NeStep Talent in HR - Onboarding Project

About the role

Nespresso is recruiting a NeStep Talent in HR, a 12-month immersive graduate programme at its headquarters in Vevey, Switzerland. The programme combines about 50% of your time on a strategic onboarding and induction project with 50% on broader HR coordination, alongside structured learning and mentoring. The target start date is January/February 2027.

Key responsibilities

• Assess the current end-to-end onboarding and induction experience, including the Buddy Programme, and identify ways to improve efficiency and employee experience
• Redesign an engaging onboarding journey and build practical onboarding tools that integrate Nespresso's coffee expertise, brand heritage, customer experience and WE CAN culture
• Explore digital, AI-enabled and gamified approaches, and memorable activities such as coffee tastings, boutique immersions, factory visits and coffee masterclasses
• Help create a measurement and governance framework to track onboarding effectiveness, employee experience, speed to productivity and continuous improvement
• Support HR Business Partners on HR processes such as performance management, talent management, diversity and inclusion, mentoring and people analytics
• Assist in preparing HR reports, people KPIs and presentations, and partner with Employee Services, Global Mobility and Recruitment teams on HR administration such as contracts and time management

Required profile

• Recent graduate from a Swiss university with a bachelor's or master's degree completed within the last 12 months
• Swiss nationals, EU/EFTA nationals or C permit holders only
• Previous HR exposure or an internship in a corporate environment is an advantage

Required skills

• Project management, organisational and analytical skills
• Confidence using Excel and PowerPoint to track progress, work with data and present recommendations
• Fluent English; additional languages are an advantage

What we offer

• Flexible working options, including hybrid work for office-based roles
• Learning and development, including mentoring and coaching
• Paid holidays beyond legal requirements
• Healthcare contribution and access to the Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee discounts and potential reward for outstanding contribution