<ul><li>HR Operations:  You deliver reliable, compliant and efficient HR Operations services for our workforce in Switzerland and abroad, across the full employee lifecycle, including contract management, onboarding/offboarding, leave and absence administration, reference letters, lifecycle changes and related HR cases. </li></ul><ul><li>HR Data Management: You ensure employee records in Abacus (HRIS) are always up to date and reflect all organizational changes. </li></ul><ul><li>Employee Support: You support employees in person and via our ticketing system, ensuring timely and service‑oriented responses. </li></ul><ul><li>HR Process Ownership: You oversee and update core HR processes to ensure full compliance with labor law and internal policies, covering lifecycle‑related workflows. </li></ul><ul><li>HR Tools Management: You work confidently with various tools, such as Abacus, ServiceNow, Docusign, Outlook and SharePoint and create/manage purchase requisition requests in SAP. </li></ul><ul><li>Learning &amp; Development Support: You manage the monthly onboarding program, and support administration for our leadership trainings (locations, communication, invoices). </li></ul><ul><li>Educational background: You completed a commercial apprenticeship (EFZ) and hold further HR education (e.g., Federal Diploma in Human Resources). </li></ul><ul><li>Swiss HR expertise: You have solid knowledge of Swiss labor law, social insurances and HR administration practices in Switzerland. </li></ul><ul><li>HR Lifecycle &amp; Technology Proficiency: You bring hands‑on experience across end‑to‑end employee lifecycle processes, are proficient with various HR tools (e.g., Abacus), and demonstrate strong MS Office and overall digital skills. </li></ul><ul><li>Service &amp; Precision: You bring a strong service‑oriented and solution‑focused mindset, paired with excellent communication, attention to detail, and a structured, reliable working style, especially when handling confidential data. </li></ul><ul><li>Team collaboration: You collaborate effectively across functions and support colleagues proactively. </li></ul><ul><li>Language skills: You are fluent in German and English. </li></ul>Our promise: At Climeworks, you are accepted for who you are, and we are committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply – regardless of background, identity, or experience. Studies show that women and individuals from minority backgrounds often only apply for jobs when they meet 100% of the listed criteria. If this sounds like you, don’t hold back. If you think you’d make a great fit for this role, we’d love to hear from you, even if you don’t check every single box. Let’s tackle one of humankind’s greatest challenges together.What we offer:<ul><li>Time Off: Enjoy 25 paid vacation days every year, plus public holidays.</li><li>Flexibility: Work how it suits you best. We offer a hybrid work setup and up to 4 weeks of remote work annually within any EU country.</li><li>Ownership: Fair base pay paired with an equity package – because your contributions matter.</li><li>Family Support: Inclusive parental leave.</li><li>Continuous Learning: Dedicated budget to invest in your professional growth.</li><li>Referral Rewards: Help us grow our team and earn bonuses for your successful referrals.</li></ul>Salary: At Climeworks, salary ranges are assigned to a job based on the level of seniority and the location specific market median of similar jobs according to external benchmark surveys. Individual compensation depends on your skills, experience, and the value you bring to the team.Formalities: <ul><li>This position is based in Opfikon, Zurich, and we ask that you work onsite at least three days per week.</li><li>The percentage in the job title means flexibility – choose full-time or part-time based on what works for you.</li><li>We do not accept candidate profiles through recruitment agencies.</li></ul>

Climeworks empowers people to fight climate change by permanently removing CO₂ from the air with direct air capture technology. We are dedicated to purpose, we are disruptive thinkers, and we are one team.
We develop, build and operate direct air capture (DAC) machines, which capture CO₂ directly from the air. The air-captured carbon dioxide can either be recycled and reused as a raw material or completely removed from the air by safely storing it underground, permanently.
Founded in 2009 by engineers, Christoph Gebald and Jan Wurzbacher, Climeworks was built with the vision to inspire 1 billion people to remove CO₂ from the air, and is now the leader in technological carbon removal.
We are featured as a&nbsp;<a href="https://climeworks.com/news/climeworks-named-one-of-time100-most-influential-companies" data-nuxt-link="">TIME100 Influential Company 2022</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://climeworks.com/news/climeworks-is-selected-for-2022-global-cleantech-100" data-nuxt-link="">Global Cleantech 100 Company 2022</a>&nbsp;and drive a revolutionary technology engineered to solve the most pressing issue of our time.

