HR Manager Nordics

Our story

At Alight, we believe a company's success starts with its people. At our core, we Champion People, help our colleagues Grow with Purpose and true to our name we encourage colleagues to "Be Alight."

Our Values:

Champion People - be empathetic and help create a place where everyone belongs.

Grow with purpose - Be inspired by our higher calling of improving lives.

Be Alight - act with integrity, be real and empower others.

It's why we're so driven to connect passion with purpose. Our team's expertise in human insights and cloud technology gives companies and employees around the world the ability to power confident decisions, for life.

With a comprehensive total rewards package, continuing education and training, and tremendous potential with a growing global organization, Alight is the perfect place to put your passion to work.

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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)

• 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

• 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.

• 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 pro-active 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
• Good knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, ...)