P&C Business Partner (Advisory) - German speaking

At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring. Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections,  where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally. This is how we aim to prevent, stop and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Join Roche, where every voice matters.

The Position

What we do:

The People Support Solutions (PSS) organization brings its purpose to life by providing our colleagues worldwide with integrated HR solutions tailored to their needs. We are a team that works very closely together to ensure good employee relations, anticipate our customers' future needs, and proactively develop solutions. Join us now and be part of our unique transformational journey: we are building a global People & Culture (P&C/HR) Center of Excellence by bringing in talented HR professionals in order to cover complex and challenging HR functions and areas.

The Opportunity:

As a German speaking People & Culture (P&C) Business Partner (Advisory) you partner flexibly and mostly virtually with leaders across the globe, offering on-demand, ad-hoc support on Business Partnering topics that need more immediate or short-term guidance and value creation. With a good understanding of the business needs and the business context and an excellent ability to apply key P&C concepts, policies and processes, you provide coaching, guidance and support to leaders to help them diagnose and translate their business needs into immediate P&C approaches and ensure effective implementation of solutions in partnership with other chapters. You are a trusted member of the Business Partner Chapter and closely integrated into the PSS organization.

Your day to day responsibilities are:

• Strategic Guidance: Provide on-demand coaching and advisory to global leaders on critical P&C topics, including talent management, succession planning, performance management, and organizational design.

• Transformation Support: Lead and advise on complex organizational changes, transformations, and employee representation topics, ensuring risk-based decision-making and compliance with established policies.

• Global Rollouts: Deliver first-class support and coaching during the implementation of new global processes and projects, such as global grading systems or new system launches.

• Data-Driven Insights: Analyze P&C metrics and business data to recommend innovative solutions and provide insights that support our culture and strategic direction.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with global/regional squads and PSS chapters to ensure the seamless execution of P&C initiatives and consistent policy application.

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Who You Are:

• Experienced HR Professional: You bring 3–7 years of experience in similar roles such as HR Business Partnering, People Relations, or Labor Law.

• Bilingual Expert: You possess an excellent written and spoken command of both English and German, enabling you to support the DACH region and global stakeholders effectively.

• Skilled Coach & Communicator: You have a proven ability to provide difficult feedback, resolve conflicts, and influence leaders at all levels of management.

• Strategic Thinker: You can thoughtfully diagnose business needs, weigh the risks and benefits of various options, and propose fit-for-purpose HR approaches.

• You demonstrate strong knowledge in interpreting employment laws and policies, ensuring all solutions are legally sound and culturally sensitive.

• Agile Mindset: You thrive in ambiguous, fast-paced environments, demonstrating high customer centricity, end-to-end accountability, and a passion for continuous learning.

• Relationship Builder: You are a natural networker who excels at navigating complex, matrixed reporting relationships across multiple cultures.

In Exchange we provide you with:

• Development opportunities: Roche is rich in learning resources. We provide constant development opportunities, free language courses & training, the possibility of international assignments, internal position changes and the chance to shape your own career. 

• Excellent benefits: Competitive salary and cafeteria package, annual bonus, Private Medical Services, Employee Assistance Program, All You Can Move Sportpass, coaching / mentoring opportunity, buddy program, team buildings, holiday party. 

• Flexibility: We also support flexibility to help you find your balance. Home office is commonly available (typically 2 office days/week on average). We create the opportunity for freedom in working, where your corporate and private life coexist in harmony.

• A global inclusive community, where we learn from each other. At Roche, we cooperate, debate, make decisions, celebrate successes and have fun as a team. Our leadership is very focused on people, creating a strong, inclusive culture, so you always have the chance to share your opinion.

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Who we are

A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100’000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.

Let’s build a healthier future, together.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.