Executive Vice President & Chief HR Officer, Sandvik Group

Executive Vice President & Chief HR Officer, Sandvik Group

Stockholm, Sweden

One of the key success factors for Sandvik Group is the brilliant people – the ones who brought Sandvik to the market leading position of today, and the ambassadors of the brand and culture. Do you share the passion for people and want to be at the forefront of representing an industrial leader?

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We’re now looking for an experienced HR executive with the drive, passion and perspective needed to grow and develop a strong and global HR organization, and to support the achievement of ambitious business targets. In this role, you have the unique opportunity of directing the next phase of the journey and continuing the transformation of an exciting business.

Some words about Sandvik
Sandvik is a high-tech and global engineering group with approximately 44 000 employees and operations in more than 170 countries – continuously growing into new markets. We have a strong legacy formed by our roots in industrial innovations, and with expertise and imagination, we develop pioneering solutions to bring manufacturing and mining into the next era!

Your mission
In this position, you’re responsible for developing and executing in the HR arena across the truly decentralized business and organization of Sandvik Group. You work as a trusted advisor on all People- and HR-related topics towards the leaders across the organization, including the CEO and the rest of the Group Executive Management team, as well as the Board and Remuneration Committee. You play an important part in developing and implementing the strategic HR direction to ensure continued business success in a rapidly changing world. Through your work, you ensure that Sandvik continues to attract, retain and develop the right talent and future leaders, as well as drive skills upgrades with regards to technological innovation.

You lead and develop a team of HR specialists at Group level, including Employee Experience, Comp & Ben, EHS and HR Technology, as well as cooperate closely with HR organizations at Business Area level (dotted-line). You build confidence through collaboration and stakeholder management across businesses and fully understand and appreciate the ways of working in a decentralized organization. You foster diversity, collaboration and psychological safety to develop high performing teams at all levels and are an ambassador and role model for the Sandvik culture and leadership.

This position is based in Stockholm and requires global travelling. You report to the President and CEO of Sandvik Group and are a key member of the Group Executive Management team, where you contribute widely across all topics and are an ambassador for the team’s dynamics and development.

Your profile
Requirements include a proven track record in HR executive roles within large, complex and global corporations. You’re a solid leader who successfully builds and leads highly motivated and performing teams. With vast international experience and a solid understanding of strategic and financial topics, you’re inter-culturally savvy, and an experienced contributor in management team settings. Additionally, you have a good understanding of true decentralized business models and organizations, as well as an understanding of Nordic governance and leadership culture.

Meriting factors include experience from industrial and/or technology businesses and a good understanding of the listed environment.

The ideal candidate possesses strong strategic and analytical capacity with a good ability to navigate complex and changing settings. You exhibit excellent stakeholder management and collaboration skills, are persistent and patient, and a mature, self-aware, and trustworthy communicator. A high level of curiosity and cross-cultural awareness, combined with a humble, down-to-earth approach and strong business acumen, is essential. It’s also key that you enjoy being present in the business, traveling and creating a visible presence throughout the organization, and have strong values and integrity, with the highest ethical standards. Independence and a detail-oriented but pragmatic decision-making style is also required.

The Sandvik culture
At Sandvik, we’re tech driven, innovative and entrepreneurial. We believe in a decentralized way of working where accountability for the business is very close to the customers. We believe that success is a team effort so we value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where people can be themselves and reach their full potential. We invest in supporting each other, learning together and celebrating our differences. Visit our stories hub, LinkedIn or Facebook to get to know us further.

Contact information
In this recruitment, Sandvik Group is cooperating with Alumni Global. For further information about this position, please contact: Karin Hagelborn, Senior Consultant at Alumni: [email protected]

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Hiring Manager
Stefan Widing, President and CEO, Sandvik Group

Union contacts
Kristina Sundell, Unionen, +46 (0)70 211 64 00
Erik Knebel, Akademikerföreningen, +46 (0)70 340 47 03
Peter Olsson-Andrée, Ledarna, +46 (0) 70 222 48 55

How to apply
Please send us your application through our application system as soon as possible and no later than October 16th 2024.

Our recruitment process is open and fair – we welcome all applicants and evaluate every unique application in line with the specified requirements profile, to find the best match for the position.

To learn more about our recruitment process, please visit our career site or contact HR Services at [email protected].

Sandvik is a global, high-tech engineering group providing solutions that enhance productivity, profitability and sustainability for the manufacturing, mining and infrastructure industries. We are at the forefront of digitalization and focus on optimizing our customers’ processes. Our world-leading offering includes equipment, tools, services and digital solutions for machining, mining, rock excavation and rock processing. In 2023 the Group had approximately 41 ,000 employees and revenues of about 127 billion SEK in about 170 countries.

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Location:
Stockholm, Sweden

Ref. nr:
A039752

Application deadline:
Please send us your application through our application system as soon as possible and no later than October 16th 2024.

Karin HagelbornE-mail