HR Strategy & Transformation Consultant (French, German, English)

About the role

PeopleCentriX, an independent HR strategy consultancy founded in 2022, is hiring one consultant to work directly with the founder on HR strategy and HR operating model engagements in Switzerland and abroad. The role is permanent, 80-100%, with home office and client-site work, starting as of January 2027. The level is set as Consultant (3-4 years) or Senior Consultant (5-8 years) depending on experience.

Key responsibilities

• Work on two to three client engagements at a time alongside the founder
• Diagnose HR functions through interviews, surveys, process and document reviews, then turn findings into analyses and client-ready slides
• Design HR operating models: organisational charts, roles, RACI, governance and service delivery
• Prepare and facilitate workshops with HR leaders, HR business partners and managers
• Draft deliverables such as diagnostic reports, target models, role descriptions and implementation plans
• Support implementation: pilots, role transitions, communication and work with staff representatives
• As Senior Consultant: lead workstreams and smaller engagements independently, run decision reviews with HR directors and executive committees, coach juniors and contribute to proposals

Required profile

• Fluent French, German and English, spoken and written; all three are tested at interview
• At least 3 years of experience in HR consulting or HR transformation
• Bachelor's degree or higher in HR, work and organisational psychology or business
• Right to work in Switzerland (Swiss or EU/EFTA citizen, or a valid permit including G)
• Hands-on work on at least one HR operating model, organisation design or HR service delivery project

Required skills

• Further hands-on work in HR strategy and roadmaps, HR operating model and HR technology
• Strong analytical skills and presentation skills
• Ease in front of clients, including senior ones, and willingness to travel in Switzerland and abroad
• Nice to have: Oracle HCM, SAP SuccessFactors or Workday projects

What we offer

• Real responsibility on high-stakes HR transformations from the first month
• Close coaching by a founder with 20+ years of consulting experience
• A say in how the firm grows and in its methods
• Flexible, hybrid working, with 80% possible

To apply, submit a CV and a personal motivation letter via LinkedIn, answering the screening questions. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis; interviews take place in late November and early December, partly in German and French, followed by a short case exercise, with a final offer aimed for December 2026.