**HR Business Partner (m/f/d)**

**UNIQA Reinsurance | Zurich**

**Build the people foundation of a fast-growing reinsurance start-up within a global group**

UNIQA Reinsurance is expanding its third-party business at speed. Based in Zurich, UNIQA Re combines the
**entrepreneurial energy of a start-up**
with the
**strength, stability and reputation of a leading international insurance group**
. Innovation, agility and excellence define how we work – and how we grow.

To support our next growth phase, we are looking for an
**HR Business Partner**
who will shape the people agenda hand-in-hand with the CEO and leadership team, ensuring that culture, performance and capability keep pace with ambition.

**Your role – trusted partner, builder and enabler**

As HR Business Partner, you will act as a
**strategic sparring partner to the CEO**
, while also being hands-on across the full employee lifecycle. You will help turn strategy into culture, growth into capability, and ambition into sustainable performance.

Your key responsibilities include:

- **Strategic HR partnership**
- Act as a close advisor to the CEO and leadership team on all people and organizational topics
- Translate business strategy and growth plans into a forward-looking people agenda
- **Culture & leadership**
- Shape and strengthen a high-performance, entrepreneurial and inclusive culture
- Support leaders in building strong teams, role clarity and accountability
- **Performance management**
- Design and embed pragmatic, value-adding performance management practices
- Enable continuous feedback, development and outcome-oriented performance
- **Talent, learning & skills**
- Drive talent development, succession thinking and skills evolution in a fast-changing market
- Partner with leaders to identify critical capabilities for future growth
- **HR operations & employee lifecycle**
- Own and orchestrate all HR topics across the entire employee journey – from onboarding to development, engagement and retention
- Ensure compliant, efficient and employee-centric HR processes in close collaboration with Group HR
- **Change & growth**
- Support organizational scaling, new roles, structures and ways of working
- Be a change agent who balances speed, quality and sustainability

**Your profile – entrepreneurial HR with business acumen**

You are energized by growth, complexity and responsibility, and you enjoy working close to the business.

You bring:

- Several years of experience as an
**HR Business Partner or senior HR generalist**
, ideally in financial services, reinsurance, consulting or other high-performance environments
- Strong
**business understanding**
and the ability to engage confidently with senior leaders
- Experience across
**culture, performance management, talent development and HR operations**
- A
**hands-on, pragmatic mindset**
with the ability to move seamlessly between strategy and execution
- High credibility, emotional intelligence and the courage to challenge constructively
- Fluency in
**English**
; German is an advantage



**Why UNIQA Re?**

- A
**unique opportunity**
to shape HR in a growing reinsurance business with a start-up spirit
- Direct impact and close collaboration with the CEO and leadership team
- An innovative, fast-paced environment with short decision paths
- The backing, professionalism and long-term perspective of a strong international group
- A workplace in
**Zurich**
, at the heart of the global reinsurance market

**Ready to build the future of UNIQA Re – through people?**

We look forward to meeting HR leaders who want to make a real difference.