We hire for attitude and train for skills New perspectives

Welcome to the working world of Baur au Lac. We also have a lot to offer our employees. Discover all your benefits and the vacant jobs. Or simply ask our Job Concierge how you can become part of our Family au Lac.

Here you can find our vacancies:

Is your dream job not listed here? Contact our Job Concierge.

Your Job Concierge

If you want to share your fascination for hospitality with us, let's just get talking.Tell us how and where you would like to contribute your talents at Baur au Lac and what your professional plans are. Our Job Concierge will contact you to discuss the possibilities together.

Director of Human Resources

Kathrin Kast

HR Operations Manager

Lea Dannenmayer

HR Assistant

Petra Portilla

Great Place to Work

It is with great pleasure that we get to announce the "Great Place to Work" certification of the Baur au Lac.

This is the first time that our hotel has received this award, and we are very proud to be considered one of the best employers in Switzerland and in our industry. We are convinced that a healthy workplace culture unleashes the full potential of our employees, increases innovative energy, and is ultimately crucial to our success. Receiving this certification shows that we are indeed on the right path.

Do you want to follow this path with us, or know someone who would like to become part of the Baur au Lac family?
Then take a look at our open positions and get in touch with us. We look forward to getting to know you!

Your benefits

What makes us stand out as an employer

Top benefits

Quality comes top of the list of our employment conditions, too. Our employment terms include a host of attractive benefits and 70 tastefully furnished staff rooms at a top location in the heart of Zurich.
Top benefits

Quality comes top of the list of our employment conditions, too. Our employment terms include a host of attractive benefits and 70 tastefully furnished staff rooms at a top location in the heart of Zurich.

At Baur au Lac a familiar and professional atmosphere awaits you.

"Great Place to Work" certified.

We offer our employees staff accommodation in one of Zurich’s prime locations; laundry service included.

Free cleaning service for work clothing.

The staff restaurant offers good quality, affordable meals in a relaxed atmosphere (no flat-rate deduction).

A monthly subsidy of up to CHF 250 toward your health insurance.

Our employees receive attractive discounts at Baur au Lac Vins and further partner companies.

Benefit from discounts at participating Swiss Deluxe hotels.

Great staff events.
Family au Lac

Those who confuse tradition with a stiff working atmosphere will experience their blue (Baur au Lac -) miracle here. Behind the scenes, the atmosphere is personal and familiar.
Family au Lac

Those who confuse tradition with a stiff working atmosphere will experience their blue (Baur au Lac -) miracle here. Behind the scenes, the atmosphere is personal and familiar.

A diverse team with exciting people from over 40 nations awaits you.

A collegial and professional work atmosphere.

Supervisors who take an interest in you.

The management and also the owners of the Baur au Lac are noticeable and open for the concerns of the employees.
Excellent prospects

We nurture talented individuals who are willing to learn and eagerWe attract people who are the best at what they do – in turn, everybody benefits from their knowledge, as well as the regular training we offer.
Excellent prospects

We nurture talented individuals who are willing to learn and eagerWe attract people who are the best at what they do – in turn, everybody benefits from their knowledge, as well as the regular training we offer.

Did you know that more than half of our managerial positions are filled internally?

We organize a wide variety of internal courses and training sessions.

We are proud to offer one of the best onboarding programs in the industry.

We have top professionals overseeing every aspect of the business, enabling new employees to learn their craft alongside the best.

Baur au Lac is worth its weight in gold on any CV.
An exceptional place to work

At Baur au Lac, the glamor factor is high and no two days are the same: we welcome guests from many different countries and cultures, hold distinguished events and uphold the strictest quality standards.
An exceptional place to work

At Baur au Lac, the glamor factor is high and no two days are the same: we welcome guests from many different countries and cultures, hold distinguished events and uphold the strictest quality standards.

We are a veritable melting pot of cultures and traditions.

In providing top quality services and products, our employees put in a performance that is second to none.

We only use highest quality products and rely on fresh ingredients in all our dishes.

Employee engagement is important to us.

Activities and schedules are clear and well-organized in a way that allows us to tweak them where necessary.

Training

The Baur au Lac is an outstanding training company and our apprentices regularly receive awards from the canton.

With the following vocational apprenticeships, we guarantee you an excellent start to your successful career:

Chef EFZ
Hotel specialist EFZ
EFZ catering specialist
EFZ businesswoman/man

Internships

For students of a Swiss hotel management school we offer internships from six months in different areas. Our interns value the experiences and learnings they can take away from their time at Baur au Lac.

Are you our future talent? Then send us your CV with photo, letter of application and school reports.