HR Operations Coordinator (Switzerland)
Part-time (Approximately 24 hours)
Imagine yourself working in an ambitious, multicultural and informal working environment?
Are you a pro-active, service minded and flexible individual? Getting excited of being involved in a broad spectrum of HR tasks and facilities support? Then this might be the opportunity you are looking for.
Who we are
Optiver is an international and innovative global market maker. We deal in highly-automated electronic market making activities in a wide variety of products including derivatives, stocks and fixed income. With offices in Amsterdam, Chicago, Sydney and Shanghai, employing around 600 talented individuals from over 30 nationalities, we trade in more than 20 countries, across 5 continents, 24 hours a day.
Office Switzerland
Optiver plans to expand its activities to a new office in Switzerland in 2013. To support the activities in our new office, we are looking for experts in IT, Compliance, Risk, Finance, Mid Office and HR who can make a real impact to help Optiver grow further.
You’ll be working within a startup environment, while being part of a professional international trading company with around 27 years of knowledge and expertise. Together with a small team, you’ll get the chance to make our new office a success.
What you will do
As our new HR Operations Coordinator you will be responsible for the startup HR topics, such as the flow of all people and personnel administration. In this role you will also act as the first point of contact for the business by assisting management with travel arrangements, appointment scheduling and both administrative and functional support. You will be expected to take ownership of your responsibilities, have a service minded attitude at all times and play an active role in the set-up of the processes and procedures of our HR Department. Integrity is very important in this position.
So in short, as an HR Operations Coordinator you will:
- Be in charge of the set-up of our HR department at Optiver Switzerland;
- Look after all personnel administration (related to flow of people in, through, up and out of the organisation);
- Have practical, but also theoretical knowledge of broad HR related subjects;
- Manage the registration of sickness absence;
- Be responsible for administration processes with regards to immigration matters;
- Play a key role in helping new employees getting adjusted to their role;
- Work directly with external parties like attorneys, tax agencies, expat agencies and our office in Amsterdam;
- Generate and analyse useful management information and provide advice when necessary;
- Responsible for all office related matters such as office supplies, travel arrangements and scheduling of appointments;
- Coordinate the performance management cycle.
What you will need
- Bachelor, related to HR is a plus;
- Approximately 3 years of working experience;
- The ability to work both on a strategic and an operational level;
- A structured way of working and experience with administrative processes;
- The ability to work as part of a team as well as effectively perform individually;
- Multitasking and good problem solving skills;
- Flexibility, integrity, stress-resistance, and attention to detail;
- A service-minded, hands-on and a pro-active attitude;
- Advanced knowledge of working in MS excel;
- Excellent communication skills, fluency in German and English is required;
- Knowledge of legislation related to HR topics such as labor law, wage, tax, health and sickness regulations and pensions is a plus;
Our Culture
No suits, no ties and no red tape. Our culture is one of our most valuable assets; result-driven, open and informal, team-based, ambitious and exceedingly flexible, whilst striving for professionalism within all our departments.
We give our employees the flexibility to be innovative, research their ideas and act upon them. Our working environment is ideal for ambitious and talented people who enjoy a challenge. Despite the independent nature of our profession, we are a very team-oriented company.
What you’ll get
A short overview of our benefits: Attractive reward package, commuting expenses paid, a pension scheme, great responsibility, training opportunities and relocation packages. In addition, we can offer you the possibility to work in The Netherlands, the USA or Australia.
Interested?
Apply directly via our APPLY NOW button. Please provide us with a CV and letter of motivation in English. For more information about this position, contact Kim Ruijer (Recruiter) on +31 (0)20 708 7000.
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