People & Culture Business Partner | Norway

People & Culture Business Partner | Fixed-term Contract

THE OPPORTUNITY

As our People & Culture Business Partner for Norway, you will play a key role in supporting and developing our Norwegian retail organization.

A key part of the role is ensuring alignment between Sweden and Norway wherever possible, while adapting to local legislation, collective agreements and country-specific requirements where needed.

The position offers broad responsibility across the People & Culture area and the opportunity to contribute to both business development and the employee experience.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

In this role, you will:

• Act as a strategic and operational partner to Regional Managers and leaders across the Norwegian business.
• Drive and develop People & Culture processes throughout the employee lifecycle.
• Support the business in recruitment, leadership development, talent development and organizational development.
• Ensure compliance with Norwegian employment law, collective agreements, company policies and internal guidelines.
• Develop and implement shared ways of working across Sweden and Norway where appropriate.
• Contribute to the development of the People & Culture team and cross-functional initiatives across the business.

WE BELIEVE YOU ARE

You are a business-minded and collaborative People & Culture professional who enjoys working close to the business. Through a pragmatic and relationship-driven approach, you build trust with leaders and support them in both strategic and operational matters. You are motivated by contributing to both business success and people development.

To succeed in this role, we believe you have:

• At least 3 years of experience in a People & Culture, HR Business Partner, or equivalent HR role.
• Solid understanding of Norwegian employment law and experience applying it in practice.
• Experience collaborating with trade unions and employee representatives.
• Experience supporting leaders in a multi-site and geographically dispersed organization, preferably within retail or a similar industry.
• Professional working proficiency in English and either Swedish or Norwegian.
• The ability to travel to Norway when required.

WHY KJELL & COMPANY

This is an opportunity to take on a broad and business-focused People & Culture role with real responsibility and influence. You will work closely with leaders, contribute to important business decisions and help shape the employee experience across our Norwegian organization.

At Kjell & Company, you become part of an engaged and collaborative People & Culture team that works closely across borders. We support and learn from one another, share a common ambition to develop the business, and believe that the best results are achieved together.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

• Location: Malmö
• Employment Type: Full-time, fixed-term contract (approximately 12 months)
• Start Date: January 2027
• Travel: The role includes travel, primarily to Norway.

APPLY TODAY
We review applications and conduct interviews on an ongoing basis, so we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.

We look forward to getting to know you and sharing more about the role and life at Kjell & Company.