Senior People Business Partner (80-100%)

Sygnum is a global digital asset banking group, founded on Swiss and Singapore heritage. We empower professional and institutional investors, banks, corporates and DLT foundations to invest in digital assets with complete trust. Our team enables this through our institutional-grade security, expert personal service and portfolio of regulated digital asset banking, asset management, tokenization and B2B services.

In Switzerland, Sygnum holds a banking licence and has CMS and Major Payment Institution Licences in Singapore. The group is also regulated in the established global financial hubs of Abu Dhabi, Luxembourg and is registered in Liechtenstein.

We believe that the future has heritage. Our crypto-native team of banking, investment and digital asset technology professionals are building a trusted gateway between the traditional and digital asset economies that we call Future Finance. To learn more about how Sygnum’s mission and values are shaping this digital asset ecosystem, please visit sygnum.com and follow us on LinkedIn and X.

Our Values

A key pillar of our success are the Sygnum values that define and unite us a team. We proudly call them our SYGN values:

• S stands for the importance we hold in Seeking and seizing opportunities, and the way we take personal ownership for delivering results for our clients;
• Y represents the way we say Yes to maintaining the highest level of integrity and fairness in everything we do. Sygnumers always display confidence without attitude;
• G reminds us to always Grow and win together. We only succeed by supporting each other and challenging ourselves, and our team-mates, to reach for new heights;
• N is here for Nose for value because we are always looking to focus on what matters most to our clients, partners and team.

Sygnum has one of the most diverse teams in the industry. Diversity plays a central role in keeping our work culture open, our teams productive and energised, and our solutions at the forefront of the industry. In the spirit of our SYGN value to “grow and win together”, we fully embrace an equal opportunity mindset in the way we onboard, develop and promote our team members.

About the role

Sygnum is looking for an experienced Senior People Business Partner to join our People & Talent team. This is a broad, hands-on role for someone who enjoys working closely with leaders and teams, turning people insights into practical action and helping a growing organisation make thoughtful, well-informed people decisions.

You will join a small but strong People & Talent team, based across Zurich and Singapore. We care about what we do and about each other, and we genuinely enjoy working together. We are focused, hands-on and committed to finding solutions that help both the business and our people move forward.

You will act as the trusted People partner for designated divisions while also contributing to priorities across People & Talent. Alongside the full range of business-partnering responsibilities, the role has a strong focus on people analytics, recruitment and leadership development. Key themes within the broader Business Partner remit are divided across the team, allowing each Business Partner to build deeper expertise while ensuring joined-up support across the organisation. You will have the autonomy to shape solutions, challenge constructively and deliver meaningful outcomes in a fast-moving environment.

Main responsibilities include:

- Partner with leaders: Build trusted relationships with leaders in your designated divisions, understand their priorities and translate business needs into clear, pragmatic people actions.

- Deliver senior People partnering: Advise and coach leaders on organisational effectiveness, workforce planning, employee relations, team dynamics, change and other complex people matters.

- Strengthen recruitment: Partner with hiring leaders on workforce needs, role profiles, selection decisions and a high-quality candidate experience, taking an active role in recruiting.

- Develop leaders and talent: Own and further develop our WYNGs leadership talent programme and continue to build and expand our Leadership Essentials offering to equip leaders across the organisation with the practical skills and tools they need to lead effectively.

- Turn data into decisions: Develop meaningful people insights, dashboards and reporting; identify trends and translate data into clear recommendations for leaders and the wider People & Talent team.

- Partner on performance and growth: Partner with leaders in your designated divisions on performance planning, feedback, reviews, development and promotion discussions, ensuring a consistent and thoughtful approach across the organisation.

- Lead People initiatives: Take ownership of selected cross-organisational People projects, working collaboratively across the People & Talent team to turn ideas into effective, scalable solutions.

- Make practical use of AI: Identify and apply suitable AI-enabled tools to improve analysis, recruitment and everyday People processes, while maintaining sound judgement, data privacy and appropriate human oversight.

Our ideal candidate

Qualifications, experience and skills

- Degree or equivalent higher education in Human Resources, business, organisational psychology or a related field; a recognised Swiss HR qualification is an advantage.

- At least seven years’ relevant HR experience, including substantial experience in a senior People Business Partner or comparable role advising leaders on complex people and organisational topics.

- Strong knowledge of HR practices and Swiss employment law, with the judgement to handle sensitive employee-relations matters fairly, consistently and pragmatically.

- Excellent communication, coaching and influencing skills, with the confidence to challenge constructively and engage credibly with senior stakeholders.

- Demonstrated experience using people data to produce actionable insights, alongside practical experience in recruitment and leadership or talent development; experience in a technology-driven, regulated or scaling organisation is an advantage.

- Confidence using AI-enabled tools in HR or business contexts, with a practical understanding of data quality, confidentiality, responsible use and the importance of human judgement.

- Fluent spoken and written English is essential; German is an advantage.

Personal profile

- A self-aware and empathetic People professional who builds trust quickly and brings sound judgement, discretion and cultural awareness.

- Warm, approachable and collaborative, while able to set clear expectations and address difficult topics directly and respectfully.

- Structured, dependable and comfortable taking ownership, with the ability to balance strategic thinking and hands-on delivery across several priorities.

- Curious, adaptable and resilient, with the confidence to work through ambiguity and make progress in a dynamic, technology-driven environment.

- Analytical and commercially aware, with a healthy interest in new technology and the ability to combine data, context and human judgement when making recommendations.

- A genuine team player who cares about and supports colleagues, brings a low-ego mindset and focuses on getting things done together.

Our Offer

Joining Sygnum means being part of a dynamic, global team that is building a trusted gateway between the traditional and digital asset economies. Working at Sygnum, you will experience our fast-paced, exciting work environment that embraces meritocracy, collaboration and open communication. Alongside our ambitious long-term mission, we also come together to mark important milestones and annual crypto-industry anniversaries such as Bitcoin Pizza Day and regularly celebrate at themed company events as part of our journey to shape Future Finance.

Sygnum offers a range of benefits to all team members. These include:

- Participation in our entrepreneurial incentive scheme from day one

- Hybrid working, with up to two days per week working from home and three days in the office

- Option to work remotely from approved countries for up to 20 days per year

- Access to mentoring and buddy programmes

- Option to purchase additional annual leave through our FlexY Days programme

- One-month fully paid sabbatical after five years of continuous employment

If you are passionate about the potential of blockchain to shape Future Finance and your profile is a good fit for this position, please send us your CV today!