Head of People & Culture Switzerland (m/f/d)

A high-impact leadership role in a leading Swiss industrial organization shaping its next chapter within an international group environment.

• Lead and shape the Swiss People & Culture agenda across two industrial entities within an international group structure
• Drive the post-acquisition integration, aligning processes, governance, and organizational structures while fostering a shared leadership culture
• Identify and realize synergies across all People&Culture domains, ensuring efficiency, scalability and operational continuity
• Ensure consistent governance standards and full compliance with Swiss labour legislation
• Support leaders through cultural alignment and change processes in a multi-site environment
• Leverage data and people analytics to inform strategic organizational decisions
• Represent the Swiss organization within regional and international group forums and actively contribute to broader corporate initiatives 

• Academic degree in Business Administration, Psychology or a related discipline, combined with a strong professional HR foundation
• Senior international HR leader with a proven track record in transformation, matrix organization and ideally post-acquisition environments
• Strategic business partner with the ability to translate corporate objectives into pragmatic, high-impact People & Culture initiatives
• Experienced in leading and developing HR teams across locations, implementing scalable governance and performance frameworks aligned with global standards
• Confident stakeholder manager and trusted sparring partner to executive leadership at local and international level
• Resilient, solution-oriented, and execution-driven personality, with a pragmatic mindset and strong impact
• Fluent in German and English

• The opportunity to shape and drive a critical integration phase with direct visibility at executive and group level
• A strategically relevant role with influence on organizational design, culture, and long-term business performance
• A dynamic, multi-site environment combining entrepreneurial heritage with international governance standards
• The platform to build scalable People & Culture structures that support growth, operational excellence, and future transformation

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In case of questions, please contact Maria Stenico via +41 44 396 11 11 or maria.stenico@mercuriurval.com (Please do NOT send any application documents to this e-mail address and use exclusively one of the apply functions).

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Mercuri Urval (www.mercuriurval.com/en-ch) is an internationally operating consulting company and offers scientifically based, quality-assured and ethical services in the areas of Executive Search, Professional Search, Leadership Assessment and Coaching to clients in the private and public sector.
In Switzerland, we have offices in Zurich, Lucerne, Nyon and Berne. However our team of experts works on over 60 countries worldwide and hence is everywhere where you need us.

Our client is a well-established Swiss industrial group operating in the building solutions sector, with a strong market position and a long-standing entrepreneurial heritage. Following a recent acquisition, the organization is now part of an international European group, combining local brand strength with global governance and scale.

The company is entering a decisive integration and alignment phase. The organization combines operational excellence in production with a strong customer focus in both project and retail-driven markets, positioning itself for sustainable growth and further professionalization within a consolidated industry environment.