HR Manager (Bilingual French and English)

Michael Page seeks a bilingual HR Manager (English and French) for a 5-month interim role in Geneva, CH. The position requires strategic HR partnership, operational oversight, and compliance with Swiss labor regulations.

This role serves as a strategic HR Business Partner to senior leaders and directors, offering guidance on performance, employee relations, organizational development, and workforce planning.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all HR operations, including managing the employee lifecycle from onboarding to offboarding.
• Supervise payroll processes in coordination with external providers, ensuring compliance with Swiss social security, pension, and tax laws.
• Stay current with Swiss labor law and HR standards, applying best practices to ensure local compliance.
• Support managers with HR guidance and handle complex employee-related issues.
• Manage HR processes including salary reviews, reporting, absence tracking, and HR KPIs.
• Maintain efficient HR operations while promoting a positive and compliant workplace environment.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience as an HR Manager or HR Business Partner in an international setting.
• Strong knowledge of Swiss HR regulations; Brevet Federal or HR Certificate is advantageous.
• Ability to function both strategically and operationally in an independent HR capacity.
• Practical, hands-on, and solution-focused approach to HR challenges.
• High level of discretion and dependability.
• Fluency in English and solid proficiency in French.

Nice to have

• Brevet Federal or HR Certificate

What the company offers

• Full-time interim position lasting 5 months.