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Distran
Distran is a fast-growing, award winning, Swiss high technology company producing an extraordinary product: a sensor that literally sees the sounds. Our unique product is used by major global players in Oil and Gas, Chemical, Power and even Space Exploration to detect gas leaks before they become dangerous to either humans or the environment. With strong growth in 35+ countries, our company continues to expand thanks to our amazing people passionate about innovation, climate change and protecting the environment.
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HR Operations Manager (60% - 80%) Zurich, Switzerland
HR Operations Manager (60% - 80%) Zurich, Switzerland
Distran is a fast-growing, award winning, Swiss high technology company producing an extraordinary product: a sensor that literally sees the sounds. Our unique product is used by major global players in Oil and Gas, Chemical, Power and even Space Exploration to detect gas leaks before they become dangerous to either humans or the environment. With strong growth in 35+ countries, our company continues to expand thanks to our amazing people passionate about innovation, climate change and protecting the environment. About the role: This role is for you if you want to immediately see the results of your efforts at a global scale as you will be directly contributing to further structure and streamline HR activities for our company in development. In this role you will work with our entities and partners abroad to establish effective and efficient work processes and solutions for our international employees, in order to deliver a positive and engaging employee experience. In the same time, you will be responsible for the Swiss HR operations activities, assisted part-time by an HR admin specialist and working closely with the HR and Talent Acquisition Manager and the Finance team. Co-ordinate the HR processes within the full employee life cycle (from hiring to separation) with payroll agencies / employers of record for our employees based internationally. Stay up to date on Swiss employment laws & regulations and ensures every day compliance of HR operational processes, employment contracts, etc. Responsible to update employee company policies and where legal / compliance implications exist in Switzerland and Globally for the Distran Group eg working time, absences, etc – in liaison with HR Manager and Finance. Manage every day Swiss HR operations related to employee life cycle (employment contracts, onboarding, registration/de-registration of employees with tax authorities and insurance companies, work permits, absences, etc). Responsible for the payroll processing of our team of 25 Swiss based employees (together with another team member and in collaboration with Finance) Your profile: Completed studies in HR Management or a tertiary education in HR Management Minimum 3 years in a similar role, ideally with exposure to global employee life cycle processes in an international organization In-depth knowledge of Swiss employment law Experience in operating an HR IS software (SuccessFactors, Workday, Abacus, etc) Good Microsoft Excel and Word skills German and English, fluent/ C2 level, are mandatory, both writing and speaking. Fluency in French is highly desirable. What we offer: Growing a team and an engaging work place that bring a ground breaking product to a market best seller is a rewarding social and professional experience. This job is for you if you like to give meaning to your work and have a strong impact on a company and on your continued professional growth. Since the establishment of our offices our employees are also enjoying: - A flexible work environment with remote working days - Competitive compensation package - A central location in the heart of a vibrant neighborhood of Zürich - Engaging and weekly lunches with our small team, sponsored by us – we do like our food over here! Want to join? Please submit your application here.: https://distran.swiss/about/career/hr-operations
Head of Software
Head of Software
Distran is a fast-growing, award winning, Swiss high technology company producing an extraordinary product: a sensor that literally sees the sounds. Our unique product is used by major global players in Oil and Gas, Chemical, Power and even Space Exploration to detect gas leaks before they become dangerous to either humans or the environment. With strong growth in 35+ countries, our company continues to expand thanks to our amazing people passionate about innovation, climate change and protecting the environment. By joining Distran you will join a technology leader in ultrasound imaging and your role will directly contribute to the development of our cutting-edge products. As our Head of Software Engineering you will ensure the quality, security, and reliability of the software and by leading the end-to-end delivery of the team. About the role: - Planning of features and releases, responsible for the software architecture decisions and for the choice of the tech stack. - Assume the role of the Scrum Master - Manage a team of dedicated and talented Software Engineers - Drive the continuous improvements on efficiency, tooling and quality - Develop and optimize new and existing processes within software development - Guide strategic decisions and technology choices - Manage external development projects with suppliers - Continuously hire and mentor the new engineers in the team reporting to you Your profile: - Three or more years of project management experience in Software or Embedded software - There or more years of software development experience - Experience with Agile methodologies (preferably with Scrum) - Excellent leadership skills - you enable others, inspire them and make smart business decisions - Deep expertise in one of our technologies - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills - Able to communicate transparently, effectively, and consistently with all stakeholders - Successfully completed a diploma, bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or a comparable education - Experience with hardware products would be plus. What we offer: Bringing a groundbreaking product from a nice technology to a market best seller is a rewarding social and professional experience. This job is for you if you like to give meaning to your work and have a strong impact on a product and a company, on your professional growth and the growth of your team members. Since the establishment of our offices, our employees are also enjoying: - A flexible work environment with remote working days - Competitive compensation package - A central location in the heart of a vibrant neighborhood of Zürich - Engaging and weekly lunches with our small team, sponsored by us – we do like our food over here! Want to join? Please submit your application here: https://distran.swiss/about/career/head-of-software
Application Engineer
Application Engineer
Distran is a fast-growing, award winning, Swiss high technology company producing an extraordinary product: a sensor that literally sees the sounds. Our unique product is used by major global players in Oil and Gas, Chemical, Power and even Space Exploration to detect gas leaks before they become dangerous to either humans or the environment. With strong growth in 35+ countries, our company continues to expand thanks to our amazing people passionate about innovation, climate change and protecting the environment. Due to strong growth in several territories and due to expansion in our customer base, we are looking for a colleague to join us as Application Engineer. The role will focus on maintaining and increasing customer satisfaction and experience with the Distran products in the after-sales process, by implementing an effective delivery of customer training and technical support. About the role: - Ensure technical training programs fit the needs of the customers – asses specific questions/ needs and create or adapt the necessary training methods, materials and processes. - Organize and conduct internal and external product trainings to customers, sales organization and distributors, either at customer’s site or remotely. - Develop new training materials (presentations, manuals or videos) and further improve existing ones. Managing technical documentation such as User Manuals, Start Guides or FAQ’s. - Support in writing white papers, journal publications, technical competitions, etc. - Gather information collected at customer site about product performance as well as operational market intelligence. - Assure technical support to customers by closely working with the development team Your profile: - Graduated with a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Electronics, Physics, Chemistry or related. - Previous experience in technical customer support is an advantage. - Good technical writing skills. Previous technical and/or scientific publications are beneficial. - Technical training or teaching experience is highly desirable. - Ability to interdisciplinary work across all levels, functions, and regions. - Driven by helping others, customer focused and a problem solver. - Composure, ability to deal with customer complaints in a diplomat way. - Good organization skills and flexibility- ability to work under pressure and handle multiple tasks with different priorities to cope with deadlines and competing demands. - Language: fluent in English and German (verbal and writing). French or other European languages are a plus. - Willingness to travel abroad approximatively 20% of the time. - Driving license. What we offer: Bringing a groundbreaking product from a nice technology to a market best seller is a rewarding social and professional experience. This job is for you if you like to give meaning to your work and have a strong impact on a product, on a company and on your professional growth. Thanks to the support offered in your role by highly experienced and established global teams in Sales, Marketing as well as in Customer Training and Support, you will be able to solve real customer needs while having exposure to multiple customers and industries and while working with hi-tech technology. Besides a competitive package, you will have the opportunity to grow with the company or in a further role in Sales, Product Management, Product Marketing as well as in Training and Development. Since the establishment of our offices our employees are also enjoying: - A flexible work environment with remote working days - Competitive compensation package - A central location in the heart of a vibrant neighborhood of Zürich - Engaging and weekly lunches with our small team, sponsored by us – we do like our food over here! Want to join? Please submit your application here: https://distran.swiss/about/career/customer-training-eng
