Community Manager

Location: Lausanne, Switzerland
Work model: Onsite / Full time
Contract type / duration: Permanent

Start date: January 1, 2027

Deadline for applications: October 7, 2026

Shape the future through scientific breakthroughs and innovation

As a Community Manager at Nestlé Research, your mission is to strengthen employee engagement, belonging, and connection across Nestlé Research and the wider Research and Development community. You-ll make a difference by collaborating closely with employees, leaders, sites, functions, and communities.

How you-ll make an impact as a Community Manager

• Strengthening employee engagement and belonging through meaningful initiatives that connect people across sites and communities.
• Creating engaging communication moments, campaigns, events, and digital content that inspire participation and shared purpose.
• Listening to employees and turning community insights (e.g. through surveys) into relevant actions that improve the employee experience.
• Building trusted relationships with stakeholders at all levels to connect people needs with business priorities.
• Facilitating conversations and translating complex topics into clear, accessible messages that build understanding and momentum.
• Delivering initiatives with structure, creativity, and quality to create visible impact for employees and the organization.

What will make you successful

• Bringing strong experience in employee engagement, internal communications, community management, events, or related community-building fields.

• Applying creativity, storytelling, and digital communication skills to design engaging formats, campaigns, and content.

• Using strong project management and organizational skills to deliver several initiatives in parallel with quality and impact.

• Collaborating confidently with diverse stakeholders, including leaders, while influencing with diplomacy and a solution-oriented mindset.

• Communicating fluently in English; working proficiency in French is a strong asset.

• Bringing collaboration, fresh thinking, bold questions, respect, and a positive, wellbeing-oriented mindset, to create shared value.

At Nestlé Research, we place people at the core of everything we do

Our benefits are designed to support your growth and wellbeing, so you can thrive at work and in life:

• Flexible working options, including hybrid work possibilities (for office based roles)
• Paid holidays beyond legal requirements
• Learning and development opportunities to grow your career
• Performance based bonus
• Healthcare contribution and access to the Employee Assistance Program
• Strong employer contribution to your pension plan
• Generous parental leave and comprehensive family support solutions
• Attractive employee discounts across various products and services

What to expect from our hiring process

We are committed to an inclusive and respectful hiring experience and are happy to provide reasonable accommodations if needed. Our workplaces are fully accessible and supported by a strong safety culture, with modern installations and procedures to ensure a safe environment for everyone.

The hiring process typically includes an interview with Talent Acquisition, an interview with the hiring team, and final discussions and offer. Depending on the role, a video assessment may be included.We review applications as they are received and close the role once a strong list of relevant candidates is identified, so we encourage you to apply early. All information is treated confidentially.

Stay vigilant: Nestlé will only contact candidates via official company email addresses and will never ask for payments or sensitive personal information at any stage of the hiring process.

Ready to #BreakthroughTogether?

Apply now and shape the future through scientific breakthroughs and innovation.

Lausanne, CH