HR Business Partner

Job Description

SWISSto12 is one of the world’s fastest-growing aerospace companies,  evolving from its pioneering use of 3D printing technologies for  high-performance Radio Frequency (RF) products and applications to  recently announcing the manufacture of entire geostationary telecom  satellites, called HummingSat, that define a new category in space.

HummingSat is the world’s first commercial telecom GEO SmallSat developed in  collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA). Its uniquely compact size combined with highly capable telecom payloads allows  telecommunications operators to deploy a cost-efficient, compact, and  agile asset without sacrificing performance or security. HummingSat has  been selected by Intelsat to build the I-45 satellite, by Inmarsat to  build three I-8 satellites, and recently by Astrum Mobile to build the  NEASTAR-1 satellite.

SWISSto12 is also a leading provider of  Radio-Frequency (RF) products and sub-systems for satellite  communication and remote sensing applications. The company’s patented 3D printing technologies and associated product designs are unique to  deliver lightweight, compact, highly performing, and competitive RF  products.

About the Role
As an HR Business Partner, you will be the primary HR partner for our Engineering organization, supporting the HummingSat.
 
Working closely with the Head of HR, you will support managers and employees across the full employee lifecycle while helping build strong management practices, effective teams, and scalable people processes company wide. You will play a key role in supporting the rollout and adoption of initiatives related to performance management, career development, manager capability, and organizational growth.

What You Will Do

Partner with Leaders and Managers

• Act as the primary HR partner for HummingSat.
• Build trusted relationships with Heads of Function, managers and employees.
• Advise leaders on employee relations, performance, development, organizational changes and team-related matters.
• Support workforce planning, hiring activities, retention and team growth.
• Guide people leaders through employee relations, performance and development discussions.
• Help leaders navigate organizational change and team effectiveness challenges.
• Develop a strong understanding of the organization, its priorities and future capability needs.

 
Develop Managers and Teams 

• Partner with people leaders in HummingSat to strengthen management practices across their organizations
• Support newly appointed people leaders in HummingSat as they transition into leadership roles.
• Help people leaders across the organisation to build skills in feedback, performance management, employee development, career conversations and team leadership.
• Support the design and rollout of company-wide people leadership development initiatives, practical tools and resources.
• Deliver workshops and development sessions company-wide

 
Support Performance and Career Development

• Support the implementation and ongoing adoption of the company's career framework in HummingSat
• Help people leaders in HummingSat apply performance expectations consistently and facilitate promotion and development discussions.
• Support the rollout and continuous improvement of performance management practices across the company.
• Develop company-wide practical guidance and resources for managers and employees.
• Contribute to company-wide initiatives focused on employee development, career growth and internal progression.

 
Contribute to Organizational Growth

• Identify workforce risks, capability gaps and retention concerns.
• Support workforce planning discussions with business leaders.
• Use employee and manager feedback to improve people practices and processes.
• Contribute to company-wide initiatives related to management capability, performance and career development.
• Support organizational growth and change initiatives as the company continues to scale.

What Are We Looking For

Required

• Minimum 10 years of previous HR experience in an HRBP or similar type of role.
• Experience partnering with managers on a broad range of HR topics.
• Strong employee relations experience.
• Experience supporting performance management and employee development processes.
• Experience developing and/or delivering manager development programs, leadership workshops or management training initiatives.
• Strong communication, facilitation and coaching skills.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Strong team player.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and evolving environment.
• Strong problem-solving and organizational skills.

Preferred

• Experience supporting engineering, technical, manufacturing or industrial populations.
• Experience in a high-growth environment.
• Experience supporting organizational change and business transformation initiatives.
• Experience implementing career development and performance management processes.
• Experience working in an international and multi-site environment.

Why Join Us?

This is an opportunity to work closely with leaders across the business and play a key role in helping SWISSto12 scale successfully. You will combine hands-on business partnering with the opportunity to contribute to company-wide initiatives focused on manager development, performance management and career growth, helping shape the people practices that support the next stage of the company's growth.

More about SWISSto12:

SWISSto12 has successfully established contracts with Intelsat, Inmarsat, Astrum  Mobile and ESA for HummingSat as well as contracts for their RF product  line in Europe, and the US with prominent partners and customers such as Thales, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, SES and the ESA. SWISSto12  is a spin off from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), is privately owned and backed by prominent Swiss and European  Investors. SWISSto12 is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, and  operates a US and European-subsidiariesy in Foster City California. The  company is well funded for its near and mid-term developments and backed by a solid customer revenue stream.