Director People & Culture
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Director People & Culture für eine wachsende IT-Sicherheitssoftwaregruppe. Aufbau der gruppenweiten People-Funktion sowie Steuerung von Integration, Restrukturierung und Organisationsentwicklung.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and continuously refine the organization’s target operating model together with the CEO and executive teams
- Integrate acquired companies from a People perspective, including organizational structures, roles, management levels, compensation frameworks, and culture
- Build a group-wide role and job architecture and harmonize structures across national borders
- Enable leaders to manage periods of change, including structured employee discussions and difficult conversations
- Lead internal communications regarding change initiatives and advise the CEO
- Develop and implement a retention strategy for key employees
- Prepare workforce adjustments and ensure legally compliant implementation across all affected jurisdictions
- Further develop HR processes and systems, with Personio as the core system
- Establish robust management reporting and metrics for the executive team and Board of Advisors
- Report directly to the CEO and work closely with them
Requirements:
- Several years of experience leading HR as an HR Head, HR Director, or in a comparable position at an internationally oriented company
- Proven hands-on experience with acquisitions and post-merger integration from a People perspective
- Experience with restructurings and workforce adjustments, including leading separation conversations
- Knowledge of employment law in Switzerland, Austria, and Germany, with the willingness to become familiar with additional jurisdictions
- Process-oriented approach and the ability to implement processes effectively
- Affinity for technology and confident use of an HRIS
- Proactive and solution-oriented communication style
- Willingness to take ownership of challenging topics
- Strategic thinking combined with strong operational execution
- Fluent, business-level communication skills in German and English
- Additional languages are an advantage, particularly Danish
Benefits:
- Predominantly remote international team
- 70–100% workload
- Work location in Switzerland or Germany
- Direct reporting line to the CEO and short decision-making paths
- Opportunity to build a People function within an international group
- Broad scope spanning strategic organizational development and operational execution
- Initially a two-year fixed-term position, with the option to extend
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