HR Manager Payroll and Employee lifecycle to ABB

At ABB, we are dedicated to addressing global challenges. Our core values: care, courage, curiosity, and collaboration - combined with a focus on diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities - are key drivers in our aim to empower everyone to create sustainable solutions. That's our story. Make it your story.

Your role and responsibilities

A new challenge for you is ahead at ABB in Västerås. Are you ready to take the challenge in a global company with a solid ground in Västerås Sweden? HR Manager for payroll and Employee lifecycle is fully accountable for managing the operation in the country and takes responsibility for the delivery of high-quality services, to supported business locations and clients and against agreed performance targets across all Service Lines. As part of the regional HR organization, HR Manager contributes to the global / regional and local roadmap and deliverables. You will be the Line Manager for appr. 10 people.

ABB is a company thriving to be the best partner in automation worldwide. We do buy companies that suits our portfolio. So, integration of other organizations and sometimes even selling departments is something that you will work with as projects in the future, concerning for example payroll and HR-questions. Our next big project that is ahead of us right now is the integration of Workday as our main business system that will be in place and running 2025. The project is ongoing.

We ensure that we deliver HR Services in time and with excellent customer service mindset. Correct processes are in place and systems are processes are developed together with our global organization. You take care of your team well being as well. You are real team player and work together with business and other stakeholders, smoothly towards best possible solutions. Even though your responsibility is the Swedish organization, HRIS environment is international. Your own manager is based in Finland, and you also have close colleagues in other North Europe countries.

• Be responsible for HR Services in Sweden with great emphasis on developing the function and optimizing the processes
• With your team be part of projects for example in new systems, improvements and new labor laws
• Strong analytical approach to problem solving, high degree of proactive behavior, result-orientation and high degree of structure and keeping deadlines in focus
• Follow up on costs and budget

Qualifications for the role

• Leadership role in managing teams and experience in Payroll, Shared Service Operations or HR (insourced or outsourced).
• Minimum 5 years' experience with broad HR services in an international organization. If it is a manufacturing company it is a benefit.
• Experience with process development and optimization. Experience of Project Management or Lean / Six sig-ma is a benefit.
• Experience with SAP and good skills in Excel, it is a great benefit if you have been working with Workday.

More about us

We value people from different backgrounds. Could this be your story? Apply today or visit www.abb.com to read more about us and learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe. #MyABBStory

Recruiting Manager Pirjo Riitta Aaltonen,+358 50 334 1468, will answer your questions about the position. Union representatives - Swedish Association of Graduate Engineers: Mikael Blomqvist, +46 768 06 00 11, Leaders: Lenny Larsson, +46 706 32 85 47; Union: Krista Andersson, +46 706 44 02 85. Talent Partner Robert Noren. We kindly decline direct contact with staffing and recruitment agencies as well as sellers of additional job advertisements.

Please note that, to be eligible for employment at ABB, you will need to pass our pre-employment screening steps. This includes a reference check, a drug test, and could also include an extended background check.