KITRO · 1 week ago
Talent Acquisition & People Operations
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid Level
3+ years expKITRO is a company focused on human resources and talent acquisition, seeking a Talent Acquisition & People Operations professional to support HR Operations and Talent Acquisition during a high-growth phase. The role involves managing HR systems, documentation, payroll coordination, onboarding and offboarding, and recruitment strategy execution.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Food and BeverageHardwareInformation TechnologySaaSSoftwareWaste Management
Responsibilities
Act as KITRO’s Personio owner, ensuring accurate and compliant employee data
Manage workflows, templates, automation, permissions, and data structure
Maintain contracts, benefits, insurance updates, and all HR documentation
Keep clean, audit-ready digital files across all employment records
Continuously improve Personio and consider add on functions, inc performance reviews
Oversee time tracking and timesheet accuracy, including follow-ups with employees and managers
Prepare monthly timesheet reporting
Support the Head of HR with payroll reporting and compliance checks, inc. ensuring accuracy of salary changes, allowances, benefits, AVS/LPP/family allowance data
Prepare monthly payroll updates in for Switzerland, Debelux, and the EOR (Head of HR to review), place payslips on Personio
Plan and coordinate quarterly team meetings
Run quarterly engagement surveys, with a completion rate of over 80%
Track action items, support follow-up with leaders, and maintain documentation
Contribute to improvements in people processes, templates, and policy deployment
Run and support recruitment for assigned roles, including sourcing, screening, scheduling, and coordination
Maintain structured hiring pipelines and ensure clear progression of candidates
Conduct screening calls and assess candidates for skills and values alignment
Prepare shortlists and support hiring managers throughout the process
Manage hiring dashboards and provide weekly reporting and relevant updates
Improve the recruitment processes where weak points arise (e.g. sourcing)
Own 100% completion of onboarding (includes probation) and offboarding processes
Coordinate systems access, documentation, equipment, and induction activities
Track probation milestones and gather feedback at key points
Continuously improve onboarding and off-boarding journeys and materials to ensure a consistent and positive experience
Qualification
Required
3+ years of experience across HR operations and/or talent acquisition
Strong organisational and systems-thinking skills
Ability to manage multiple processes and stakeholders with clarity
Clear, concise written and verbal communication
Experience running or supporting end-to-end recruitment
High ownership, speed, and attention to detail
Alignment with KITRO's mission, values, and ways of working
Preferred
Experience in startups or scale-ups
Exposure to Swiss/EU labour market processes
Familiarity with Personio or similar HRIS
Experience coordinating payroll or benefits
Interest in sustainability, hospitality, or food-tech sectors
Benefits
A remote-first setup - plus support to create a great home office environment
A hands-on, impact-driven role where your work directly shapes the future of the company
A startup culture that’s serious about results but we don't forget celebrate progress, laugh often, and learn fast
Quarterly team meetups at our Zurich HQ to reconnect, align, and enjoy real face time
A collaborative, purpose-driven team that values trust, transparency, and learning from mistakes (as long as we don’t repeat them)
Company
KITRO
KITRO is simplifying food waste management for commercial kitchens.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$3.58MKey Investors
ZintinusFoundation for Innovation and Technology (FIT)Venture Kick
2024-11-27Series Unknown
2021-12-10Debt Financing· $2.72M
2019-03-25Debt Financing· $0.05M
Leadership Team
Hugo Frammery
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