English-speaking jobs in Lucerne
- 169 open roles list English as a requirement
- 36 need no German (21%)
- 23 posted in the last 7 days, by 90 employers
- Updated 2 Nov 2026
Video Event Technician
AuvisoEnglish + GermanMid-level80–100%20 days ago
Video Event Technician
Auviso
What you would do
- Setting up and dismantling event technology in domestic and international locations.
- Programming and operating the deployed technology.
- Independently executing orders according to the project manager's specifications.
- Supporting planning and technical decisions.
Skills
Video TechnologyEvent Technology SetupAV ProgrammingMultimedia ElectronicsTechnical Support
HR Generalist
PersEnglish + GermanJunior35 days ago
HR Generalist
Pers
What you would do
- Support the onboarding and offboarding process of employees.
- Help develop the onboarding process.
- Participate in HR training for new employees.
- Create and process employment contracts and other personnel administrative documents.
- Write interim and work references in Abacus and Workday.
- Adapt and update job descriptions.
Skills
HR AdministrationOnboarding/OffboardingEmployment ContractsWorkdayAbacus
Financial Reporting and Controlling Senior Specialist
OrganEnglish onlySenior
Financial Reporting and Controlling Senior Specialist
Organ
What you would do
- Own preparation and delivery of statutory financial statements under Swiss GAAP, Swiss GAAP FER, and IFRS.
- Act as trusted finance partner to business leaders, controllership teams, tax specialists, and external stakeholders.
- Lead external audit activities and coordinate audit execution.
- Support monthly close activities and ensure accurate financial reporting.
- Partner with the Tax Manager and Entity Controllers on key financial and business matters.
- Lead legal entity integration activities and support new business initiatives.
Skills
Swiss GAAP FERIFRSStatutory Financial ReportingExternal Audit ManagementMonthly Close
Director
Jörg LienertEnglish + GermanLead80–100%20 days ago
Director
Jörg Lienert
What you would do
- Lead the organization's human resources, finance, and operations.
- Implement strategy with the general management team, balancing mission, impact, and economic viability.
- Prepare and follow up on statutory body work.
- Represent Caritas Suisse to authorities, political leaders, partner organizations, donors, the public, and media.
- Develop and strengthen national and international networks.
- Lead change processes and drive innovation.
Skills
P&L ManagementNon-Profit ManagementChange ManagementStrategic PlanningStakeholder Management
Porter
HERMITAGEEnglish + German80–100%
Porter
HERMITAGE
What you would do
- Welcome and personally support hotel guests from first contact to aftercare.
- Handle guest arrivals, luggage, and general guest assistance.
- Contribute ideas to the team.
- Work flexibly across hotel operations.
Skills
Guest ReceptionHotel Guest ServicesLuggage HandlingFront Desk Support
Regress Management Specialist
WascosaEnglish + GermanMid-level
Regress Management Specialist
Wascosa
What you would do
- Process open regress cases in a timely manner according to AVV.
- Communicate with third parties, EVUs, workshops, renters, and insurers regarding regress cases.
- Coordinate closely with internal teams (ECMII+III, Technical Field Service).
- Coordinate with Finance and Internal Sales.
- Create invoice templates for financial accounting and specifications for cost allocation to the responsible parties.
- Continuously update knowledge of wagon technology and AVV regulations, especially Chapter V.
Skills
Regress ManagementAVV RegulationsWagon TechnologyRail FreightClaim Management
Key Account Manager B2B
Salt BusinessEnglish + GermanMid-level14 days ago
Key Account Manager B2B
Salt Business
What you would do
- Acquire new SME customers (50–500 employees) in Central Switzerland.
- Expand and develop the customer portfolio through relationship management, cross-/upselling, and loyalty.
- Coordinate with internal teams (PreSales, Service, Partners) for customer support.
- Conduct market and competitor analysis.
- Identify upsell and cross-sell potential.
- Manage sales and CRM.
Skills
B2B SalesNew Customer AcquisitionKey Account ManagementCross-SellingUpselling
Financial and Administration Clerk
PersigoEnglish + GermanMid-level80–100%116 days ago
Financial and Administration Clerk
Persigo
What you would do
- Managing financial accounting for client companies.
- Processing payroll, accounts payable, and accounts receivable.
- Preparing tax returns for natural and legal persons.
- Preparing annual financial statements, VAT returns, and supporting audits.
- Drafting tax appeals or tax rulings.
- Administrative support in restructurings, company valuations, and founding.
