HR Manager / People Operations Lead

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Zürich, CHE
In-Office
Mid level
Information Technology • Software • Database • Analytics
The Role
Owns Swiss HR operations while coordinating personnel matters in Germany and Greece. Responsibilities include payroll, social insurance, contracts, employee data, recruiting, onboarding, offboarding, absence and case management, performance administration, training tracking, employee support, employment-law guidance, and process improvement.
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About D ONE

D ONE is a premium consultancy for data, AI, and transformation. We help clients turn ambition into impact: from strategy and data foundations to scalable AI/data solutions, governance, and adoption.

With teams in Zurich, Munich, and Athens, we support clients across Europe along the full data value chain. Our approach is pragmatic, people-centric, and focused on lasting value.

The Role

As HR Manager / People Operations Lead, you take ownership of HR operations at D ONE. You are hands-on in Switzerland and coordinate HR matters in Germany and Greece together with local teams and external partners.

You keep personnel administration running reliably, support colleagues through the employee lifecycle, and are a trusted contact for employees and management. Beyond the daily work, you help improve how we attract, develop, and support our people.

What you own
  • Payroll and year-end: monthly payroll and QST filings, year-end work (Lohnausweise, AHV and insurance reconciliation), illness and accident notifications, time recording control
  • Contracts and master data: contracts, addenda, and certificates; personnel master data; competence profiles; work permits
  • Recruiting and integration: Own and coordinate the end-to-end recruiting process, partnering with hiring managers who lead candidate assessment and selection; ensure a welcoming onboarding and structured offboarding.
  • Development and support: absence and case management, performance management logistics, training and certification tracking, first contact for retention and conflicts
  • Processes and advice: advising management on employment law, retention, and personnel metrics; keeping personnel processes lean

RequirementsWhat we are looking for
  • Eidg. Fachausweis in Personalwesen or equivalent, with several years as a generalist
  • Solid command of Swiss payroll, social insurance, and employment law
  • Experience running recruiting end to end, ideally in consulting
  • Empathy: you listen without judging, and colleagues come to you with what matters
  • Clear, appreciative communication, including in difficult conversations
  • Hands-on, structured, and reliable: you see what needs doing and get it done
  • Discretion, pragmatism, and a drive to improve how things work
  • Fluent German and English

BenefitsWhat D ONE Offers
  • Real ownership of personnel management, with direct access to the management team
  • A collegial, high-trust culture with smart colleagues who value what you do
  • Room to shape and simplify how personnel work is done
  • An international setting across three countries, with external partners for payroll and legal
  • Modern tools, built on data and AI, taking the routine out of the routine
  • A central Zurich location, flexible working, and attractive conditions

Skills Required

  • Eidg. Fachausweis in Personalwesen or equivalent
  • Several years of experience as an HR generalist
  • Solid command of Swiss payroll, social insurance, and employment law
  • Experience running recruiting end to end
  • Consulting recruitment experience
  • Empathy and ability to listen without judgment
  • Clear, appreciative communication, including during difficult conversations
  • Hands-on, structured, and reliable work style
  • Discretion, pragmatism, and process-improvement mindset
  • Fluent German and English
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The Company
HQ: Zürich
123 Employees
Year Founded: 2005

What We Do

D ONE is the leading Swiss consultancy for data driven value creation. Hands-on business practitioners with academic excellence provide corporate transformation towards information enterprise. Our clients recommend us because we make success happen in an easy-to-do-business-with way.

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