Job Description

Date Posted:

2026-04-03

Country:

Switzerland

Location:

Route de Moncor 12, CP 1136, 1701 Fribourg

HR Business Partner Switzerland

Role Context

The HR Business Partner develops and implements both long-term and short-term strategies that align structure, culture, and talent with business goals, providing individual support and coaching for the Swiss area.

They offer expertise and guidance in areas such as HR and business strategy alignment, organizational design, workforce planning, employee engagement, and culture and change management. The role fosters a positive and inclusive work environment as a competitive advantage.

Among the many topics over and above the already mentioned are:

• Develop a people strategy aligned with global and regional strategies.
• Collaborate with business leadership on talent management, organizational design, strategic workforce planning, and culture development.
• Partner / Broker with HR COEs, functional HRBPs to ensure implementation of appropriate/ aligned strategies, programs & processes.

Partnering with the COEs (Talent Acquisition, Talent Development, Change Management, Total Reward):

• Develop and implement strategies to attract, develop, and retain diverse talent.
• Personal ownership for key HR metrics (recruitment, development, retention, etc.) for their client group, making deep dive to root cause and develop and execute appropriate countermeasures where needed.
• Lead talent assessment in the organization, identifying key employee strengths and development needs to select, retain and develop key talent.
• Lead succession planning and talent development strategies for the organization, identifying critical roles and preparing potential talent and pipelines.
• Drive and sustain the key processes around engagement, from analysis, communication, feedback, and action planning.
• Lead client groups through critical HR operating rhythms such as merit & bonus planning, performance management and Talent Review.
• Being the escalation point for complex case management and provides expert advice to managers on employee issues including discipline and grievance.
• Works with leaders and managers to professionally execute corporate policies and HR programs ensuring appropriate and agreed levels of quality, delivery and cost.
• Partner & manage local labor & employee relations ensuring legal compliance.
• Serve as a member of the Swiss leadership team, the pension foundation board, and the works council.

Professional Experience / Qualification

• Co- create, implement, and execute programs to support the business & people strategy
• Y ou have a degree and / or the 'eidgenössische Fachausweis (FA) im Personalwesen/HR' , having a strong knowledge of Swiss labor laws, regulations, and HR practices with a proven experience in Employee Relations, conflict resolution, or mediation and knowledge of collective bargaining law
• You enjoy shaping change processes and feel comfortable in a matrix organization.
• You can keep several balls in the air at the same time and don't let yourself get rattled.
• You enjoy working with people and impress with your high level of social skills, team orientation and confident demeanor.
• You are well-versed in MS Office 365 and have already worked with Workday.
• Fluency in French as well as German are a prerequisite
• Since we work in an international environment, fluent written and spoken English is also mandatory
• You have strong change management expertise and a solid understanding of business and financial topics.

You are open to travel across our Swiss sites to partner with in-country teams where needed.

Colleague Value Proposition

When you join Otis, you become part of a respected team with a proven ability to develop, build and succeed for generations. You belong to a trusted, caring community where your contributions, and the skills and capabilities you’ll gain working alongside the best and brightest, will keep us connected and on the cutting edge.

If you live in a city, chances are we will give you a lift or play a role in keeping you moving every day.

Otis is the world’s leading elevator and escalator manufacturing, installation, and service company. We move 2.4 billion people every day and maintain approximately 2.4 million customer units worldwide, the industry's largest Service portfolio.

You may recognize our products in some of the world’s most famous landmarks including the Eiffel Tower, Empire State Building, Burj Khalifa and the Petronas Twin Towers! We are 72,000 people strong, including engineers, digital technology experts, sales, and functional specialists, as well as factory and field technicians, all committed to meeting the diverse needs of our customers and passengers in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. We are proud to be a diverse, global team with a proven legacy of innovation that continues to be the bedrock of a fast-moving, high-performance company.

When you join Otis, you become part of an innovative global industry leader with a resilient business model. You’ll belong to a diverse, trusted, and caring community where your contributions, and the skills and capabilities you’ll gain working alongside the best and brightest, keep us connected and on the cutting edge. 

We provide opportunities, training, and resources, that build leadership and capabilities in Sales, Field, Engineering and Major Projects and our Employee Scholar Program is a notable point of pride, through which Otis sponsors colleagues to pursue degrees or certification programs.

Today, our focus more than ever is on people. As a global, people-powered company, we put people – passengers, customers, and colleagues – at the center of everything we do. We are guided by our values that we call our Three Absolutes – prioritizing Safety, Ethics, Quality in all that we do. If you would like to learn more about environmental, social and governance (ESG) at Otis click here

Become a part of the Otis team and help us #Buildwhatsnext!

Otis is An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other protected class according to applicable law. To request an accommodation in completing an employment application due to a special need or a disability, please contact us at careers@otis.com.

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