Skills
Financial AccountingPayroll ProcessingAccounts PayableAccounts ReceivableTax Returns
Intern Global Distribution
AdidasEnglish onlyJuniorHybrid11 days ago
Intern Global Distribution
Adidas
What you would do
- Support the exploration of emerging technologies, AI applications and digital innovation opportunities to identify practical solutions for Global Distribution Excellence challenges.
- Contribute to the design, testing and enhancement of digital products and analytics solutions by gathering requirements, mapping business processes, validating functionality and collecting user feedback.
- Support the maintenance and evolution of GDE standards, playbooks, dashboards and knowledge assets, helping improve governance, transparency and adoption across the global distribution network.
Skills
Power BIMicrosoft Power PlatformData AnalyticsAI ApplicationsProcess Mapping
Project Manager
Rockwell AutomationEnglish onlySeniorHybrid
Project Manager
Rockwell Automation
What you would do
- Lead execution of assigned projects to achieve customer schedule, margin, and quality objectives.
- Manage project scope, schedule, budget, risks, and stakeholder expectations across the project lifecycle.
- Forecast and report project resource requirements and financial performance.
- Apply advanced project management principles, tools, and scheduling techniques.
- Manage individual projects or a portfolio of up to 20 concurrent projects.
- Administer subcontractors and suppliers, including labor-based and fixed-price deliverables.
Skills
Project ManagementBudget ManagementRisk ManagementScheduling TechniquesChange Order Negotiation
Sales Assistant
InditexEnglish or GermanJunior5 days ago
Sales Assistant
Inditex
What you would do
- Advise customers and create an inviting shopping experience.
- Process sales and returns.
- Prepare online orders.
- Maintain order in the sales area and warehouse.
- Support daily business operations.
Skills
Customer AdvisorySales ProcessingReturns HandlingOnline Order PreparationMerchandising
Revenue Management Analyst
Sazerac CompanyEnglish onlyMid-levelHybrid3 days ago
Revenue Management Analyst
Sazerac Company
What you would do
- Support development and execution of Revenue Management strategies through market and portfolio analysis, competitive intelligence, and pricing assessments.
- Analyze market and business performance data to identify, quantify, and recommend revenue growth opportunities.
- Monitor pricing strategy execution and Revenue Management KPIs, identify performance gaps, and recommend corrective actions.
- Support periodic pricing strategy reviews and develop pricing standards, promotional guidelines, and Revenue Management frameworks.
- Collaborate with Sales, Brand, Marketing, Category, and Finance to translate business needs into analytical solutions.
- Develop and enhance analytical dashboards and reporting for pricing decisions and performance monitoring.
Skills
Revenue ManagementPricing StrategyCompetitive IntelligencePortfolio AnalysisAdvanced Analytics
Master's thesis on evolutionary dynamics and/or ecosystem functioning of subarctic lakes in Greenland
EawagEnglish onlyJunior7 days ago
Master's thesis on evolutionary dynamics and/or ecosystem functioning of subarctic lakes in Greenland
Eawag
What you would do
- Process biological samples from subarctic lakes in Southern Greenland.
- Analyze existing environmental datasets.
- Investigate how environmental conditions and predator communities shape lake biodiversity and ecosystem functioning.
- Study evolution of stickleback and/or copepods, community dynamics of littoral macroinvertebrates and/or zooplankton, or ecosystem dynamics such as productivity, nutrient cycling, and food-web structure.
- Work with microscopy and taxonomic identification if community-focused.
- Develop specific research question and methods jointly with the supervisory team.
Skills
R Statistical AnalysisMicroscopyTaxonomic IdentificationFreshwater EcologyBiodiversity Assessment
Production Supervisor and Production Engineer
KUERZIEnglish onlySenior
Production Supervisor and Production Engineer
KUERZI
What you would do
- Lead and supervise assigned PO departments in line with EASA Part 21G.
- Measure, monitor and report KPIs for the assigned site.
- Plan capacity against competences and workload and identify skill training needs.
- Ensure serviceability of facilities, machines, tools and measurement equipment.
- Act as technical counterpart to the engineering organisation.
- Define how products will be manufactured/assembled and drive continuous improvement.
Skills
EASA Part 21GKPI ReportingCapacity PlanningContinuous ImprovementProduction Engineering
International Billing & Collections Account Manager
OVAG InternationalEnglish onlyMid-level85%Hybrid
International Billing & Collections Account Manager
OVAG International
What you would do
- Contact debtors and insurers worldwide to negotiate settlements and establish payment plans.
