HR Generalist, EMEA

At Snowflake, we are powering the era of the agentic enterprise. To usher in this new era, we seek AI-native thinkers across every function who are energized by the opportunity to reinvent how they work. You don’t just use tools; you possess an innate curiosity, treating AI as a high-trust collaborator that is core to how you solve problems and accelerate your impact.

We look for low-ego individuals who thrive in dynamic and fast-moving environments and move with an experimental mindset — who rapidly test emerging capabilities to discover simpler, more powerful ways to deliver results. At Snowflake, your role isn't just to execute a function, but to help redefine the future of how work gets done.

Snowflake is seeking a results-oriented People Advisor to provide comprehensive HR support across our EMEA region. Based in our Zurich office (with some in-office attendance required), you will be a key partner to the EMEA People Partner team, People COEs, and business stakeholders.

This role involves advising and supporting managers and employees on a wide spectrum of activities across the entire employee lifecycle, from onboarding through offboarding.

The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment and possesses a strong interest in making a significant impact across critical business areas. They must have experience collaborating with global stakeholders in a matrix, multicultural setting and a proven ability to coach and develop first-line leaders.

An understanding of the technology sector is highly desirable, as is the ability to influence client groups and managers through data-driven insights and strong relationship building. This role reports the Principle People Partner EMEA.

What You Will Do

• Act as a trusted first point of contact for employees and first-line managers, advising on HR policies, processes, and day-to-day People matters
• Triage and manage employee relations issues, including performance concerns, investigations, and workplace issues, escalating where appropriate
• Coach and support managers to build confidence and capability in performance management, employee relations, and team effectiveness
• HR Operations & Compliance
• Deliver accurate and timely HR operational support across the employee lifecycle
• Advise on terms and conditions of employment and support leave of absence (LOA) processes across multiple EMEA countries
• Partner with Payroll to ensure accurate and timely inputs (e.g. leave, terminations, allowances)
• Ensure HR practices are aligned with local labor laws and internal policies, maintaining a high standard of compliance
• Programs & Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Partner closely with People Partners, Centres of Excellence (COEs), and regional teams to deliver consistent, high-quality People programs
• Drive adoption and effective implementation of People initiatives, policies, and tools across client groups
• Contribute to regional and global People projects, bringing a practical and scalable perspective
• Insights & Continuous Improvement
• Analyze People data (e.g. attrition, performance, engagement) to identify trends and recommend actionable solutions
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, enhance the employee experience, and increase operational efficiency
• Build knowledge across multiple People disciplines through ongoing collaboration and learning

WHAT YOU WILL BRING

(The Ideal People Advisor)Experience: 4+ years of progressive HR experience, including direct support to managers and employees across the employee lifecycleEMEA Knowledge: Working knowledge of various EMEA employment practices is a significant advantage.

Stakeholder Management: Exceptional ability to develop and maintain effective relationships across all levels of the organization and with diverse client groups.

Change Management: Proven ability to support and drive People initiatives and change management processes throughout the organization.

Proactive & Consultative: Highly proactive, with the ability to anticipate business needs and provide leaders with well-thought-out alternatives and options.

Problem Solving: Strong diagnostic and resolution skills for performance management and employee relations issues.

Communication & Influence: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, along with strong interpersonal, process, and influence skills.

Data & Presentation

Skills

• Ability to collect, analyze, and synthesize data to prepare insightful, senior-level presentations.
• Flexibility & Collaboration: Experience working effectively with both onsite and distributed teams, demonstrating a high degree of flexibility and adaptability.
• Lanugage skills: Professional proficiency in one or both German and French
• Snowflake is growing fast, and we’re scaling our team to help enable and accelerate our growth.
• We are looking for people who share our values, challenge ordinary thinking, and push the pace of innovation while building a future for themselves and Snowflake.
• How do you want to make your impact?
• For jobs located in the United States, please visit the job posting on the Snowflake Careers Site for salary and benefits information: careers.snowflake.com