Company Description
Vattenfall is one of Europe’s largest producers and retailers of electricity and heat. Our main markets are Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, and the UK. The Vattenfall Group has approximately 21 000 employees. We have been electrifying industries, powering homes and transforming life through innovation for more than 100 years.
Job Description
Do you want to help shape the future together with customer and Solutions businesses in the energy transition?
We are now looking for a Senior People & Culture Business Partner to support our Nordic and e-Mobility businesses. This is an opportunity to work at the heart of business, partnering with senior leaders to accelerate growth, strengthen organizational effectiveness, and create an engaging employee experience.
Your impact
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Partner with senior leaders on strategic workforce planning and organizational topics.
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Drive organizational initiatives to support business growth and performance from a P&C perspective
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As a trusted Business Partner and advisor, you will work closely with business leaders and leadership teams, translating business strategy into people priorities and organizational outcomes.
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You will also handle the daily tasks and operational BP topics.
In this role, you will:
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Coach and challenge leaders to enhance leadership effectiveness, team performance, and organizational culture.
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Lead discussions around talent, succession, capability building, and future workforce needs.
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Enable business leaders to navigate change with confidence and clarity.
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Use people insights and data to influence decision-making and improve business outcomes.
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Collaborate across the People & Culture function to ensure a seamless and high-quality employee experience.
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Drive continuous improvement, simplification, and innovation across people processes and ways of working.
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Ensure effective execution and navigation of Vattenfall's People & Culture processes while providing pragmatic business-oriented solutions.
Qualifications
Who are you?
You are a seasoned People & Culture professional with a strong business mindset and a passion for making organizations successful through people.
You combine strategic thinking with pragmatism and know how to build credibility throw-out our organization. You also know how to prioritize and deal with all aspects of P&C business partnering.
You likely bring:
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Significant experience as a HRBP, People & Culture Business Partner.
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Proven success supporting senior leaders in complex and changing environments.
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Experience driving organizational transformation, restructuring, or large-scale change initiatives.
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Able and use to handle a complex P&C process environment and support with practical solutions
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Strong coaching and stakeholder management skills.
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Confidence in challenging established thinking while building strong relationships.
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Experience working in international and matrix organizations.
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A university degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, or a related field.
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Excellent communication skills in English. Swedish language skills are required
Additional Information
Our Offer
We offer a challenging and international work environment and the possibility to work with some of the best in the field. You will be working in interdisciplinary teams and you can always count on support from committed colleagues as ‘Ask and Share’ concept is essential for the way we work. We offer attractive employment conditions (smart working, flexible working hours and a good-work-life balance) and opportunities for personal and professional development. Click here for further information.
Location Solna. Some travel will be required.
This is a fixed-term position until 01-04-2028
For more information about the position you are welcome to contact hiring manager Louise Anderberg,+46702568657. For more information about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact our Executive recruiter Cecilia Wijkman, +46 76712 5776
Trade Union representatives in Sweden via Vattenfall´s switchboard +46 8 739 50 00. Marika Westman, Akademikerna, Christer Gustafsson, Ledarna, Robert Lönnqvist, SEKO, Anders Bohlin, Unionen.
We welcome your application in English no later than September 18, 2026. We kindly request that you do not send applications by any means other than via our website and that you refrain from submitting a cover letter with your application. You apply quickly and easily by answering screening questions and attaching your CV.
At Vattenfall, we value being active, positive, open, and safety-conscious. We are looking for employees who share our vision and can contribute to strengthening our corporate culture. We firmly believe that diversity helps build a more profitable and attractive company, and we strive to be good role models when it comes to diversity. Vattenfall actively works to ensure that all employees have the same opportunities and rights regardless of age, ethnic or cultural background, gender identity, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or disability. Read more about how we work with diversity and inclusion here.
The security of Vattenfall and its employees is essential. For that reason, a pre-employment screening will be part of your recruitment process. The screening is based on the role you will fulfill within Vattenfall.
Working at Vattenfall means working with critical societal infrastructure. Therefore, many of our positions are security-classified, and you may be required to fill a wartime posting. If this position is security-classified, a security clearance will be carried out before employment, in accordance with the Security Protection Act. Any potential wartime posting will be based on the employment contract and the Total Defence Service Act.
We look forward to receiving your application!
