Country HR Manager, Nordics

Your candidacy is currently being considered for a requisition for an Alight Inc group company. As you may be aware, Alight has announced intent to divest its Payroll & Professional Services business to HIG Capital. After the transaction closes, this position will be aligned to the new Payroll & Professional Services owned by HIG Capital (‘Divested Group’). By applying for this position which will be with the Divested Group company, you understand and agree to the information you submitted for your application with Alight being shared with the Divested Group company. In addition, if you are made an offer of employment, it will be contingent on your undergoing and successfully completing a background check consistent with the Divested Group company employment policies.

Position: Country HR Manager, Nordics

Location: Europe (fully remote)

THE ROLE

Objective

Key focus will be to provide HR management and to support the Nordic region-mainly Sweden, Denmark, and Finland within a Matrix organization. The HR Manager must understand business unit goals, provide professional HR solutions, and consistently and effectively deploy HR policies.

Responsibilities:

HR Planning

• Develop a medium to long term HR plan, integrating the people and organizational priorities of the business area with agreed business goals.
• Liaise closely with the business throughout the planning process, and provides support for enhancing business activities
• Act as an enabler to building a robust resource planning and succession strategy.

Organizational Effectiveness

• Provide a source of challenge, advice and coaching to line management colleagues to deliver on going improvements in organizational effectiveness and to achieve desired cultural change.
• Drive a high-performance culture by challenging management teams to appropriately apply a breadth of performance and development principles and tools and taking ownership of performance of teams.
• Managing union relationship under a positive and collaborative sign.

Learning and Development

• Responsible for the development of people management competence and professionalism within their business management team and with other line managers through coaching or other interventions.
• Operate HR governance and communication processes, which encourages a consistent professional approach throughout the business unit.
• Promote, maintain and evaluate the utilization of in-house e-learning training program within the business area.

Business Change

• Provide the necessary HR support for business unit changes, considering people implications from the business unit context e.g. restructuring activities.
• Drive through organizational changes using best practice project management and communication methodologies.
• Facilitate the embedding of change at a business and organizational level.

HR Service Delivery

• Ensure the operational fulfilment of core HR services meets business needs.
• Work effectively with other appropriate parts of the HR function to achieve this (i.e. Reward, Recruitment, Training and Development, HR Shared Services).

Policy and Process

• Contribute and takes responsibility for the shaping of new HR policies and procedures and ensure these are implemented within their business unit.
• Ensure business unit acts in accordance with the appropriate employment legislation and regulatory frameworks.

Competencies:

• Flexible, adaptable and customer focused, able to build relationships quickly at all levels and thrive in an environment of constant change.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of human resources laws and processes in the Nordic region.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to communicate by written and verbal means at all levels within the organization.
• Able to diplomatically influence at a senior level as an articulate and effective communicator.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and a good team player.
• Proficiency with various software programs and applications, including E-mail, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for Windows.

Qualifications and experience:

• Degree in Business, HR or equivalent.
• At least 5 years hands-on experience in various aspects of the HR functions, preferably within a consultancy or service environment.
• Very good knowledge of HR practices and principles, including labor law (individual and collective labour law), payroll issues, social security, benefits and employment regulations for the particular region.
• Payroll experience for the respective region would be appreciated.
• Union experience. Workers council experience would be a plus.
• A good understanding of talent management, development & learning, employee relations and total rewards is needed.
• Fluency in English is a must. Finnish, Swedish and/or Danish would be appreciated.
• Hands-on and proactive approach and ability to work without strict guidance.
• Experience in driving organizational changes and effectiveness in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to balance company and employee needs, handle confidential information and stressful situations with tact and sensitivity.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build up quickly trusted relationship with Management members and employees.

We offer you a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.

Pay Transparency Statement: Alight considers a variety of factors in determining whether to extend an offer of employment and in setting the appropriate compensation level, including, but not limited to, a candidate’s experience, education, certification/credentials, market data, internal equity, and geography. Alight makes these decisions on an individualized, non-discriminatory basis. Bonus and/or incentive eligibility are determined by role and level. Alight also offers a comprehensive benefits package; for specific details on our benefits package, please visit: https://bit.ly/Alight_Benefits

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DISCLAIMER:

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Alight business units.