People Success Manager – IT Engineering Team

About the role

A Bern-based Cyber Defense team strengthens Switzerland's sovereign cyber resilience by building advanced, open-source capabilities for protecting critical national infrastructure. As People Success Manager, you will lead the people management, development and well-being of a pool of IT engineers, working closely with Technical Leads and Delivery Leads in a collaborative, relatively flat organization.

Key responsibilities

• Lead, support and develop IT engineers, fostering engagement, motivation and individual growth
• Hold regular one-on-one meetings, set development objectives and ensure fair, consistent performance evaluations
• Coach employees, identify development opportunities and support career progression and competency development
• Handle people matters such as well-being, interpersonal conflicts, conflict resolution and retention
• Coordinate workforce planning, staffing and competency needs with Technical Leads and Delivery Leads
• Contribute to recruitment, selection, onboarding and integration of new team members
• Oversee administrative and organizational aspects of people management in line with HR processes
• Promote a culture of trust, accountability, continuous learning and collaboration

Required profile

• Degree in Human Resources, Psychology, Business Administration, Information Technology or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• Several years of proven people management experience, ideally in an IT engineering or technical organization
• Good understanding of IT engineering environments and technical roles, without needing to be a hands-on engineer
• Swiss citizenship is required

Required skills

• Performance management, employee development, conflict resolution and recruitment
• Coaching, communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent English; German and French are an advantage
• Comfortable working in a flat organization with shared responsibilities