HR Business Partner Norway

Do you have a passion for HR and enjoy executing on an HR-agenda that contributes to progress and change? Do you enjoy supporting leaders and create trusted relationships? If yes, we are looking for you to become our new HR Business Partner!

We are strengthening our HR-organisation in Norway and are looking for an engaged HR-professional to work closely with business leaders and stakeholders in our Norwegian part of the organisation. As an HR Business Partner in Norway, you will be supporting a Business Unit locally by being a trusted advisor for a dedicated number of leaders, enabling them to lead and develop their teams more impactfully. Furthermore, you will support the leaders in their daily personnel-related tasks and facilitate various development activities. In the role you will be an active contributor to the leadership team you become part of, while you closely collaborate with the HR-environment and rest of the organisation, both locally and globally. This means that your day can be filled with the following activities:

• Ensuring customer-focused and future oriented approach in all you do from both a local and global perspective.

• Working closely with the Head of the Business Unit you support and bring HR topics to the leadership meetings

• Creating trusted partnerships with leaders by advising, coaching, and challenge on both strategic and operational level.

• Executing and driving our yearly HR-activities, including sick-leave follow-up, performance management, leadership development, talent management, annual salary reviews, support on organisational design changes from a Norwegian perspective and more.

• Executing value-adding HR activities to the business, while ensuring close collaboration with the business to take our culture commitments to the next level.

• Contribute to driving the Diversity & Inclusion-agenda in Norway.

Throughout all the activities you will be supported by a competent HR-environment. In Norway you will work closely with other HR Business Partners, a Talent Acquisition Partner, local HR Legal specialists and HR Services. Globally, you will have close HR-colleagues working within the same Business Unit as yourself to ensure alignment and collaboration between centralized and decentralized HR-departments. Collectively, you will get a large degree of flexibility in terms of prioritising the needs for your specific business unit, while supporting the overall HR-strategy and building sustainable relationships.

We imagine you have the following characteristics:

• Self-driven and engaged

• Pro-active and not afraid to challenge the leaders

• Proven ability to build strong relationships and influence others

• Structured and proactive, with a strong sense of responsibility for driving tasks forward

• Have good communication and listening skills

• Capable of setting boundaries and prioritising HR initiatives to ensure optimal engagement and utilisation

• Ability to quickly build trust and relationships, and has good collaboration skills

Collaborative team player who shares knowledge and supports common goals

Formal criteria:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Human Resources or similar

• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience as an HR Business Partner or similar role

• Strong ability to translate local Norwegian regulation into practical solutions for leaders

• Experience in working with highly specialised leaders, demonstrating the ability to assertively manage expectations and deliver tangible value that aligns with their strategic priorities.

• Fluent in Norwegian and English, both written and spoken

• Experience from an international company is advantageous, but not required

• Experience with HR information systems and data analytics tools to support decision-making and streamline HR processes.

Why join us?

As an HR Business Partner, you will work across different departments and locations in Norway, enforced by the hybrid ways of working. We offer you a high level of responsibility and independency, as well as an inspiring team and opportunities to grow. You will be part of an inclusive work environment where you will contribute to our success. Our hybrid way of working brings flexibility and balance in your daily work.

"In my opinion, one of the best things about being an HR Partner is to work closely with leadership teams based on the Norwegian branch of a large international company. Daily, we are an important sparring partner and advisor for leaders in a very broad area of HR, where we are close to decisions and see the results of the work you do in the organization. It is motivating to be challenged every day, and the position provides room for both personal and professional development» says Marie-Louise Poulsen Holm, HR Business Partner & HR Country Coordinator in Trondheim. Did we catch your interest?

Great, we look forward to hearing from you!

If you have any questions about the role, please reach out to the hiring leader, Jeanet Maria Norlander Buch, Head of HR Partners and HR Strategy Partner, mobile +45 23208345 or Marie-Louise Poulsen Holm +47 483 96 580.

Please send your application latest by 18.08.2025. We are going through applications on an ongoing basis, so do not hesitate to apply now if you are interested.

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