- Submit and follow up on insurance claims to ensure timely resolution.
- Conduct a high volume of outbound collection calls (~85% of working time).
- Research debtor information using specialized databases and obtain updated contact details.
- Document all collection activity clearly and accurately.
- Resolve disputes and act as the link between creditors and debtors.
Skills
Debt CollectionInsurance Claims ProcessingSettlement NegotiationPayment Plan ArrangementDebtor Research
Security Specialist Asylum Affairs
SecuritasEnglish or GermanJunior40–60%
Security Specialist Asylum Affairs
Securitas
What you would do
- Performing surveillance and access control in an asylum center.
- Carrying out various patrol services.
- Intervening when necessary to ensure the safety of applicants and the public.
- Maintaining order, security, and calm within and outside the accommodation.
- Working shifts 24/7.
Skills
Access ControlSurveillancePatrol ServicesSecurity OperationsShift Work
Cleaning and Kitchen Assistant
ClubGolfEnglish or GermanJunior100%3 days ago
Cleaning and Kitchen Assistant
ClubGolf
What you would do
- Cleaning of the entire premises including kitchens, restaurants, lockers, showers, and public areas.
- Assistance in the office and cold kitchen.
- Dishwashing.
Skills
Facility CleaningCold Kitchen AssistanceDishwashingOffice Assistance
Product Quality Manager
GWFEnglish + GermanMid-level
Product Quality Manager
GWF
What you would do
- Ensuring product quality according to standards, specifications, and customer/regulatory requirements.
- Conducting inspections, tests, and process-accompanying quality checks (FAI, PVT) on raw materials and finished products.
- Processing customer and supplier complaints including error analyses, 8D reports, and corrective measures.
- Performing structured root cause analyses (RCA, 5-Why, Ishikawa) and implementing CAPA measures.
- Developing and implementing quality control and process control methods (MSA, calibration).
- Collaborating with interdisciplinary teams on product design, manufacturing processes, and new product introductions.
Skills
Quality Management Systems (ISO 9001/14001)FMEAPPAP8D Problem SolvingSPC
Fiduciary Accountant
SchöpferEnglish + GermanMid-level100%
Fiduciary Accountant
Schöpfer
What you would do
- Managing client accounting including accounts receivable and payable, partly on-site at clients.
- Preparing interim and annual financial statements.
- Handling VAT returns.
- Managing payroll accounting and payroll administration.
- Preparing tax returns for natural and legal persons.
Skills
Client AccountingAccounts Receivable/PayableFinancial StatementsVAT ReturnsPayroll Accounting
Sales and Guest Service Employee
Lucerne FestivalEnglish + GermanJunior21 days ago
Sales and Guest Service Employee
Lucerne Festival
What you would do
- Acquire and support various customer groups.
- Sell tickets and advise customers on program content at the back office and concert box office.
- Process orders.
- Support development of offers and their billing.
- Handle administrative back-office tasks such as ticket handling, shipping, billing, dunning, and customer database maintenance.
- Support management with customer feedback processing.
Skills
Ticket SalesCustomer AdvisoryOrder ProcessingBilling & DunningCustomer Database Management
How much German you need
All
21%
Junior
27%
Mid-level
12%
Senior
29%
Lead
25%
EnglishEnglish or GermanEnglish + German
Industries
EnglishEnglish + German
- Technology65
- Manufacturing34
- Healthcare32
- Finance29
- Consulting27
- Retail26
Employers
EnglishEnglish + German
- Adidas6
- Eawag4
- Nemensis8
- Sazerac Company2
- Hydroliq2
- Emmi6
Skills
EnglishEnglish + German
- MS Office23
- Project Management15
- Team Leadership13
- Process Optimization9
- Financial Accounting9
- Negotiation8
Seniority and workload
- Junior31%
- Mid-level39%
- Senior23%
- Lead7%
- 100% only28%
- Range up to 100%37%
- Part-time35%
New roles per week
Questions
Can I work in Lucerne without German?
Yes, in 21% of the roles listed here. 36 open roles require English only.
Which employers hire in English?
Adidas, Eawag, Nemensis, Sazerac Company have the most English-only roles open now.
How we count
Open roles in the Lucerne area whose posting lists English as a required language, checked daily. "English only" means no other language is required. Workload is taken from the posting text where stated. Recruitment agencies are excluded from the role sample.