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Your role and responsibilities

We at ABB are currently seeking a dedicated HR Business Partner to step in as a parental leave substitute from October 2024 until the end of 2025, ensuring our business continues to thrive during this period.

Your scope will be as HR Business Partner (HRBP) for the division Energy Industries Sweden, with 35 managers and about 260 employees. This organization is on a growth journey where the HRBP has a great possibility to contribute and navigate with the relevant field to lead the organization to success.

The beauty of this role is that you will get to collaborate with managers at different levels of the organization, who are located all around Sweden; from Umeå to Malmö. In this role you will be a strategic partner to our people leaders as well as support and coach them in everyday HR topics. You will be responsible for local union negotiations and support leaders with creating superior employee experience. You will also be part of the HR team in the business area Process Automation while reporting to the Local Division Manager for Energy Industries.

Here are some examples of responsibilities in the role:

• Responsible for implementing HR strategy and plans related to the organization.
• Representing HR in the wider business, establishing strong relationships with leaders by providing assistance and guidance in HR matters.
• Drive and be a part of typical HR-related activities such as Annual Salary Review, People Review Session, Succession planning, Performance Development Appraisal and Engagement Survey
• Be a part of the implementation of our new HR tool, Workday
• Pro-actively working with current and future talents in the business as well as driving Diversity & Inclusion in the organization.
• Responsible for labor relations matters within area of responsibility.

This is a great opportunity to work in a truly global organization where you get to collaborate closely with experienced coworkers every day!

Qualifications for the role

• We are looking for someone with an academic degree, approximately 5 years of experience in a broad HR role
• You have experience in building long-term relationships with key stakeholders such as business managers, union representatives, and external partners.
• As a person, you achieve results through curiosity and collaboration with others and show a genuine interest in the business and our customers.
• It is important that you are willing to take initiative, have a coaching approach, strong communication skills, and the ability to inspire and build trust.
• You are fluent in Swedish and English.

More about us

ABB's Energy Industries division is enabling safe, smart, and sustainable projects and operations for businesses across the oil, gas, chemicals, life sciences, power generation, and water sectors. Driving integrated solutions that automate, digitalize, and electrify operations across industries. The division strives to connect our people and technology capabilities, along with our robust global execution capacity and widespread service footprint to help customers adapt and succeed.

Recruiting Manager Vibeke Gyllenram, +46 730 28 00 87, will answer your questions about the position. Union representatives Swedish Association of Graduate Engineers: Torbjörn Eriksson, +46 702 08 99 50; Leaders: Leif Öhrberg, +46 724 64 40 16; Unionen: Tony Johansson, +46 730 66 99 06. Talent Partner: Johannes Westermark Hester.

We value people from different backgrounds. Could this be your story? Apply today or visit www.abb.com to read more about us and learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe. #MyABBStory

Apply at the latest by 1st October. Please note that interviews will be held on an ongoing basis, please send us your application as soon as possible to secure a spot in the recruitment process!

Please note that, to be eligible for employment at ABB AB, you will need to pass our pre-employment screening steps. This includes a reference check, drug test and could also include a background check.

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