St.Gallen
HR Business Partner (with option for increased workload) (m/f/d)
- 03 October 2026
- 100%
- St.Gallen
Job summary
Join the University of St.Gallen's HR team, focused on empowering talents. This role offers a collaborative work environment and growth opportunities.
Tasks
- Serve as the primary HR contact for employees and leaders.
- Implement effective HR processes with various stakeholders.
- Advise on recruitment and promote the university as an employer.
Skills
- Higher education in business or HR, plus HR consulting experience.
- Strong communication skills in both German and English.
- Ability to navigate and support transformation processes.
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About the job
In the spirit of "Empowering talents, inspiring leaders," our HR Consulting team advises, supports, and enables employees, managers, and teams at the University of St.Gallen (HSG), thereby contributing to the continuous development of our organisation as a whole.
As part of our motivated HR Business Partner team, you are the central contact person for employees and managers in all HR matters and are responsible for your own area of support. As an experienced and professional sparring partner...
- ... you are the "face to the customer" and advise, support, and enable the personnel officers of the institutes, employees, and managers,
- ... you provide effective and efficient HR processes and implement them together with the personnel officers of the institutes, managers, and employees,
- ... you advise on recruitment and position the University of St.Gallen as an attractive employer,
- ... you implement management decisions - together with the personnel officers of the institutes, managers, and employees - and accompany change processes,
- ... you actively participate in projects and contribute to the further development of HSG and its culture
- Higher business education and/or advanced training in HR
- Proven practical experience in HR, especially in advising/coaching managers
- Sound labour law knowledge, professional experience in the public sector desired
- Strong communication skills (D/E) as well as know-how in accompanying transformation processes
- Conceptual skills as well as experience in planning and implementing HR projects
- High resilience and strong initiative combined with diplomatic tact and high social competence
- Networked, solution-oriented thinking as well as the ability to recognise different interests and develop viable solutions.
"A place that creates knowledge" - As one of Europe’s leading business universities, the University of St.Gallen (HSG) is committed to educating over 10,000 students and offers an attractive and innovative environment in research, teaching, continuing education, and administration to around 3,800 employees as one of the largest employers in the region."
