I&D Strategy Lead for People – H&M Group Inclusion & Diversity team

Company Description
This is a great opportunity to join the Inclusion & Diversity team as a Strategy Lead for the People focus area. The goal is to continue building the perception of H&M Group as frontrunner within I&D (also known as DE&I) in our industry.
Our business is made up of people – for people. What matters to people, matters to us. We are part of what happens around us and can leverage our brands, our size and scale, our entire business - to create awareness around inclusion and make a positive impact. We define People as "Our colleagues, who we are and represent". Our purpose is to create a workplace and culture that is dynamic, inclusive, and innovative. In our collaboration with our Human Resources, Communities of Expertise and Organizational Development functions, we help infuse Inclusion & Diversity into all our HR principles, philosophies, and directions.


About the role
As our I&D Strategy Lead for People your role involves integrating diversity and inclusion into HR processes and company culture to create an equitable and welcoming work environment. With your expertise you will influence and infuse I&D into policies and people processes based on the H&M Inclusion & Diversity strategy. You will work closely with both different HR functions and other departments within different brands at H&M Group globally as well as external partners. You will report to Head of Inclusion & Diversity.
Main responsibilities:
Overall HR Process Improvement: Reviewing HR processes to identify and eliminate bias, ensuring fairness in areas like hiring, performance evaluations, and promotions.
Policy Development Support with People Relations COE (Community of Expertise): Creating and implementing diversity and inclusion policies and ensuring they align with the company's values and legal requirements.
Training and Education Support with Learning and Development COE: Developing training programs to promote awareness, educate employees, and facilitate cultural competence.
Recruitment Support with Talent Acquisition COE: Ensuring diverse and inclusive recruitment practices, including strategies for reaching underrepresented talent pools.
Data Analysis Support with People Analytics COE: Collecting and analyzing data on workforce diversity, pay equity, and other relevant metrics to inform decision-making.
Compliance: Ensuring the organization adheres to diversity and inclusion-related laws and regulations.
Measuring Impact: Developing KPIs and metrics to gauge the effectiveness of DE&I HR efforts and making adjustments as needed.



Qualifications
As a person you are an inspiring and excellent communicator, great at building interpersonal relationships as well as managing stakeholders' expectations and speaking confidently to large audiences. In connection to this, you are self-driven and motivated, able to tackle challenges and make decisions with minimal guidance. Being part of this journey means there is not one clear path. We ask of you to be open to changes in the world around us and take part in creating for the future. This is an opportunity for open minded team players that by being curious, innovative, and forward-thinking want to change our business and the whole industry. We ask you to be yourself, drive results, work towards goals and go for it with everything you’ve got.
We also see that you have:
Relevant educational background with extensive working experience in HR; in-depth understanding of all areas of HR including talent acquisition, talent management, compensation, rewards and benefits, employee relations & training and development.
A genuine interest in Inclusion, Diversity & Sustainability and the connection to our business. Your people development centric, constantly seeking ways to improve.
Strong project leader skills such as setting strategy, planning, collaboration, execution and follow-up.
Experience in writing policies and proficient in corporate communications.
Well balance between strategic way of working and day-to-day operational matters with a proactive approach.
Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset, able to turn complex situations into comprehensible solutions.
Resilient and versatile, quick in setting and adjusting priorities, able to adapt to changing situations.
Fluent in English, both spoken and written.

About the recruitment process
Sounds interesting? Here is your chance for a career out of the ordinary!
This is a full-time permanent position including 6 months probationary period. Are you ready to join? Please submit your CV (in English) no later than the 12th of November. Due to GDPR, we only accept applications through our career page.
H&M is committed to creating a Diverse & Inclusive environment and we are actively looking for qualified candidates irrespective of race, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, national origin, disability, or age. We strive to have a fair and inclusive recruitment process. Therefore, we kindly ask you to not attach a cover letter in your application as they often contain information that can easily trigger unintentional biases.