HR Manager

pbThis position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a HR Manager based in Switzerland. /b /p pThis role is responsible for building a strong, well-supported team within a fast-moving and collaborative remote environment. You will own the full employee lifecycle, from workforce planning and recruitment through onboarding, development, employee relations, and offboarding. Working closely with leadership and managers, you will ensure people processes are structured, fair, and aligned with business needs. You will combine hands‑on HR expertise with a strong understanding of technology and games industry talent. The role also provides an important channel for employees to raise concerns, resolve challenges, and strengthen workplace culture. Your work will directly contribute to engagement, retention, psychological safety, and sustainable team growth. /p ul liLead full-cycle recruitment across the organization, partnering with hiring managers from role definition and sourcing through interviews, offers, negotiations, and hiring. /li liPlan hiring proactively around production and business needs, identify workforce gaps, maintain dynamic candidate pipelines, and ensure timely candidate communication. /li liBuild and continuously improve structured hiring processes, including clear role requirements, consistent interview stages, technical assessments, scorecards, ATS workflows, candidate experience, and recruiting metrics. /li liCoach managers on interviewing, decision‑making, HR policies, and people‑management practices. /li liBenchmark compensation and design competitive offers that align with market conditions, budgets, internal consistency, and candidate expectations. /li liOwn onboarding processes to ensure new hires receive the access, context, support, and guidance needed to become productive quickly. /li liManage HR operations including employment contracts, payroll processes and forecasts, leave and vacation management, benefits, employee records, and offboarding. /li liHandle employee terminations professionally and fairly, ensuring appropriate documentation, legal compliance, clear communication, and respectful treatment. /li liServe as a trusted and approachable HR partner for employees, providing a neutral channel for conflicts, frustrations, and personal workplace concerns. /li liIdentify unhealthy team dynamics and early signs of attrition, helping employees and managers address issues through constructive communication and practical problem‑solving. /li liPartner with leadership and the wider HR team on engagement, well‑being, inclusion, psychological safety, and workplace culture initiatives. /li liContribute to remote‑team rituals, events, and initiatives that strengthen connection, collaboration, and a positive employee experience. /li liIdentify opportunities to use AI and technology to streamline HR workflows, improve processes, and support more efficient ways of working. /li /ul h3Requirements: /h3 ul li7+ years of HR experience, including experience within medium‑to‑large technology organizations. /li liStrong full-cycle recruitment experience across technical and creative positions, ideally within the technology or games industry. /li liDemonstrated ability to run hiring processes that are both efficient and rigorous, using structured interviews, technical assessments, and scorecards. /li liHands‑on experience with salary benchmarking, compensation planning, offer design, and negotiation. /li liBroad HR experience beyond recruitment, including onboarding, employee relations, HR operations, and employee lifecycle management. /li liConfidence handling conflict and difficult conversations with neutrality, sound judgment, and an understanding of team dynamics. /li liExperience managing active candidate pipelines and maintaining strong candidate engagement throughout the recruitment process. /li liExperience partnering closely with senior leadership to shape company culture, values, employee engagement, and workplace climate. /li liAutonomous, organized, proactive, and comfortable taking ownership of HR improvements and prioritizing competing needs. /li liApproachable, trustworthy, discreet, and able to recognize when an issue requires escalation. /li liFluent English with strong written and verbal communication skills. /li liComfortable using AI tools regularly and interested in applying them to improve HR workflows and processes. /li liExperience with Atlassian tools, including Jira and Confluence, with the ability to understand Jira reports and project information. /li liFamiliarity with Slack and experience contributing to effective communication practices in distributed teams. /li liGenuine interest in games and players, with an understanding of the importance of hiring people who connect with that environment. /li liExperience working in fully remote, multi‑country teams is a plus. /li liKnowledge of Maltese empl