Join Our Team as a Human Resources Generalist
Embotech is an award-winning software scale-up developing cutting-edge autonomous driving technology and solutions for autonomous vehicles, focusing on private ground applications such as trucks at port terminals and passenger cars in factories. Since 2013, we have been delivering safe autonomous transportation by leveraging our real-time optimization technology. Our team comprises highly skilled professionals dedicated to excellence and efficiency. We seek motivated individuals to help us tackle one of the world's most complex challenges and elevate our company to new heights.
Position Overview
We are looking for a Human Resources Generalist to join our HR team. In this role, you will manage HR administration for employees across our offices in Zurich, Munich, Rotterdam, and other international locations, ensuring smooth and efficient HR operations. As a key member of the HR team, you will collaborate closely with the Head of HR and the Payroll Expert, supporting a wide range of HR activities throughout the entire employee lifecycle, including onboarding, performance management processes, and offboarding. You will serve as a trusted point of contact for employees and managers, helping to ensure a positive and seamless employee experience.
Responsibilities
- HR Administration: Manage employment contracts and amendments; coordinate and execute onboarding and offboarding processes; handle administrative tasks related to employee changes (e.g., salary adjustments and promotions); ensure compliance with Swiss employment law and internal policies; collaborate with the payroll expert and external payroll providers by providing monthly employee mutations.
- Recruiting: Collaborate with hiring managers to define job requirements; publish job advertisements on relevant job boards; manage the applicant tracking process, including reviewing applications and coordinating candidate communication; organize and coordinate interview schedules; ensure a positive candidate experience by maintaining clear and timely communication throughout the recruitment process; manage offer preparation, including drafting employment contracts and compensation proposals.
- Performance Management: Support and coordinate the annual performance review cycle, including timelines, communication, and process guidance.
- Employee Development: Support training and development activities, including succession planning initiatives.
- HR Processes and Policies: Support the implementation of HR processes, policies, and initiatives; contribute to HR projects and the continuous improvement of HR practices.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, or a related field.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in an international HR Generalist role.
- Excellent communication skills in English and German; additional languages are a plus.
- Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
- Proactive, hands-on, and solution-oriented mindset.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a dynamic and international environment.
- Solid knowledge of Swiss employment law and HR best practices.
- Experience with HR tools and the Microsoft Office Suite.
Preferred Starting Time
Our preferred starting time for this position is ASAP.
Apply online using the form below. Please note that only applications matching the job profile will be considered.