HR Director (f/m/d)
Kyanhealth
| Company | Kyanhealth |
| Category | HR & Recruiting |
| Location | REMOTE |
| Remote | Remote |
| Employment | Not stated |
| Level | Director |
| Salary | Not stated by the employer |
| Posted | 21 Jul 2026 |
| Last verified | 11 Aug 2026 |
| Source | Employer ATS (ashby) |
Description
ABOUT US:
We are one of the fastest-growing advanced Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and mental wellbeing platforms in the world. Founded in Switzerland in 2021, we support more than 3 million covered lives across 90+ countries, trusted by market-leading multinational enterprises and backed at Series A by Swisscom Ventures, Amplo, and GreyMatter Capital.
Our team of 35 individuals of 15+ nationalities is employed directly through our legal entities in Germany, Switzerland, and the US (Texas, Rhode Island, Florida), via Employer of Record (EOR) partners in Canada, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, South Africa, Denmark and the UK, and through freelancers in Pakistan and other locations.
SOME THINGS WE’RE PROUD OF
- 🧠 Building an industry leading solution for mental well-being
- 🌎 300.000+ users across 90+ countries
- 🤝 Partnered with 200+ licensed psychologists and coaches
- 💲 €15M+ venture capital raised from renowned investors
- 🎁 Awesome benefits, including unlimited access to our Comprehensive Mental Health App
About The Role
You own the operational backbone of a multi-entity, multi-country employer: full compliance with local regulations everywhere we employ people, flawless payroll and benefits, management of our EOR partners, and a structured hiring process across countries. You run it hands-on and end to end, and you report directly to the CEO. You're supported by a part-time recruiter and a dedicated office manager (0.4 FTE), so sourcing and office management are off your plate. The focus is execution, not culture and strategy work. This role is about making a complex international setup run flawlessly.
What You'll do
- Own employment compliance: Full compliance with local regulations across our own entities, EOR markets, and freelance engagements. Contracts, policies, working time, terminations, statutory obligations.
- Oversee payroll and benefits: Accurate, on-time payroll across all entities and providers. Benefits administered end to end with Finance and external providers. Audit-ready at all times.
- Manage the EOR setup: Service quality, cost, onboarding and offboarding, and the call on when a market moves from an EOR to our own entity.
- Steer recruiting operations across countries: A structured, results-focused process in every market: clear stages, disciplined timelines, compliant offers and contracts. We have an experienced dedicated part time recruiting freelancer who runs sourcing and pipeline execution; you own the planning, offers, and contracts.
Who We're Looking For
- You've owned the function: You ran HR operations end to end at an early-stage, VC-backed startup, reporting to a Head of People or equivalent, ideally including EOR management.
- Structured and results-focused: You keep multi-country hiring processes on track without dropping a step. Process discipline without bureaucracy.
- German, strong on labor law: Fluent German speaker with working knowledge of German and Swiss labor law at a minimum.
- Great across cultures: You work naturally in a team of 15+ nationalities across three continents.
- Built for ambiguity: Incomplete context doesn't slow you down. You structure the mess, decide, and deliver.
How We Work (Our Values)
- Own the Uncertainty: We move fast and thrive with incomplete context. For us, ownership means naming what you don’t know, bringing the right people into the room, and executing a path forward. You don't wait for a perfect playbook—you write it.
- Show Up When It Matters: Real high-performance is sustainable. Pretending every day requires 100% capacity leads to burnout, and we don't play corporate theater. But when a critical milestone arrives—a major client launch, a tight deadline, or a teammate in need—you bring everything you've got. Knowing the difference is the job.
- Earn Trust Through Execution: Titles and tenure don't grant trust; consistent behavior does. We build trust daily