HR Generalist – Swiss HRM & Payroll

As a reliable and hands-on HR professional, you support employees and Team Leads throughout the employee life cycle. Your main focus is on the accurate and efficient handling of Swiss HR administration, payroll-related processes, social insurance and HR data. At the same time, you provide pragmatic advice and support on a broad range of employment-related and people matters. Your main tasks are: Managing the operational employee life cycle from onboarding to offboarding, including HR administration. Independently managing the complete payroll process for the Lugano location, from the preparation and processing of monthly payroll to the handling of withholding taxes, social insurance and payroll-related expenses, ensuring accurate, timely and compliant payroll processing. Advising, supporting and assisting employees and Team Leads with a wide range of HR-related matters and acting as a reliable contact person. Supporting HR controlling through accurate data preparation, analyses, reports and regular controls. Working closely with the Recruiting team on employment-related processes and ensuring a smooth transition from recruitment to onboarding. Contributing to the implementation of our HR roadmap, HR projects and the optimization of existing processes. Ensuring the transfer of knowledge and providing training on HR processes and tools.

We bring together AI expertise, engineering excellence and in-depth industry knowledge – driven by people who want to make a difference together. This leads to future-proof solutions that genuinely make a difference in our customers’ everyday lives. We achieve this through people who take responsibility, recognise opportunities and turn technological possibilities into tangible results. To this end, we create an environment characterised by mutual support: opportunities for professional development, open communities where knowledge is readily shared, peer groups and training programmes tailored to your needs. Trust, appreciation and successes celebrated together shape the way we work together and make personal development an integral part of our culture. To strengthen our decentralized HR team, we are looking for a committed HR Generalist / HR Business Partner (60–80%) for our Lugano location, starting on 1 October 2026 or by agreement.

• Several years of professional experience in Swiss HR and a completed HR qualification in Switzerland are essential for this role.

• A completed Swiss HR qualification, such as HR Assistant and HR Specialist (Federal Diploma of Higher Education).

• Excellent command of Italian, fluent English and good German.

• Several years of hands-on experience in Swiss HR administration and payroll processes, sound knowledge of Swiss employment law, social insurance, payroll and withholding taxes.

• Strong numerical acumen and an analytical, accurate and detail-oriented way of working.

• Experience with HR controlling, payroll data, reports and spreadsheets. Good advisory and communication skills, as well as a high degree of personal responsibility.

• Sound knowledge of MS Office; knowledge of the Abacus ERP system is an advantage.

• Additional experience in an international environment and knowledge of global mobility would be an advantage.