Head of Human Resources (Operations & Payroll) (100%, m/f/d)

About the job

Our leading, internationally oriented law firm with offices in Zurich, Geneva and Lausanne is looking for an experienced, operationally strong HR professional for the Zurich location with immediate effect or by arrangement.

You will lead a three-person HR team and jointly ensure flawless HR administration for around 230 employees.

What is important to us:

We are looking for a committed individual who keeps an overview in day-to-day operations, ensures high quality and thinks ahead. Even with a high workload and short-term requests, you work calmly, in a structured and solution-oriented manner.

Your area of responsibility:

• Overall responsibility for day-to-day operations including payroll
• Ensuring correct and timely payroll processing as well as social security declarations and settlements
• Advising and supporting supervisors and employees throughout the entire employee lifecycle
• Recruitment of non-legal staff
• Active participation in HR digitalisation and continuous development of processes and systems
• Management of employees in the day and evening pool
• Deputising in vocational training (commercial and healthcare sectors)

Your profile:

• Further training at HR specialist certificate level or a higher qualification (FH/NDS HRM)
• German as mother tongue and very good English skills in spoken and written form; French skills are an advantage
• Several years of professional experience in all operational HR processes of the employee lifecycle
• Sound knowledge of payroll, social security and labour law as well as strong IT affinity (Abacus, Infoniqa and Office 365)
• Experience in training commercial apprentices; a qualification as a vocational trainer is an advantage
• Team player with a strong service orientation, assertiveness and a pronounced hands-on mentality
• Flexibility, quality awareness, discretion and precise working methods

What we offer:

International working environment

Are you attracted by an international working environment? Then you are exactly right with us. Our firm is rightly recognised at home and abroad as "The world's Swiss law firm".

Attractive career opportunities

Our common goal is to advance you and your career. We organise regular training events and support you in external further training.

Independent and creative work as well as taking on responsibility

With discipline and self-motivation, you develop your own ideas and solutions and actively contribute.

Modern workplace in a central location and collegial working atmosphere

At our centrally located office in downtown Zurich, we have modernly equipped offices. We work in small teams, maintain short, direct communication channels and regular personal exchange within the teams as well as throughout the entire department.

If you have any questions about the advertised position, the current incumbent, Ms Sara Truffer, will be happy to assist you. We look forward to receiving your complete application documents.

Direct applications will be given preference.