR policies across the UK, Switzerland and the EU.
• Design the operating model and compensation/benefits frameworks for Onodrim today and after acquisitions.
• Own the people stack: HRIS, payroll and benefits across countries.
• Support hiring with workforce planning and leadership development.
• Advise leadership on engagement, employee relations and culture.

Skills

People operations

M&A due diligence

Cross-border HR

Employment law (UK/EU)

English communication

Leadership partnering

HRIS & payroll

People integration

Job description

Onodrim Industries seeks a Head of People Operations to manage people due diligence for acquisitions and to build a scalable people function across the UK, Switzerland and the EU. You will lead integration planning, define operating models, and govern terms for leaders and staff during near-term post-close periods.

You will also shape policies, payroll migration and culture alignment while partnering with executives to ensure smooth transitions and sustainable value creation across multiple