HR Front Office Lead to ABB i Västerås

Join ABB and work in a team that is dedicated to creating a future where innovative digital technologies allow greater access to cleaner energy.

ABB is a leading global technology company in power and automation that enables utility, industry, and transport & infrastructure customers to improve their performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in roughly 100 countries and employs about 135.000 people.

The HR Front Office Lead is fully accountable for managing the operation in the respective GBS HR Front Office 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 GBS HR organization, the Front Office Lead contributes to the global / regional and local roadmap and deliverables.

You will have a job that’s includes responsibility, variation, problem solving, technical challenges, a nice and competent team and an exciting international workplace where sustainability, energy efficiency and digitalization are in focus. Are you a potential candidate for fitting in this interesting, challenging and awarding role? Read below!

• Contributing to the implementation of the GBS HR strategy and plan, developing and implementing a strategic roadmap in line with GBS HR business strategy.
• Running GBS HR Front Office operations in the country, delivering services according to signed-off Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), agreed KPIs and quality targets.
• Defining and driving people management strategy of the GBS HR (e.g. workforce planning, training, engagement, mentoring, succession planning) and leading with example.
• Encouraging open discussion of development needs for the team or individuals.
• Supporting processes to standardize within GBS HR and between the GBS / HR functions in order to shape shared service at ABB.
• Implementing lean approaches to deliver efficiencies through standard processes and synergies.
• Living ABB’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues, and the business.

• Leadership role in managing teams of 10-25 employees and experience in HR or Shared Services Operations (insourced or outsourced).
• Experience of Project Management and Lean Sigma / Six Sigma quality and process improvement experience.
• High degree of client orientation and service mindset.
• Excellent Powerpoint and Excel skills
• Strong analytical approach to problem solving, high degree of proactive behavior, result-orientation and high degree of structure and keeping deadlines in focus.
• Good interpersonal skills with high degree of passion and commitment.
• Effective management of different cultures and ability to build relations across various teams / countries / cultures.
• Excellent communication skills (oral, written and presentation skills).
• Fluency in English and Swedish, written and spoken alike, is a required.