Senior People Business Partner (maternity cover, 10-12 months)

We are SHERPANY - a young and award-winning tech company headquartered in Zurich. With our cloud/SaaS solution, we digitize meeting management and thus facilitate the decision-making processes of management bodies throughout Europe. Our in-house developed system transforms meetings from time wasters into value creators. Our customers include well-known medium-sized to large companies from all industries, such as Axpo, Emmi, Esprit, Swisscom and Swiss-Re, and many more.

We are now looking for a Senior People Business Partner to join our People Team as a maternity cover for an initial period of 10-12 months. We work remote-first across Europe, so you can work where you personally feel most comfortable.

Are you an outgoing personality who feels comfortable in a dynamic environment and enjoys working in an international team of passionate people experts? Then this could be just the job for you.

• You are the contact person for all managers and advise them on employee-related matters and on strategic communication.
• Together with the department heads, you are responsible for and develop the internal "Sherpany Career Framework" for our Sherpanees in order to promote individual success and employee retention.
• You act as a confidant to all Sherpanees to take the pulse of the organization and identify concerns early on.
• You will be responsible for employee offboarding - including labor law issues, negotiations, documentation, reference letters and exit interviews.
• You will lead monthly leadership training for all members of the leadership team and coach them to develop and strengthen their leadership skills
• You are the expert for all questions concerning (international) labor law and find the best possible solution for all parties involved (of course with the support of local lawyers).

• You have extensive experience as an HR business partner and have successfully managed and implemented cross-functional HR projects.
• You are an excellent communicator, quickly build trusting relationships with internal stakeholders and ideally have coaching experience.
• Variety is what makes you thrive! Learning & Development is one of your many areas of expertise alongside Compensation & Benefits and Employee experience.
• You like to work hands-on and independently.
• You understand the dynamics and challenges of a scale-up from both a business and personnel perspective.
• You impress with your organizational talent and always maintain an overview of your projects.
• You are fluent in German and English.

Do you think you have what it takes, even if you don't fulfill 100% of the job description? Get in touch with us anyway! We hire for attitude!

• You will be part of an international company with a flat hierarchy, where you can take on a lot of personal responsibility and your ideas are always welcome.
• To ensure your work-life balance is not neglected, we offer flexible working hours, home office and the option of unpaid vacation after your first year with us.
• Your personal and professional development is important to us, which is why we offer financial support for further education, training, etc.
• Your personal well-being is important to us - our partner nilo.health supports you in this.
• At Sherpany, we work with new technologies and Apple MacBooks, which will be provided to you when you start at Sherpany.
• Last but not least: Our corporate culture means a lot to us, which is why we regularly organize great team events and cultivate a value-oriented cooperation.

Application process:

• Send us your online application
• First interview with Talent Acquisition Specialist (30 min.)
• Second interview with our Head of People & VPO (30 min.)
• Stakeholder Get to Know & Role Play (90 min.)
• Offer 🎉

Looking forward to your application!

Laura Wieckhorst

Talent Acquisition Specialist