HR Operations Specialist (80-100%)

<ul><li>HR Operations:&nbsp; You deliver reliable, compliant and efficient HR Operations services for our workforce in Switzerland and abroad, across the full employee lifecycle, including contract management, onboarding/offboarding, leave and absence administration, reference letters, lifecycle changes and related HR cases.&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>HR Data Management: You ensure employee records in Abacus (HRIS) are always up to date and reflect all organizational changes.&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Employee Support: You support employees in person and via our ticketing system, ensuring timely and service‑oriented responses.&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>HR Process Ownership: You oversee and update core HR processes to ensure full compliance with labor law and internal policies, covering lifecycle‑related workflows.&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>HR Tools Management: You work confidently with various tools, such as Abacus, ServiceNow, Docusign, Outlook and SharePoint and create/manage purchase requisition requests in SAP.&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Learning &amp; Development Support: You manage the monthly onboarding program, and support administration for our leadership trainings (locations, communication, invoices).&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Educational background:&nbsp;You completed a commercial apprenticeship (EFZ) and hold further HR education (e.g., Federal Diploma in Human Resources).&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Swiss HR&nbsp;expertise:&nbsp;You have solid knowledge of Swiss labor law, social&nbsp;insurances&nbsp;and HR administration practices in Switzerland.&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>HR Lifecycle &amp; Technology Proficiency:&nbsp;You bring hands‑on experience across end‑to‑end employee lifecycle processes, are proficient with&nbsp;various&nbsp;HR tools (e.g., Abacus), and&nbsp;demonstrate&nbsp;strong MS Office and overall digital skills.&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Service &amp; Precision:&nbsp;You bring a strong service‑oriented and solution‑focused mindset, paired with excellent communication, attention to detail, and a structured, reliable working style,&nbsp;especially when handling confidential data.&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Team collaboration:&nbsp;You collaborate effectively across functions and support colleagues proactively.&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Language skills:&nbsp;You are fluent in German and English.&nbsp;</li></ul>Our promise: At Climeworks, you are accepted for who you are, and we are committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply – regardless of background, identity, or experience. Studies show that women and individuals from minority backgrounds often only apply for jobs when they meet 100% of the listed criteria. If this sounds like you, don’t hold back. If you think you’d make a great fit for this role, we’d love to hear from you, even if you don’t check every single box. Let’s tackle one of humankind’s greatest challenges together.What we offer:<ul><li>Time Off: Enjoy 25 paid vacation days every year, plus public holidays.</li><li>Flexibility: Work how it suits you best. We offer a hybrid work setup and up to 4 weeks of remote work annually within any EU country.</li><li>Ownership: Fair base pay paired with an equity package – because your contributions matter.</li><li>Family Support: Inclusive parental leave.</li><li>Continuous Learning: Dedicated budget to invest in your professional growth.</li><li>Referral Rewards: Help us grow our team and earn bonuses for your successful referrals.</li></ul>Salary: At Climeworks, salary ranges are assigned to a job based on the level of seniority and the location specific market median of similar jobs according to external benchmark surveys. Individual compensation depends on your skills, experience, and the value you bring to the team.Formalities:&nbsp;<ul><li>This position is based in Opfikon, Zurich, and we ask that you work onsite at least three days per week.</li><li>The percentage in the job title means flexibility – choose full-time or part-time based on what works for you.</li><li>We do not accept candidate profiles through recruitment agencies.</li></ul>

HR Operations Specialist (80-100%)

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