OsoiteAbbott Laboratories is a leading global Healthcare technology company with over 130 years of experience. More than 107,000 dedicated colleagues in over 160 countries are driven to shape the future of healthcare. We stand with our customers around the world to support them in delivering life-changing technology. This is what truly matters to us.
We are currently seeking a Human Resources Business Partner, based in Helsinki, who will provide HR partnership to our Nordic teams. This position reports to the HR Manager Nordic
Why we will care for you
We believe you share our value of living life to the fullest and that you are excited to join us in our growing business in Nordic. You are eager to collaborate closely with your Nordic colleagues and becoming a partner to our business. You can effectively communicate towards wished business outcomes and you have a proven track record when it comes to ensuring both personal and professional growth within the team. Whatever you do, you keep both co-workers and our customers at heart.
What You Will Do
Human Resources Expertise
- Serves as subject-matter expert to managers and employees
- Implements change based on proven change management techniques
- Applies policies and procedures across an organization; interprets both policies and changes to policy
- Applies compliance knowledge to protect organization and mitigate risk
- Seeks ways to proactively improve organizational processes and outcomes; implements solutions that are aligned and consistent with global HR best practices
- Subject-matter expert on HR trainings
Relationship Management
- Facilitates difficult interactions among organizational stakeholders to achieve optimal outcomes; resolves escalated conflicts among stakeholders
- Builds consensus and settles disputes on HR policy and practice decisions
Business Acumen
- Executes HR business strategies to drive key business results; provides guidance on HR matters, partnering with subject-matter experts to develop needed solutions
- Maintains broad-based knowledge of the organization and its operations; uses knowledge of business and HR metrics to facilitate business co-operation
- Demonstrates working knowledge of the labor market and its relation to organizational success
Consultation
- Partners with managers, employees and HR to proactively implement business solutions, utilizing HR expertise and perspective; supports managers on HR projects
- Responsible for Union meetings and negotiations
- Coaches managers and employees on HR and business-related topics
- Aligns solutions with business HR strategy and advocates for solution implementation
Leadership
- Executes programs, policies, and procedures to drive an engaged and performing organizational culture
- Implements and delivers solutions and interventions that address issues of retention, change management, employee engagement, and leadership development, partnering with subject-matter experts as appropriate
HR Insights
- Interprets data and makes recommendations; asks critical questions needed to evaluate data; gathers, analyzes and presents data to managers and recommends solutions that support the culture and the defined HR strategy
- Analyzes root causes of work environment issues; manages interventions and solutions in collaboration and cooperation with key stakeholders
Qualifications & Experience
- 3+ years of work experience required - previous HR experience including supporting multiple functions
- 2+ years of Business HR Partner
- Strong facilitation, consulting, relationship-building, influence, negotiation skills, and project management skills
- Fluent in Finnish and English
- Advantage if you speak another Nordic language
- Demonstrated business and analytical ability with a proven ability to build relationships and influence different groups
- Demonstrated implementation and execution ability
- Capability to interact with individuals at all levels within the organization
- Skilled with change processes in complex systems
- Demonstrated conflict resolution skills
- Advanced written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
Must Be Able To
- Exercise independent judgment with strong attention to detail
- Analyze, understand and communicate complicated issues to Managers and Employees to ensure understanding
- Effectively facilitate discussions with and deliver communications to large groups of people
- Communicate telephonically and via email and other electronic means
- Ability to effectively navigate Workday and Microsoft Office Suite
- Ability to handle multiple concurrent tasks and changing priorities
