Support people, leadership and performance in a global organization
Do you thrive in a complex international environment where you can support leaders, drive improvements and turn business needs into impactful people solutions?

As HR Business Partner at NKT, you will combine strategic HR business partnering with practical execution, working across functions, countries and cultures to turn priorities into action.

Enhancing leadership and supporting business performance
As a trusted HR Business Partner, you will play a key role in supporting and developing leaders while driving HR initiatives that strengthen both people and business performance. With responsibility for a large production area, you will operate in a changing and international environment with stakeholders across the organization. Your ability to establish trust, offer clear direction and understand the business will be essential to your effectiveness.

Key responsibilities include:

• Act as a trusted and constructive HR partner, providing support and strategic guidance on people-related matters.
• Manage employee relations and labor law processes, including negotiations in a collective bargaining environment.
• Support leaders in health and safety, rehabilitation and systematic work environment management.
• Coordinate and support organizational change, workforce planning and leadership development, contributing to a healthy culture and long-term organizational capability.

The position is based in Karlskrona or Malmö (with a high presence in Karlskrona), and reports to the Sr Director People & Culture. You will collaborate closely with colleagues across the global People & Culture organization.

Driven HR professional who thrives in global complexity
As a self-motivated HR professional, you manage a wide-ranging agenda with initiative and enjoy turning challenges and ideas into practical solutions.

You are comfortable working in an international matrix organization and know how to balance different perspectives, priorities and stakeholder needs. 

In addition, we believe you bring:
•    Relevant academic degree in HR or equivalent 
•    Several years of experience as an HR Business Partner in an industrial or manufacturing environment
•    Ability to implement change initiatives effectively
•    Solid knowledge of Swedish labor law and experience handling employee relations
•    Fluent in English and Swedish

Elevate people and performance on NKT’s growth journey 
NKT is dedicated to building a diverse organization and a culture in which people from all backgrounds can succeed and do their best work. We believe that a diverse organization enables sustainable performance, and that an inclusive and welcoming culture makes for a better place to work.

This role offers you the chance to shape how we work with people and leadership while directly supporting NKT’s ongoing development and growth. You will collaborate with experienced colleagues and stakeholders across our international organization, build your skills across strategic HR, leadership development, organizational change and continuous improvement, and have the opportunity to turn ideas into solutions with visible impact on both people and performance.

"As a leader, I believe in combining high performance with a genuine caring mentality. I strive to live NKT's shared belief, We Care, every day. To me, this means caring about my work, my colleagues, and my own development and well-being. I strongly believe that personal passion has a direct impact on professional performance. When people are engaged and energized outside of work, that enthusiasm often carries over into their careers, resulting in higher levels of commitment, resilience, and achievement.

One of my greatest passions is Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. The sport has taught me the importance of discipline, continuous learning, humility, and perseverance. It reinforces many of the leadership qualities I value most, including accountability, respect, resilience, and the ability to remain calm and focused under pressure. These are principles that I strive to bring into my leadership every day." says Hiring Manager, Andreas Sjöström.

Read more about our offer and listen to some voices of NKT Connectors here!

We will review applications continuously, but we recommend you apply no later than 2026-11-29. An extract from the criminal record, alcohol- and drug tests, medical tests along with personality tests, will be part of our recruitment process. 

If you have any questions about the role, you are very welcome to contact Hiring Manager Andreas Sjöström at andreas.sjostrom@nkt.com. For inquiries about the recruitment process, please reach out to Jenni Aronsson at jenni.aronsson@nkt.com.

Union representatives
Sveriges Ingenjörer - Christian Fisch, +46 455 56 380 
Unionen – Joakim Wikström +46 734 070 243 
Ledarna - Roger Jönsson, +46 455 55 911 

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About NKT
At the factory in Karlskrona, NKT is designing, developing and manufacturing the high-voltage power cable solutions enabling the transition to renewable energy. Here, you will join a diverse organization at an internationally recognized engineering centre operating one of the most advanced high-voltage test halls, a state-of-the-art cable manufacturing and the NKT Victoria – the most sustainable cable-laying vessel in the offshore industry.

At NKT, we are all Connectors. We connect to develop leading power cable technologies that enable the world’s transition to renewable energy - and we stay connected to grow as people and professionals. As a company, NKT connects a greener world with high-quality power cable technology and plays a key role as the world moves towards clean energy. NKT designs, manufactures and installs low-, medium- and high-voltage power cable solutions enabling reliable energy transmission. Since 1891, NKT has innovated the power cable technology, building the infrastructure from the first light bulbs to the megawatts created by renewable energy today.
NKT is headquartered in Denmark, operates from more than 30 countries worldwide, and employs 6,500 people globally. NKT is listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen and realised a revenue of EUR 3.6 billion in 2025. NKT - We connect a greener world. www.nkt.com