Sr HR Generalist

Position Summary

As an HR Generalist at Coherent Sweden, you will play a key role in supporting managers and employees across a wide range of HR topics. This role is both strategic and hands-on, requiring a proactive individual who can drive HR initiatives while managing day-to-day operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary HR contact for managers on all HR-related matters.
• Lead and execute HR processes including:
  • Recruitment, onboarding, and offboarding
  • Acting as the liaison with recruiting agencies
  • Managing rehabilitation and personal matters
  • Driving engagement and culture initiatives
  • Handling work environment and rehabilitation issues, including conducting exit interviews
  • Supporting labor law compliance and union negotiations
• Deliver HR training sessions for managers and employees.
• Manage HR administration tasks, including acting as a superuser in Oracle (Recruiting) and overseeing employment documentation.
• Lead and contribute to HR projects.

Collaboration

• Provide HR support to Coherent Sweden’s management team.
• Collaborate closely with the employer organization, union representatives (e.g., Unionen), payroll providers, corporate HR, and external recruitment partners.

Decision-Making Authority

• [No specific decision-making or signatory authority defined.]

Leadership Responsibilities

• [No direct reports or formal leadership responsibilities defined.]

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Human Resources or a related field.
• Minimum 2–3 years of experience in a similar HR generalist role.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong knowledge of HR systems and Microsoft Office.
• Fluent in both Swedish and English, written and spoken.
• Expertise in recruitment, rehabilitation, employee relations, work environment regulations, and labor law.

Personal Attributes

• High level of personal maturity and integrity.
• Independent, flexible, and proactive.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships and communicate effectively.
• Structured and solution-oriented with specialist knowledge in HR practices.

Drives and is operational in:  

Recruitment – On-boarding and Off-boarding 

Contact person to recruiting agencies 

Rehabilitation and Personal matters 

Engagement and Culture 

Performance Management and Development 

Labor law and Union negotiations 

Develops HR- processes and routines, responsible 

Runs HR-trainings to managers and employees.  

HR-admin:  employment administration etc. 

Drives HR-projects 

 

Minimum 10 years experience in HR Generalist role or similair

Bachlelor degree in HR

Coherent is a global leader in lasers, engineered materials and networking components. We are a vertically integrated manufacturing company that develops innovative products for diversified applications in the industrial, optical communications, military, life sciences, semiconductor equipment, and consumer markets. Coherent provides a comprehensive career development platform within an environment that challenges employees to perform at their best, while rewarding excellence and hard-work through a competitive compensation program. It's an exciting opportunity to work for a company that offers stability, longevity and growth. Come Join Us!

Note to recruiters and employment agencies: We will not pay for unsolicited resumes from recruiters and employment agencies unless we have a signed agreement and have required assistance, in writing, for a specific opening.