Senior HR Business Partner (80–100%)

Are you a strategic, trusted, and business-minded HR professional with strong advisory experience at the C-level? We invite you to join our HR Business Partnering team, supporting Vontobel’s Corporate Functions in a high-impact and agile HR role.
In this key position, reporting to the Head of HR Centers of Excellence, you will act as a strategic advisor and operational partner to senior business leaders in our corporate functions. You’ll drive people strategies, organizational health, and performance excellence, while playing a pivotal role in talent and leadership development, employee engagement, and change management.
This is a highly collaborative, business-focused HR role with broad exposure and impact.

What Would Your Role Be?

Serve as a trusted advisor to C-level executives and senior leadership, driving the people agenda across your business area.
Shape and implement talent management, performance, compensation, diversity & inclusion, and cultural initiatives aligned with business priorities.
Partner in the recruitment of senior and critical roles with the Talent Acquisition team and act as a talent broker, promoting internal mobility and succession planning.
Lead employee lifecycle activities including investigations, separations, and critical employee relations topics with professionalism and respect.
Drive and facilitate year-end HR processes (performance, promotions, compensation, and People Days).
Provide insights into organizational health metrics (e.g., turnover, retention, diversity) to support decision-making with data.
Coach leaders and teams on values, culture, team effectiveness, and leadership excellence.
Actively co-lead organizational change efforts and transformation initiatives.
Act as a deputy to the Head of HR Centers of Excellence and drive key projects across the HR team.

What Are We Looking For?

10+ years’ experience in senior HR Business Partner roles, preferably supporting corporate functions such as Legal, Compliance, Finance, Audit or similar.
Deep knowledge of the full employee lifecycle and HR strategy development.
Experience influencing and coaching C-level stakeholders and leadership teams.
Strategic thinker with hands-on execution capability and excellent interpersonal skills.
Strong analytical skills; ability to use data to guide decisions and drive improvements.
Resilient, results-driven, empathetic, and able to navigate ambiguity with confidence.
Fluent in English (oral and written); German fluency is an added value.

What Do We Offer?

Top Zurich location with modern offices and collaborative workspaces, including rooftop terraces and free lunch.
Diverse, international team with a friendly, open-office culture.
Cutting-edge tools and technology to support your work.
Agile ways of working and a high degree of trust and autonomy.
Flat hierarchy with access to senior leadership and strategic topics.
Campus-style working environment that fosters innovation and cross-functional collaboration.

We are looking for talented individuals, not just a CV that checks every box. If this role feels like a strong fit, even if you don’t meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply.

Why Vontobel?

At Vontobel, you are building better futures for our clients and society, as well as for yourself. As a family-owned and publicly listed company with over 2,000 professionals based in 28 locations globally and headquartered in Zurich, we’re committed to long-term thinking and sustainability.
We value unique perspectives and are looking for individuals eager to thrive in a dynamic and evolving world. Even if you don’t meet all the criteria, we encourage you to apply if you're excited about the opportunity.

Do you want to be Vontobel?

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