The opportunity

Do you want to contribute to Swedish Industrial History and really feel how your efforts and skills make a difference? Do you also want to help create a sustainable future for our planet to cleaner energy and at the same time continue to develop yourself both as a person and as HR?

If you have previously worked as an HR manager but now want to focus even more on the strategic, tactical and operational business-related HR work - then this is a role for you!

You will work within High Voltage Products, a business unit of Hitachi Energy, which develops, manufactures and sells high-voltage products and cooling systems. Your role will be central to the management team of one of our factories in Ludvika. You will also be part of an HR team in Sweden of three additional colleagues, as well as an HR team in Europe. In the role, you will, among other things, be responsible for successfully combining local and global business strategies and implementing HR processes with leadership development in focus.

We are looking for you who want to gather your experience and expertise to make us even more innovative!

"I believe in clarifying the purpose of what we do, understanding why and how it is connected in everyday life. I also believe in working in a joyful way where honesty, humor and responsibility are important ingredients to become a successful team." - Hannah Ekendahl, Recruiting Manager

This position is based in Ludvika and you will report to Hannah Ekendahl, HR Manager for

High Voltage Products, Sweden. For commuters, Hitachi Energy has a bus with wifi that runs twice in the morning and twice in the afternoon between Västerås and Ludvika.

How you will make an impact

• Coach and drive the work within the full HR cycle and with your expertise also contribute to empowering the managers in the organization as well as the others in the HR team.
• Manage and develop our HR operations to meet local business goals and global strategies.
• Identify short and long term solutions for skills development and talent management.
• Drive independently the development of your area of responsibility while having the ability to strengthen collaboration within the team.
• You share Hitachi Energy's core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions, your colleagues and the business.

Your background

• You have a Bachelor's degree in Human Resources and Leadership or equivalent education and several years of experience in independent and leading HR roles (HRBP, HR Manager, etc.) or gained equivalent experience in other roles or assignments.
• You have experience in managing, leading and developing teams as well as experience in independently handling and resolving complex labor law matters.
• The role requires you to be a good communicator and have a good ability to build trust in relationships and in networks, thus good knowledge of Swedish and English is a requirement (spoken and written).
• You have the ability to work strategically as well as handle details, but always have a proactive labor law.
• You have a proactive work ethic in IT tools and work successfully with, among other things, the Office package.
• We value your personal qualities highly and see that you are a problem solver in both small and large challenges, and that you dare to take decisions and initiatives. It is also highly meritorious if you have experience of working globally and in a matrix organization within HR.

What we offer

• Collective agreement
• Flexible working hours
• Company health care and wellness allowance
• Fantastic career opportunities within Hitachi Energy, within Sweden as well as globally
• Training and courses that contribute to personal and professional development
• Diversified company with over 70+ nationalities represented within the Swedish organization
• Supplementary parental leave allowance
• Benefit portal with over a thousand benefits and discounts

More about us

We strive for diversity in the team and see it as an asset, as the variety of backgrounds and life experiences among us increases the possibilities to see things from different perspectives and find new, innovative solutions to our challenges.

Become a part of Hitachi Energy and experience what diversity and inclusion is really about. Open the door to the world and harness the power of our global networks. Above all, come as you are, challenge yourself and us every day. Let's create the future together!

We review applications on an ongoing basis and thus the ad may be closed without reservation.

For questions regarding the position, please contact Recruiting Manager Hannah Ekendahl, hannah.ekendahl@hitachienergy.com - for other questions contact Talent Partner christian.falevik@hitachienergy.com. Union representatives - Sveriges Ingenjörer: Philip Bengtsson, +46 107-38 25 17; Ledarna: Frank Hollstedt, +46 107-38 70 43; Unionen: Michael Fosselius, +46 107-38 46 19.