HR Business Partner - Nordics

Company Description
IFS delivers award-winning enterprise software solutions through the use of embedded digital innovation and a single cloud-based platform to help businesses be their best when it really matters–at the Moment of Service™.
At IFS, we're flexible, we're innovative, and we're focused not only on how we can engage with our customers, but on how we can make a real change and have a worldwide impact. We help solve some of society's greatest challenges, fostering a better future through our agility, collaboration, and trust.
We celebrate diversity and accept that there are so many different perspectives in this world. As a truly international company serving people from around the globe, we realize that our success is tantamount to the respect we have for those different points of view.


Job Description
As HRBP you will join our Human Resources team in the Nordics where we strongly believe that working hard and having fun are two compatible elements.
This role has some specific regular tasks but also has many ad hoc tasks.
In this role, you will be joining the Nordic HR team during an exciting time of transformation.
This is a fantastic opportunity where you will be accountable for delivering a hands-on, operational end-to-end HR service on the full employee lifecycle: from hiring to employee relations, performance management, compensation, and benefits, etc across the Nordics.
You will be providing a complete HR generalist service where you will drive best practices, ensuring that process and documentation are being developed and implemented in the best way possible whilst observing local laws and in line with global policies.
Tasks include but are not limited to:
Manage and support or organizational design with the operations/regional team
Provide coaching, guidance, and support to Management across a range of ER issues, managing any complex cases to mitigate risk to the business
Manages union co-operation and H&S work for all Nordic countries - specially focus on Sweden
Work with the leadership team to define a highly business-focused HR plan, translating the outputs into operational actions
Build effective relationships with the operational management and leadership team, demonstrating the business value that can be added by the HR function
Encourage the integration of HR best practices into working practices and business planning
Coach the operational and leadership team, supporting them in developing their capabilities
Drive employee engagement including championing the engagement survey, and ensuring the feedback is turned into tangible actions at business, regional, and market unit levels
Work closely with management and employees to improve work relationships, build morale and increase productivity and retention
Ensure HR policies, processes, and procedures are implemented to the required standard across the business
Support the learning, training, and development agenda; identifying and acting in areas that need attention and improvement; drive high training standards across all divisions, highlighting the need for new training initiatives, where required also to support the design and delivery of them
Undertake talent and succession planning reviews, ensuring that there is a constant drive to raise the levels of capability across the business
Support the salary and bonus review processes
Work with the wider HR function, sharing best practice and supporting HR initiatives
Analyse trends and metrics with the HR department
Act as a general point of contact for Managers and Employees for all HR related Operational queries Finland (possibly Denmark)
Work closely with the Market Unit Leaders to ensure that optimal structures and headcount are in place at all times
Work in partnership with the operational management teams to identify opportunities and areas of improvement to support improved organisational and people performance in line with business needs
Consistently deliver an accurate and timely response to transactional activity and business issues



Qualifications
Professional / Technical Skills and Experience
Proven track record as an HR Business Partner across the Nordic region
Well suited to work for a company with high growth in a dynamic and entrepreneurial environment
Strong generalist HR skills
Microsoft Office skills

Interpersonal Skills
Strong relationship-building skills
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Ability to execute tasks

Team Orientation
Strong team working skills
Able to work across teams on a range of projects
Desire to contribute to team effectiveness
Able to work on own initiative

Personal Effectiveness
Self-motivated
Innovative and driven to find new ways to work more effectively
Excellent planning and organizing skills with the ability to prioritize
Able to work on under pressure
Strong sense of integrity
High-quality output in all areas
Strong level of attention to detail
Strong customer focus
Strong commercial awareness
Has a flexible hands-on and pragmatic approach
Positive outlook and willingness to find solutions

Fluent in English and Swedish is a must


Additional Information
This role is a fixed term contract for 12 months starting beginning of 2023 but with possibility for extention into a permanent role.
Interviews and selections will be carried out continuously.
As a step in our recruitment process, all final candidates will undergo a DISC assessment to help us understand our future employees, please note that this is not a decision-making tool, & is used to supplement our recruitment process.
We respectfully decline all offers of recruitment and/or advertising assistance.
Sounds exciting?
Then we look forward to receiving your complete application in English language, stating your salary requirements and earliest possible starting date.
If you are interested, apply through our online applicant management system.
We assure you explicit discretion and a comprehensive protection of your interests!
You need help or have questions?
For further information please contact European Talent Acquisition Partner Markus Nosek, markus.nosek@ifs.com