HR Director Sweden
Schneider Electric has an exciting opportunity for a HR Director Sweden to join us. In this role you will be a proactive senior partner and trusted advisor to the Country President and Leadership Team contributing to the overall strategic agenda for the company and supporting the business in reaching performance excellence.
We offer you an interesting, rewarding, and versatile position in a leading global energy management and automation company where your input has a high impact on our people and organization. You will be empowered to learn with us every day, be brave and dare to disrupt and to take ownership. When you work for Schneider Electric you work for a company focused on its people.
An important aspect of your role will be to develop and strengthen the leadership and management support. You will elevate capabilities and capacity by establishing and working with a professional HR team to automate and simplify processes, work smarter and address people and culture aspects such as Employee Engagement, Leadership and cultural transformation.
We have +1000 employees working for Schneider Electric Sweden of which majority are within the commercial organization spread across the country. In addition, we have a Regional Distribution Center in Örebro, a Global R&D center based in Lund and a manufacturing site in Arlöv.
You will report to VP HR, Nordic Baltic Zone and be part of a strong Nordic Baltic HR team. You will lead a team of HR Business Partners operating within different scopes. You will work in close co-operation with expert HR teams within HR Services, Talent Acquisition, Talent Management and Learning, Reward and Performance, Employer Branding and People Analytics.
This role is a full-time position located at our head office in Solna. Travel will be required domestically and occasionally within the Nordics.
The desired skills and experience we are looking for:
- Bachelor or master's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, and/or a related field
- Extensive experience in implementing people and culture strategies, with an exceptional ability to have a business mindset working both strategically and operationally
- Previous experience in developing and leading HR teams in result and performance-driven companies where HR has had a business-driven focus as well as leading in a larger corporation at country level and driving transformations
- Knowledge of Swedish labor law, experience in working with occupational health and safety development and involvement in cooperation with the unions to ensure continuous and good collaboration
- Fluent English and Swedish language skills
As a person you hold sharp business acumen and strive to unite the team in the pursuit of common goals and end-to-end results for the business. You are solution-oriented and enjoy guiding and coaching a senior team, including maintaining a high level of service. We are counting on the fact that integrity is the foundation of your work ethic and that as a person you are calm under pressure, self-motivated and thrive navigating in an international matrix organization.
Why Schneider Electric?
Flexibility: With our Global Flexibility at Work policy, and our hybrid work model, we empower our employees for their work-life integration.
Career Development: We provide a rich environment for our people to grow and learn every day through our career development model.
Good Benefits: Schneider Electric offers a robust benefits package to support our employees such as paid family leave, a culture of wellness and much more.
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Be Part of Something Bigger! We believe the future belongs to those who are electrified, digital and have a Net-Zero target. If you are a proactive, self-motivated individual with a passion for delivering exceptional customer service and contributing to a sustainable future, we invite you to apply! Join us in making a positive impact in the world of energy management and automation.
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We will fill the position as soon as a suitable candidate has been found. For more information, please contact Talent Acquisition Specialist Vidar Bjurström at vidar.bjurstrom1@non.se.com
Why us?
Schneider Electric is leading the digital transformation of energy management and automation. Our technologies enable the world to use energy in a safe, efficient and sustainable manner. We strive to promote a global economy that is both ecologically viable and highly productive.
25.7bn global revenue
137 000+ employees in 100+ countries
45% of revenue from IoT
5% of revenue devoted for R&D
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