Head of People

Ready to revolutionize the future of employee insurance? Join us on an exciting journey to build the world's first fully digital employee insurance! Traditionally, the employee insurance industry and its processes have been cumbersome. Administrative headaches for HR managers, payroll managers, employees, doctors and claims managers, were the norm. Recognising the need for change, grape aims to revolutionise the traditional employee insurance model.

Your role

As our Head of People you will provide strategic and operational leadership across the organization. Working closely with the Co-founder & CEO and leadership team, you will help us implement a people strategy that delivers engagement, performance and retention goals.

You will manage and give guidance in initiatives and processes in Talent Acquisition, People Operations, Employee Engagement, Diversity & Inclusion and Learning & Development. As we continue to grow, you will play an instrumental role in scaling the organization by hiring new talents, developing existing grape employees and building the people team. 

Have you built a people team before and are also not afraid to roll up your sleeves to get things done? Then we would love you to apply! 

What you will do

• Develop and execute a people strategy that facilitates and supports our growth
• Organizational Development & Culture: 
  • Help us create a strong culture and improve the organizational design as we scale
  • Act as a Senior HR Business partner: you will work closely with the Leadership team to help align the organization's people strategy with their business strategy
  • Scope, develop and lead implementation of grape’s Diversity & Inclusion Strategy
• People Experience:
  • Making sure we have a best in class employee experience. You will be able to build the people team and from the start will be our first point of contact for our employees.
  • Able to implement initiatives on onboarding and offboarding, learning & development, total rewards and on performance management. There is a lot to take on and you will be able to make an impact as we go
  • Work together with stakeholders to ensure our contracts are fit for purpose, our policies and processes are fair
  • Work on our Total Rewards Framework and ensure we review and strengthen our benefits offering
• Talent Management: 
  • Leading our recruitment efforts, implementing strategies to attract, hire and retain top talent with a focus on building a diverse and inclusive team
  • Develop workforce and succession planning processes
• People Development:
  • Build a culture of performance across the organization
  • Collaborate with the leadership team on developing plans for individual learning and training that will enhance employee growth and development
  • Create leadership development framework to drive development of managers, leadership capability and embed a coaching culture
  • Participate in advising leadership and employees to ensure resolution of employment related matters
• Workplace Operations: 
  • oversee the workplace management (we have an office in Zurich and Basel), safety & security to ensure our grape employees are provided with a healthy and inspirational working environment
• Build, coach and manage our People & Culture team

• Results-driven leader who has passion for people, their growth and development
• Minimum of 8+ years of previous experience in a relevant role required (within the start-up/scale-up environment) and 3+ years of managing a team of professionals
• Strong leadership skills, with the ability to inspire, motivate and support
• Excellent HR Business partner: Ability to act as a business partner to our leaders
• Experience managing a full HR cycle and recruitment process. HR Expert on HR practices and legislation.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communicator, fluent in English
  

Extra awesome if

• You speak German, French or Italian

What we offer

• Remote-friendly setup, you can work from home or the office. However, we love spending time together in our beautiful office in Basel, or in Zürich.
• Our offer includes a compensation package with a competitive salary, various benefits, and stock options.
• We have a flexible working hours policy.
• We cherish working with a top tier team and organize monthly team events and bi-yearly team retreats.
• We sponsor a work visa in case you need one and also cover your relocation costs.
• 25 days of paid vacation per year and 9 public holidays.
• 100% reimbursement for all work related books or audiobooks.
• You have access to 12 free mental health sessions per year, from our mental health partner Aepsy.
• We cover your commute to Zurich, or your SBB half fare card.
  

GDPR Disclaimer:

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D&I Disclaimer:

grape insurance AG is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We encourage candidates from underrepresented groups to apply.