Regional HR Lead, Nordics

Regional HR Lead, The Nordics

Our preferred location for this role is Gothenburg, Sweden. However, we are also open to applications who want to be based in Stockholm

The role will be responsible for the successful implementation and delivery of core HR processes and HR projects/initiatives in the Nordic countries, leading a team of HR professionals on the ground. Recognized as a subject matter expert on a variety of Human Resources related topics, the successful candidate will be accountable for effective consultancy and operational support to employees and managers as well as operational service delivery.

About the Role

The successful candidate will:

• Analyse the business to identify and recommend HR priorities to support the business agenda. Providing direction and staff management to HR team, ensuring activities are focused on key business issues and that an effective operational service is provided.
• Provide direction and staff management to HR team, ensuring activities are focused on key business issues and that an effective operational service is provided.
• Develop local HR solutions, where required.
• Review and guide on wider HR activities or initiatives generated by central or global groups.  Liaising with these groups to ensure they are aware of local requirements.
• Support all employee lifecycle related processes from Hire to Retire (such as hiring, onboarding, end of employment)
• Ensure a consistent approach to HR activities and initiatives within regional and global policies/legal requirements, whilst adhering to local statutory requirements and legislation.
• Provide direction to the business on all matters associated with staff and coach management teams to enhance individual and team capability in areas of HR operations activity, such as cyclical HR processes.
• Help design and implement company policies
• Participate in regional or global projects, as required.

About You

• Degree Level and/or HR/Business qualification
• 5+ years of HR management experience ideally in a global or regional matrix organization
• Strong knowledge of Swedish labour laws and regulations
• Proactive, with a focus on superb service delivery and problem-solving attitude
• Able to effectively manage a demanding workload and multiple priorities
• Strong communication and teamwork skills
• Fluent spoken and written English; German and/or fluency a distinct advantage

Job Description Summary

Provides more complex operational consultancy to employees, middle and senior managers with limited direction. Leads significant projects and develops local HR solutions. Manages medium to high complexity ER cases.  Regular exposure to senior leadership.

The Role will be reporting to the Regional Head of HR, Continental Europe, Middle East & Africa, and be based in Gothenburg / Stockholm, Sweden.

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What's in it For You?

You will join our inclusive culture of world-class talent, where we are committed to your personal and professional growth through:

• Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected

• Wellbeing: Comprehensive benefit plans; flexible and supportive benefits for work-life balance: flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days Off; work from another location for up to a total of 8 weeks in a year, 4 of those weeks can be out of the country and the remaining in the country, Headspace app subscription; retirement, savings, tuition reimbursement, and employee incentive programs; resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.

• Culture: Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for equality, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, work-life balance, and more.

• Learning & Development: LinkedIn Learning access; internal Talent Marketplace with opportunities to work on projects cross-company; Ten Thousand Coffees Thomson Reuters café networking.

• Social Impact: Ten employee-driven Business Resource Groups; two paid volunteer days annually; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives for local and global impact.

• Purpose Driven Work: We have a sup