Senior People Partner

Are you passionate about enabling the success of everyone at Lumiphase From driving a strategic HR agenda to seamless people operations partnering with individuals and teams enabling the culture and thinking proactively and strategically when it comes to setting HR priorities youll be the person in charge of helping everyone here to do their best work. Today we are seeking a Senior People Partner (80100%) to do just this.

At Lumiphase our goal is to create the worlds fastest and most energyefficient communication chips and we believe our team is the key to making this dream a reality. With a foundation thats been nearly a decade in the making at IBM Research we founded in 2020 and weve been growing fast to a team of 50 people. We are ready to welcome someone whos as excited as we are about building an exceptional team and fostering an environment where innovation thrives.

This role will start asap and is based in our Stfa ZH office. We are an officefirst team with a lot of flexibility. Most of us come to the office 4 to 5 days per week and we think that for this person to do their best work spending 3 to 4 days per week in the office is relevant.

Tasks

RESPONSIBILITIES

As our strategic partner reporting to the CEO and Leadership team on all things peoplerelated listed in order of priorities you will;

• Work with business leaders to advise understand and support the team to deliver on the business goals.
• Create people strategies that are aligned with our business goal.
• Design update and implement HR policies and programs.
• Identify and track key people metrics to prioritize relevant initiatives.
• Liaise with internal and external parties to oversee all employee lifecycle administration payroll employee records/contracts and the more you can automatize the better (!).
• Support managers in the talent acquisition process (screening interviewing and onboarding new employees).
• Maintain strong employee engagement with bespoke performance management people leadership and career development programs;

Requirements

REQUIREMENTS

• You have 5 years of experience as a People Partner (or in a HR role) ideally partnering with the R&D department and in highgrowth techdriven environments.
• Youre comfortable working crossfunctionally as a strategic and operational partner to create an impact on the business as well as drive business goals by addressing key people topics.
• You bring a proactive style of communication that builds trusted personal relationships so that you can really understand whats important to different people in different parts of the business.
• You have a strong understanding of Swiss labor laws and regulations and can either do or guide someone on what needs to be done.
• You speak English fluently and maybe even German which is a strong advantage.
• You understand that tools help you be faster and want to improve processes to enable more efficiency for yourself and the team.

Benefits

At Lumiphase youll be part of a fastgrowing and dynamic work environment where you can really make an impact. Our team is filled with topnotch technical experts who are always eager to share their knowledge and learn together. We have a diverse group of people from all over the world making for a truly inclusive and openminded team.

We offer a variety of benefits to create a positive experience at work and enable a healthy and enjoyable worklife balance:

• ZVV (Zrich region) annual transport pass and Halbtax
• 2 extra weeks of parental leave
• Flexible hours and the option to work remotely plus our office is located in the beautiful greater Zrich area (Stfa ZH with a stunning view of the lake and summer swimming!)
• Onsite fitness room canteen and a topquality espresso machine
• Loads of fun team events both in and out of the office

We look forward to welcoming talented new members to our team!

Our recruitment process consists of three stages:

1. A 30 min. phone interview with our People & Culture team member to discuss your general career motivations and present our company and this role.
2. A 11.5 hour phone interview with 12 members of the hiring team to deep dive into the core skills requirements.
3. An onsite visit to interview with and meet many members of the team that you would be working in. This often includes lunch and gives you a strong sense of the company culture and individuals.

Then both parties take their decisions. We aim to complete all steps in one month but also allow for modifications to ensure both sides have a full picture of the skills and culture match to take the decision in an informed way.

Tip: the cover letter is optional but it is a great way for us to know why you are applying. Taking the time to add a paragraph to a plain document to upload is not only totally fine but much appreciated. No need for formal or fancy formatting as we are an informal team that appreciates authenticity.