Head of People

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing At Locatee, our mission is to create a place where people love to work. So what are we all about?

The place where employees work will never be the same. Over the last months, major changes have taken place to where and how companies work. Hybrid working will be the standard. Offices are becoming a hub of collaboration that fully support employee flexibility. With our Workplace Analytics platform we help some of the largest organisations worldwide to adapt and run their work environments in this new reality. Thanks to Locatee companies understand their emloyee’s needs and are able to increase safety, improve the experience and reduce costs of their offices.

Now onto the role.

Are you an established People & Culture Leader with proven success in building a People strategy in a scale-up company? We have ambitious growth plans which is why we have recently created this position to help take Locatee and our People Strategy to the next level.

In our eyes, we would love to meet an individual who is obsessed with providing an exceptional employee experience. You won’t be working from scratch. We have a lot of people practices in place but we are continuously looking to improve. You will play a core role in defining employee development, driving culture and performance whilst acting as a strategic people and culture partner with our Senior Managers.

Tasks

As part of the Leadership Team, your role will include but is not limited to the following points:

- Deep emphasis on culture and ability to maintain culture throughout the company’s growth (we hope to be 100 of us by the end of next year)
- Develop our People strategy and our plans for a variety of People matters such as compensation, benefits, health and safety etc.
- Evaluate alternative working policies such as remote teams
- Working with, and through the Leadership Team, lead the development of our culture across the organisation to enable us to achieve the aims of our Company Plan.
- Monitor and report on salary metrics across the business, including Gender Pay Gap and parity between job roles/titles
- Nurture a culture and environment built for learning and growth
- Lead the strategic direction of every aspect of our HR efforts.
- Help the company grow in Switzerland, US & APAC and align with one global culture.
- Effectively structure benefits programs and shape our talent development to attract and retain top talent.
- Monitor adherence to internal policies and legal standards.
- Lead, develop and guide our HR team (currently consisting of three people).
- As a leader, you inspire the people and act as a coach. You ensure we continue to be a fast-paced, pragmatic learning environment where employees are engaged and grow.

**Requirements**:

- Prior experience working in a growth or scaleup startup.
- Entrepreneurial thinker with a proactive and pragmatic mentality.
- Hands-on and problem solving attitude.
- Full understanding of the way a startup operates to meet its objectives.
- In-depth knowledge about local and international Human Resource Processes, employment legislation, and legal regulations.
- Strong experience in People development.
- Excellent knowledge of all aspects of HR management.
- Excellent organizational and leadership skills.
- Team player.
- Fluent in English, German is a bonus
- Valid Swiss work permit or EU passport.

**Benefits**:

- “You make a difference”, your contribution is visible and we like to celebrate achievements
- Work on cutting-edge big data analytics technology for the largest organisations worldwide
- A real scale-up adventure with great rewards: we offer Phantom Stock Options to be part of Locatee’s success
- Through a flat organisation we encourage innovation, ownership and open communication so that everybody feels engaged in the dynamic of the group
- A lot of independance and responsibility
- We live & value diversity
- Zurich based job with flexible working mode
- We offer a working from abroad initiative - where employees get to work from a location of their choice for 2 weeks a year
- Continuous learning through our Locatee Academy

Locatee is the leading workplace analytics solution that empowers leaders and managers to make fact-based decisions about their corporate real estate portfolio by transforming complex data into space utilisation insight.

Our mission is to create a work environment where people love to work. This is not only our working culture but also what we want our customers to reach thanks to Locatee.

Our fantastic diverse team consists of over 65+ people in Zürich and in the US with strong backgrounds in Product, Computer & Data science, Business Development, Marketing, Finance and Human Resources.