Senior People Experience (PX) Partner for Research and Development (R&D)

Who are we?
Volvo Cars is a company on a mission; to bring traditional car manufacturing into a connected, sustainable and smart future.

The daily work within Research & Development (R&D) includes transforming ideas into innovations to meet the high standards of future vehicles. We use the latest technologies and advanced methods to develop products that will meet the future.

Our mission in People Experience is to attract, recruit, develop, engage, and retain the people that build the future for Volvo Cars. We support and facilitate Volvo Cars’ strategic transformation with our HR deliverables, and we are on an exciting change journey.

We are a team of 20 PX Partners supporting the global R&D function at Volvo Cars.  Together with our business, we handle the most precious resource for the success of the company – our talents. Our mission is to attract, recruit, develop, engage and retain the talents that build the future for Volvo Cars. As a Senior People Experience Partner, you will support one of our units in R&D based at our site in Gothenburg, Sweden. Much of the work will also be focused on driving a number of key strategic projects and initiatives. You will report to the Head of People Experience for Research & Development.

What you will do

We are a team of dedicated professionals that believe we can make a true difference in the business by challenging and supporting the leaders to bring out the best in people. We approach our work with a can-do attitude, and a high level of integrity, happy to support each other and have fun together!

•    In the position as Senior PX Partner with us, you will be a member of the leadership team(s), driving change and new ways of working within your business group, as well as your PX home base.  
•    Focus on PX strategic activities influencing the business agenda and identify organizational capabilities required to execute the business strategy. Examples of this could be identifying organizational efficiencies, organizational design, competence transfers, etc.
•    Co-design, lead and facilitate key PX project delivery in line with defined People Plan priorities. 
•    Responsibilities include facilitation of processes and dialogues on topics such as employee engagement, retention, career and succession enablement, performance management, and competence development.
•    Work collaboratively with colleagues across units including central PX teams to ensure a great customer experience, through accuracy and pace of delivery.
•    Deliver sound generalist PX support, acting as a key point-of-contact and a trusted partner for the provision of professional advice and support to a range of PX activities and programs. 

You and your skills 

We believe that you have a university degree in HR or other equivalent areas with several years of relevant work experience “on the line”, including practical experience providing HR advice to colleagues and senior leaders. To have subject matter expertise in several of the following disciplines (recruitment, performance management, compensation & rewards, labor affairs, competence development, and organizational change etc.) would be beneficial.

As a person, you have a can-do attitude with a strong sense of urgency and delivery. You are recognized as a trusted advisor with high integrity and interpersonal savviness who excels at collaborating and building relationships across functions and boundaries. You are an analytical thinker, who enjoys making the best sense of the available data while you’re open to learning new tools and you know how to visualize your key findings for your colleagues and client groups. Furthermore, you are a “self-starter”, being able to deliver on your own initiative and prioritize independently, with a hunger for personal learning and self-driven development. Lastly, you are skilled when it comes to using all Microsoft Office products  (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) 

How to learn more and apply

Does this sound like your next challenge? Please apply for this position through our portal no later than the 11th of December 2022. Enclose CV and cover letter written in English. Note that due to GDPR we cannot accept applications through e-mail. Selections will be running continuously. If you have additional questions regarding this opportunity, you are welcome to contact hiring manager Marie Willaume (marie.willaume@volvocars.com). If you have questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Andreas Antefelt (andreas.antefelt@volvocars.com). 

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