Head of HR Operations & Payroll

Shape the Future of Motorsport with Audi Revolut F1® Team

As the official factory team of Audi entering the FIA Formula 1 World Championship in 2026, we are building a legacy across three key locations. While our power unit is developed in Neuburg, Germany, and our chassis is engineered in Hinwil, Switzerland, our presence in Bicester, United Kingdom, places us at the heart of 'Motorsport Valley'. We seek individuals with the mindset of an athlete—those who view limits as challenges to be overcome—to bring Vorsprung durch Technik to Formula 1 and make motorsport history.

Your Mission

Based at Audi Motorsport AG in Hinwil, Switzerland, this role reports directly to the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). You will lead the HR Operations & Payroll team, ensuring strong operational governance while driving continuous improvement, digitalisation, and process efficiency. As the key subject matter expert, you will combine technical payroll expertise with functional leadership to achieve operational excellence.

• Leadership & Team Management: Lead, coach, and develop a team of 3–4 HR Operations & Payroll specialists, ensuring clear responsibilities, effective workload allocation, high service standards, and business continuity.
• Payroll Management: Hold overall accountability for the end-to-end monthly payroll process for approximately 900 employees based in Hinwil, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant delivery.
• Payroll Compliance & Expertise: Ensure compliance with Swiss payroll, taxation, and social security legislation, including AHV, IV, EO, ALV, BVG, and UVG. Act as the senior escalation point for complex payroll and international employee matters.
• International Coordination: Collaborate with HR counterparts in Neuburg, Germany, and Bicester, UK, on international hires and transfers, including the assessment and coordination of social security and tax implications.
• HR Operations & Employee Lifecycle: Oversee the quality and delivery of HR administration, including employment contracts, employee documentation, master data management, and all employee lifecycle processes from onboarding to offboarding.
• Governance & Internal Controls: Establish and maintain robust operational processes, internal controls, and risk management standards to ensure compliance with legal requirements and internal policies.
• Financial Reporting & Controlling: Oversee monthly and year-end payroll closing, reconciliations, statutory reporting, and audit requirements. Support personnel cost budgeting and forecasting in collaboration with Finance and Controlling, including reporting in accordance with FIA financial guidelines.
• Systems & Digitalisation: Drive the development and optimisation of HR systems and processes, including SAP HCM and SAP SuccessFactors. Lead the HR Operations & Payroll workstream within the SAP SuccessFactors implementation, ensuring appropriate business requirements, testing, and operational readiness.
• Stakeholder Management: Partner closely with the CHRO, HR Business Partners, Finance, Controlling, and international HR colleagues to provide expert advice and consistent, service-oriented support to managers and employees.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify and implement opportunities to standardise, simplify, and automate HR operational processes to improve service quality and ensure scalable, efficient delivery.

Your Profile

• Higher education qualification in Human Resources, Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• Advanced certification as a Payroll Specialist or CAS Payroll Expert, or equivalent professional qualification.
• Substantial experience in payroll management and HR operations, including responsibility for complex payroll environments and team leadership.
• Fluency in English and German, both written and spoken.
• Proven ability to lead, develop, and motivate a specialist team.
• Strong expertise in Swiss payroll, social security legislation, taxation, and year-end processes.
• Sound understanding of HR administration, employee lifecycle management, personnel costs, and financial controls.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and SAP HCM; experience with SAP SuccessFactors and HR system implementations is an advantage.
• Strong analytical, organisational, and problem-solving skills, combined with excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to advise senior management and collaborate across functions.
• High level of integrity, discretion, and professionalism, with a proactive and solution-oriented approach.