Strategic HR Business Partner for European Expansion

Vor 5 Tagen


Zürich, Zürich, Schweiz General Motors Vollzeit
Company Overview

General Motors is a multinational corporation that has been shaping the automotive industry for over a century. Our vision is to create a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion.

We believe in fostering an inclusive environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to contribute to our mission.

Job Description

We are seeking a highly motivated and qualified HR Manager GME to join our team in Zurich, Switzerland. As an integral member of our European expansion team, you will play a key role in driving business growth while ensuring alignment with our organizational objectives, mission, and culture.

Your primary responsibility will be to provide strategic HR leadership and guidance to assigned business leaders across various European locations. This includes influencing employee experience through people processes such as onboarding, performance management, development, recognition, and offboarding.

You will also be responsible for ensuring timely, accurate, and value-added delivery of HR services following a customer-centric approach. This involves providing HR partnership and coaching to managers and employees, supporting the monthly payroll cycle, administering HR-related documents, and promoting local digitalization efforts.

In addition, you will proactively identify and mitigate any conflictual, performance or behavior-related situations, participate in local, regional, and global HR initiatives, and provide data analysis and reporting solutions based on business needs.

This is a broad HR role focusing on excellence in delivery of regional HR Services, spanning numerous European countries, ensuring continuous improvement, harmonization of local policies with the global process design in partnership with other internal customer groups.

You will also support HR internal controls by collaborating with internal stakeholders to ensure appropriate internal controls and audits are in place.

Required Skills and Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you will require:

  1. A federal diploma in HR (or equivalent) or university education in Human Resources Management.
  2. Minimum 5+ years' experience in a senior HR role, with a track record of successful people management.
  3. Languages: Business fluent in English and German. Additional European languages advantageous.
  4. Workday competency is an added advantage.
  5. Required Competencies: Data judgment, Employee experience orientation, Negotiation, Persuasive communication, Timely problem solving, managing performance, Situational judgment, developing talent, Relationship management, Interview savvy, Coaching, Startup working experience is an added advantage.
  6. Solid knowledge of Switzerland labor law, particularly the organization's legal obligations in employment matters.
  7. Strong professional ethics; a sense of initiative; ability to work in a dynamic environment while respecting deadlines.
About GM

At General Motors, we strive to create a workplace that is not only free of discrimination but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We understand the importance of workforce diversity in creating an environment where employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers.

We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications and apply for any positions that match your skills and capabilities.



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