Country HR Head Nordics (mfd)

As Country HR Head (m/f/d) you will own the national HR agenda combining strategic leadership with strong operational hands-on involvement. A significant focus lies within the Operations and Production environment particularly in Sweden and the Scandinavia Cluster (over 1000 FTE). You will act as a key strategic advisor to the Country Leadership Team while ensuring robust practical HR support at the operational level.

Your main tasks:

Strategic HR Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the national HR strategy ensuring alignment with global directives while adapting to the realities of production and operations
• Advise the Country Leadership Team on workforce planning organizational design and transformation initiatives
• Support organizational changes by assessing and managing HR-related impacts
• Adapt and deploy global HR frameworks in areas such as talent management compensation & benefits leadership development succession planning and performance management

Operational HR Responsibilities

• Work closely with plant and production leaders providing daily operational HR support directly at the line
• Manage the full employee lifecycle including contracts shift models workforce planning time & attendance and operational HR processes
• Ensure strong HR presence at production sites across Scandinavia
• Handle labor relations union collaboration and legal compliance
• Drive efficient HR processes and ensure effective collaboration with HR Operations Payroll and Centers of Excellence

HR Leadership & Operations

• Lead the Country HR Team across multiple legal entities and sites
• Professionalize and standardize HR processes with a strong focus on operational excellence
• Monitor HR KPIs with emphasis on absenteeism turnover workforce needs and shift planning
• Strengthen cooperation between HR Production and Supply Chain stakeholders

Culture Compliance & Collaboration

• Foster an inclusive performance-oriented culture across all sites especially within Operations
• Ensure compliance with legal frameworks collective agreements and regulatory requirements
• Build strong relationships with leaders employees and employee representative bodies

Your profile:

• Degree in Business Law HR or related field; Masters degree preferred
• Minimum of 5 years Senior HR leadership experience ideally in industrial manufacturing or production environments within a global Matrix driven organisation
• Ability to combine strategic mindset with hands-on operational execution
• Expertise in labor law collective agreements union relations and employee relations
• Strong stakeholder management skills across all levelsfrom production floor to executive leadership
• Experience in HR transformation harmonization of processes and change management
• Excellent English skills; additional languages are a plus