HR Specialist

Position overview:

In collaboration with the HR Specialists team, the HR Specialist based in Geneva, will provide support across our different offices in EMEA.

• Support the employee life cycle; on-boarding, off-boarding, leave management, transfers, etc.


• Maintain accurate online records of employee information in our HRIS


• Prepare payroll input file for 3 regions, ensure accurate submissions and work closely with our team of payroll specialists.


• Act as a direct HR point of contact for employees queries related to various HR processes


• Support all the employee onboarding tasks; welcome emails, personal detail collection, arrange account creation


• Communicate and coordinate with new employees, from background screenings to first day paperwork and address new employee questions and requests in a timely manner


• Support offboarding process from resignation to final day; resignation acknowledgement emails, arrange account suspension/deletion, maintain employee files


• Support immigration process in close collaboration with our move management team : working with our third-party immigration law firm to coordinate visa applications (employment visa and travel visa), issue Company letters and track progress


• Monitor the HR EMEA inbox, to ensure timely response to inquiries


• Issue employment confirmation letters and reference requests


• Collaborate with global HR team members across regions


• Participate in global projects where needed

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with 1-2 years’ generalist experience


• Strong prioritization, and time and stress management skills


• Self-motivated, disciplined and rigorous individual with analytical skills


• Strong interpersonal skills


• Solution-focused problem solver with the ability to think critically and independently


• Strong team spirit and very strong adaptability and flexibility capacities, responsiveness, service-oriented mindset


• Proficiency with numbers and Excel


• Exposure and support of immigration in Switzerland appreciated


• Hands on experience with payroll appreciated


• Occasional travelling is required


• Experience with Workday (ideal but not required)


• Fluent in French (mother tongue) and English