Talent & Operations Lead – Switzerland

THE ROLE

In this role as Quantis Switzerland’s Talent & Operations Lead, you will be at the crossing point between support and business areas and in a unique position to drive the talent agenda and successful implementation to support each Quantisian in our mission of accelerating sustainable change.

This role reports to the Managing Director – Quantis Switzerland and has a team of 3 people.

DOES THIS DESCRIBE YOU AND YOUR NEXT ROLE? 

• You’re motivated to put your extensive talent/HR skills to work towards our mission of aligning businesses with Planetary Boundaries.  
• You’re an experienced, curious and motivated professional with 10+ years of combined experience in Human Resources and Operations/Staffing functions, which includes a track record in a growing consultancy/professional services company.
• Your peers would recommend you as a valued business partner.
• You have a proven track record of aligning talent strategies with organizational objectives. You excel in managing talent programs, ensuring their implementation in a fast-paced, international environment.
• You have led a diverse range of talent topics such as company culture, performance management, employee engagement, learning & development, diversity & inclusion, recruitment, compensation & benefits, and more.
• You have led Talent management initiatives and effort, attracting and retaining the best talents.
• You feel at ease working with different cultures, and with international teams.
• You can oversee performance management and the entire employee lifecycle to enhance productivity and development.
• You build trust easily and can handle confidential/sensitive information effectively.
• You’re able to maintain the balance between the business’ needs and employees’ expectations, by making both sides feel understood and valued.
• You have a solid knowledge of labor laws and regulations in Switzerland.
• You have excellent communication and engagement skills.
• You’re an active, empathetic listener and have a strong sense of service.
• You prefer working with a high level of autonomy and self-management.
• You have a degree in human resources, business or another relevant field.
• You have full professional fluency in English. French and/or German is highly desired.

AS THE TALENT & OPERATIONS LEAD, HERE’S A PREVIEW OF WHAT TYPE OF WORK YOUR DAYS WILL INCLUDE: 

• Listen to and guide Quantisians with empathy, expertise and focus to build a smooth and supportive talent structure across Quantis Switzerland, in 2 offices (Lausanne and Zurich).
• Roll out Quantis’ talent strategy in collaboration with the Global Talent team members.
• Be a business partner to consulting Team Leads and Managing Director to identify talent & staffing needs and to collaborate on solutions to achieve objectives.
• Ensure efficient and healthy distribution of workload based on skills, competencies, aspirations, availability and work-life balance in line with business objectives, finding solutions for overloaded or underloaded consultants.
• Provide objective data and business-driven KPI on workload management, project staffing, project financial KPIs and trigger necessary improvement actions.
• Foster our Quantis culture with exciting employee engagement initiatives.
• Develop and implement meaningful and impact-based diversity, equality and inclusion projects.
• Lead talent best practices and policy development areas, such as an employee guide, an inclusive onboarding process, or fluid performance assessment processes, etc.
• Drive key Talent initiatives, including talent retention, talent acquisition strategy & planning, hiring manager enablement, performance management, onboarding supervision, learning and development, employee satisfaction & surveys.
• Supervise the work of your team members on
  • Recruitment & Onboarding
  • HR administration and data accuracy, office life, team events and more…
  • Operations (staffing)
• Demonstrate business acumen, superior internal communication and stakeholder engagement skills in order to convey and promote talent news, programs and efforts that unlock business.
• Ensure legal and administrative compliance regarding HR and talent.

SOME OTHER DETAILS TO CONSIDER: 

• Location: Lausanne (preferred) or Zurich

• Start date: As soon as possible (respecting notice periods)

• Regular collaboration with colleagues in the Talent team based in other Quantis offices (Berlin, Boston, Paris, Milan) via web-conferences, in English

• Ability to travel occasionally in Europe, for company/team meetings

Quantis has a distinctive, fluid structure nurtured by our Quantis Spirit and our way of collaborating that provides a positive and unique working environment. Salary will be determined based on potential for contribution to the organization’s success. 

To learn about the Quantis Spirit and what makes us exceptional, check out our “Braver New World” video and our Employee Spotlights . 

To learn about our DEI commitment, please read our DEI Statement below.