Senior People & Culture Lead — Fast-Growth Deep Tech

CDDS; Zürich; On-site; CHF 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Direct impact

CEO collaboration

High ownership

Hyper growth

Personal growth

Competitive compensation

Job summary

CDDS in Zürich is seeking a senior leader to own talent sourcing and people strategy. You will partner with the CEO and leadership to design org structure, hiring plans, and scalable processes for engineering, robotics, autonomy, operations, and commercial teams.

You will build world-class recruiting workflows, identify top candidates across US and Europe, shape onboarding and performance frameworks, and guide compensation design while maintaining speed and culture during rapid growth.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in talent acquisition, people leadership, organisational development, executive search, or related fields
• Proven track record of hiring exceptional talent in high-performance environments
• Strong ability to assess talent, potential, and cultural fit
• Experience partnering closely with founders, executives, or senior leadership teams
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• High ownership and willingness to operate hands-on
• Strong judgment and ability to make decisions independently
• Comfortable working in a fast-moving startup environment where priorities evolve rapidly

Responsibilities

• Partner directly with the CEO and leadership team on organizational design and hiring strategy
• Building and scaling world-class recruiting processes for engineering, robotics, autonomy, operations, and commercial functions
• Identifying and personally engaging exceptional candidates across US and Europe
• Designing interview systems that consistently raise the talent bar
• Creating onboarding experiences that enable new hires to become highly productive quickly
• Developing performance management, feedback, and career development frameworks
• Building leadership capabilities across the organisation
• Shaping and protecting company culture during periods of rapid growth
• Designing compensation, retention, and talent development strategies
• Supporting managers in hiring, team building, performance, and organisational challenges
• Establishing people operations that scale without creating unnecessary bureaucracy
• Helping the company navigate rapid growth while maintaining speed, accountability, and excellence

Job description

CDDS in Zürich is seeking a senior leader to own talent sourcing and people strategy. You will partner with the CEO and leadership to design org structure, hiring plans, and scalable processes for engineering, robotics, autonomy, operations, and commercial teams.

You will build world-class recruiting workflows, identify top candidates across US and Europe, shape onboarding and performance frameworks, and guide compensation design while maintaining speed and culture during rapid growth.