About Zytomics
Zytomics is a manufacturer of products, solutions and systems for clinical cancer diagnostics. It covers the tissue-based diagnostic workflow for pathology and cytogenetics labs, from reagents and stain automation to digital imaging and analysis.
The portfolio includes in-situ hybridisation (ISH), immunohistochemistry (IHC) and microarray products, plus imaging and analysis solutions. The goal is to give pathologists the products and expertise they need for a precise and reliable cancer diagnosis.
The role
Zytomics is hiring a VP HR to own the global HR agenda. Reporting directly into the CEO, this person will support organic growth in the country entities, lead HR in acquisitions and integrations, shape the organisation and build an HR infrastructure that is ready for investor and due diligence requests at any time. This is a newly created role in the organization.
Key responsibilities
- M&A & integration: lead HR due diligence and the HR workstream of Day-1 and 100-day integration plans.
- Restructuring & organisation: design restructuring programmes in line with local employment law and build lean, scalable structures.
- Reporting & governance: maintain HR reporting and compliance documentation, ready for investor and data room requests.
- HR systems: implement or consolidate a group-wide HRIS (e.g. Personio or comparable) with clean master data.
- Pay transparency: ensure compliance with the German Pay Transparency Act and implement the EU Pay Transparency Directive (EU 2023/970).
- Compensation & benefits: harmonise structures across country and legal systems, with group-wide grading and salary bands.
- Talent & employer brand: run talent management, succession planning and retention for key positions, and strengthen employer branding.
- Team leadership: lead the HR team across Germany and Israel (4 HR team members, including 3 in Germany and 1 in Israel).
Requirements
Key requirements
- Master's degree or equivalent in HR, business administration, business law, psychology or a comparable field.
- 12 to 15 years’ of HR experience, including several years at VP or Head-of level.
- Experience in private equity portfolio companies, ideally across several phases of an investment cycle (growth, buy-and-build, professionalisation).
- Several years of hands-on operational responsibility in M&A integration.
- Experience in restructuring projects, including negotiations with employee representative bodies.
- Experience leading HR across several countries and cultures in a matrix organisation.
- Experience implementing or migrating HRIS systems (e.g. Personio, SAP SuccessFactors, Workday), ideally with an international rollout.
- Solid knowledge of the German Pay Transparency Act and the EU Pay Transparency Directive, including pay equity analyses, gender pay gap reporting and grading systems.
- Fluent German and English.
Personal attributes
- Entrepreneurial mindset with strong results and execution orientation.
- Resilience and composure under uncertainty and time pressure.
- Strong communication and negotiation skills at all levels.
- Hands-on mentality combined with strategic foresight.
- High intercultural competence.