Manager HR Projects (Fixed-Term Contract)

Description

Summary: This role leads strategic HR projects focusing on setup, process optimization, and operational excellence to support MoonLake's growth. Highlights: 1. Lead strategic HR projects for business growth and operational excellence. 2. Provide expert HR consultancy and guidance to internal stakeholders. 3. Contribute to ground-breaking projects transforming global healthcare. #### **Job Purpose** The Manager HR Projects is responsible for leading and delivering strategic HR projects to support MoonLake’s growth, with a focus on HR setup, process optimisation, and operational excellence. This role supports MoonLake’s growth objectives by managing complex HR initiatives across admin, payroll, HRIS, and benefits, and by partnering with stakeholders to drive continuous improvement. **Major Accountabilities*** **HR Project Leadership:** Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of strategic HR projects, including HR setup, process optimisation, and system implementation, ensuring alignment with business objectives. * **HR Consultancy \& Stakeholder Partnership:** Provide expert HR consultancy and guidance to internal stakeholders and external partners, ensuring best practice and alignment with global and local standards. * **HR Operations \& Compliance:** Oversee HR operations, ensuring compliance with local and international regulations across administration, payroll, HRIS, and benefits. * **Process Improvement \& Change Management:** Identify and implement opportunities for process improvement, manage change initiatives, and support the adoption of new HR practices and systems. * **HRIS \& Data Management:** Manage HRIS implementation and optimisation, ensuring data integrity, reporting accuracy, and system efficiency. * **Payroll \& Benefits Administration:** Support the payroll and benefits processes, ensuring timely and accurate delivery, and resolving issues in collaboration with relevant partners. * **Documentation \& Communication:** Prepare and distribute project documentation, reports, and HR communications to support project delivery and stakeholder engagement. #### **Your profile** **Education:** * Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field. **Experience**:* 7\-10 years’ experience in HR, with a strong background in HR consultancy * Proven experience in HR setup end\-to\-end, including admin, payroll, HRIS, and benefits * Experience with global HR projects; US experience highly desirable **Skills/knowledge/behavioural competencies**:* Strong project management and organisational skills. * Expertise in HRIS, payroll, and benefits administration. * Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills. * Ability to manage complex projects and drive change. * High level of attention to detail and compliance orientation. * Proactive, solutions\-focused, and adaptable to a fast\-paced environment. * Fluent in English (spoken and written). **Work Environment:*** Hybrid working model with 2 days per week in the Porto office. #### **Why us?** **An exciting job opportunity awaits you!** MoonLake is a dynamic and innovative company pushing the boundaries of possibility, and we are looking for passionate individuals to join our stellar team. **What we offer:** **Learning Environment:** An opportunity to learn and grow alongside experienced professionals in a supportive and innovative biotech environment. **Impactful Work:** Contribute to ground\-breaking projects that have the potential to transform global healthcare. **Flexibility and Balance:** Hybrid working, enjoying a healthy work\-life balance while making meaningful contributions to our team. **Career Growth:** A clear path for career progression, with the chance to take on more responsibilities as you develop your skills. **Our Core Values** We look for potential MoonLakers that embody our three core values that drive our pursuit of excellence: **We do Stellar Science:** We aspire to create novel therapies that elevate treatment horizons, with innovative science, and high quality, always. **We go beyond:** We aspire to be positively disruptive in our field, and bold in the way we challenge the norms and each other. **We unlock value:** We aspire to create long\-term value for investors and communities. #### **About us** **MoonLake Immunotherapeutics**is a clinical\-stage biopharmaceutical company unlocking the potential of sonelokimab, a novel investigational Nanobody® for the treatment of the inflammatory disease, to revolutionize outcomes for patients. We continue to make significant progress in our Global Clinical Development Programs. The company’s focus is on inflammatory diseases with a major unmet need, including hidradenitis suppurativa and psoriatic arthritis – conditions affecting millions of people worldwide with a large need for improved treatment options. MoonLake was founded in 2021 and is headquarted in Zug, with hubs in Cambridge \& Porto. Further information is available at www.moonlaketx.com