Reporting to our local Head of HR, the HR Specialist will be responsible for all HR administration and a dedicated area of Recruiting in the Country to enhance and support the achievement of Business goals while ensuring the delivery of an excellent customer experience and operational executions.

Key Responsibilities

Within this role, you work in close collaboration with the HR Director, the HR Operations and the different line managers.

Key activities/responsibilities you will oversee:

HR Administration

• Manage the full employee life cycle (from intake to contract negotiation/onboarding, contract issuing etc.
• Onboard new employees, prepare new joiner/apprentice onboarding days in strong partnership with the business
• Support the performance management process together with the Head of HR
• Participation in international projects as Employee Engagement, Employer of Choice initiatives, Social Media
• Monitor and apply HR recruiting best practices, provide Recruiting KPI, general reporting etc.
• Promote company’s reputation as “best place to work”
• Assist in Payroll preparation (only Administrative Information that is needed for the Payroll Specialist)
• Time Management for all employees

Talent Acquisition & Talent Management

• Recruiting for a dedicated employee area
• Perform job and task analysis to document job requirements and objectives
• Prepare recruitment materials and post jobs to appropriate job boards/universities etc
• Screen candidates resumes and job applications
• Conduct interviews using various reliable recruiting and selection tools/methods (by using databases, social media, universities etc.) to filter candidates within schedule
• Assess applicants’ relevant knowledge, skills, soft skills, experience and aptitudes
• Support and build an innovative Employer Branding and Talent Acquisition strategies in line with the Group strategy (University marketing activities, strategic partnerships etc.)
• Built a candidate pipeline, act as a point of contact and build influential candidate relationships during the selection process

Project management

• Continue digitalization programs and constant amelioration of HR processes
• Evaluation of further HR Projects together with the Head of HR- Active Participation in Projects and become SME for certain HR Topics
• Help to Design and implement an overall HR strategy together with the Head of HR (digitalization etc.)

Business Partnership 

• Advise and coach stakeholders in HR related topics with a strong focus and involvement in our field management - Be a partner in the transformation of our business and act as a role model in embracing change - Act as a partner for our employees in various topics

What you'll need to succeed

• Hold of a master’s degree or equivalent by experience
• 3/5 years of experience in a “soft HR” role and/or Talent Acquisition – preferably in an internal HR Department
• Language skills: German, English, French, Italian (is a plus)
• Strong interpersonal skills and customer focus
• Proactive approach and enthusiastic personality
• Strong communicator with the ability to create and cultivate relationships
• Change agent and growth mindset, willing to go the extra mile in a dynamic environment

What we offer

In HR, we help to develop our most valuable resource – our people. We aim to transform the business and accelerate the overall growth of our company by delivering the best possible experience for our current and future employees. Join us and become part of our international HR Community. Within this community you will be given the chance to participate in projects and workshops.