Senior People & Culture Lead – High-Growth Deep-Tech

CDDS AG; Zürich; Sur place; CHF 120 000 - 160 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Direct impact role

Work with CEO

Hyper growth environment

Résumé du poste

CDDS AG in Zürich, Switzerland is seeking an experienced Talent Acquisition & People Leadership leader to partner with the CEO and senior leadership on organizational design, hiring strategy, and scalable recruiting processes for engineering, robotics, autonomy, and operations.

The role focuses on finding exceptional talent across US and Europe, shaping interview systems, onboarding, performance management, and leadership development.

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

Responsabilités

• Partnering 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

Connaissances

Talent acquisition

Executive search

People leadership

Organizational development

Stakeholder management

Communication

Hiring strategy

International hiring

Outils

ATS

Description du poste

CDDS AG in Zürich, Switzerland is seeking an experienced Talent Acquisition & People Leadership leader to partner with the CEO and senior leadership on organizational design, hiring strategy, and scalable recruiting processes for engineering, robotics, autonomy, and operations.

The role focuses on finding exceptional talent across US and Europe, shaping interview systems, onboarding, performance management, and leadership development.