HR Generalist Norway

Do you want to make a difference in a dynamic environment where you get to build relationships with stakeholders at different levels and coach managers on a broad range of HR topics? If yes, then this role as HR generalist 80% might be an opportunity just for you! 

Our culture is focused on collaboration, care, courage and commitment. We’re looking for people who embody our values, aren’t afraid to challenge, innovate, experiment, and move at a fast pace. If this is you, we’d love to talk.

About The Role

In this role, you will be part of HR Operations and report to the HR Manager in Finland. You will be located at the Oslo office, most of your working time but with some flexibility to work from home when needed. This position is with 80% of working time, either 4 days a week or 6,5 hours/day on 5 days.

As an HR Generalist at Essity, you will work close to the business delivering support and coaching to managers in a diverse range of tasks within the whole HR area. You will provide professional HR support in all operational/ administrative HR issues related to agreed activities. These may include various or single aspects of recruitment, training, organization development, data collection and employee relations programs.

In this role, you will ensure that activities are carried out according to agreed HR processes and policies and are compliant with legal requirements. You also act as speaking partner for managers and other stakeholders, providing expert assistance and guidance for assigned activities.

You will propose local adaptation to harmonize and/or improve process delivery and contribute to overall HR process delivery with input or as process member. In this role you will also apply and maintain relevant tools and systems and contributes to a service culture to fulfill the service level agreement. You will work collaboratively with the Centre of Excellences in the Nordic HR community, and experience in this will be an advantage.

Who Are You

You enjoy being close to the day-to-day business and can work independently in a vibrant office environment. You are proactive, well-structured and act with integrity, courage and professionalism. Furthermore, you build and maintain strong business relationships with both internal and external stakeholders. Experience from working in an international matrix organization will help you understand the complexity of Essity. A positive and flexible attitude is also important since HR within Essity is seen as a facilitator of change.

You have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management or equivalent field.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in an operational HR role.
• Experience working with local labor law and regulations.
• Data savviness and an interest in people analytics to make fact-based decisions.
• Fluency in Norwegian and English, both written and spoken, is a must.
• Experience from working in an international company is beneficial.
  
  

Application 

Interested? If you are up for the challenge and think this sounds like you, apply today! Kindly note that due to GDPR we will not accept applications via mail. Please use the link to apply via our career site. 

What We Can Offer You

At Essity, we believe every career is as unique as the individual and empower employees to reach their full potential in a winning culture. By breaking stigmas and taboos, you have the chance to work with a powerful purpose in a collaborative and caring work environment.

Application End Date:

12 sep. 2025

Job Requisition ID:

Essity255951