HR Subject Matter Expert

Job Description

Are you up for the challenge to take Global Talent Management to the next level?

The job of Group function Talent Management is to ensure that people at Ericsson have the capabilities to continue drive our mission of a connected, intelligent and sustainable world and that they can join a continuous development process that helps them to be the best version of themselves.

We do this by designing, developing, implementing and running world class talent management processes that supports 100 000 experts and leaders around the world to deliver value to our customers – every day. The core of our work centers around culture, performance management, succession planning, engagement, talent and leadership development and diversity & inclusion.

Everything we do is guided by our vision, the corporate business strategy and our people philosophies. We work closely with the business to maximize the impact of the talent initiatives.

In this role you will influence the future of a global technology leader in one of the most impactful industries in times of fast change and profound transition. Are you in?

The Subject Matter Expert Role

The job title does not do justice to this important job!

This role will work with three different expertise areas. One is to support the other SME areas (Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, People Analytics and Learning & Development) to continue the work of cooperating and integrating our initiatives to other HR processes that are either feeding into the talent management area or where we provide insights and input into other processes.
The other area is to support our succession planning initiatives. This process is now moving into a new and broader scope in our organisation.
And the third area is leading the development of digital solutions to all Talent management areas in co-operation with other team members and with other functions. The role will also drive the application and use of data to guide decisions and monitor impact for all the Talent Management areas.

All our team members, and this role, works with problem definitions, risk mitigation, solutions design and implementation and running different processes, ways of working and initiatives.
The demand of our stakeholders and the nature of the work in our group will also engage you in other projects and processes – often in co-operation with colleagues in and outside of the team.

The role reports to the Global Head of Talent Management

The main responsibilities
• Support the SMEs driving the other talent management processes to continue the work of linking the work and processes with other people processes.
• Support the existing succession planning process for critical corporate roles.
• Support the expansion of the succession planning process, design, deliver and run for other critical roles in the organization.
• Plan and drive the digitalization of the talent management processes utilizing the current and developing solutions in the company.
• Head up the work to define, capture and analyze relevant data to provide input for informed decision making and measurement of impact.

Key qualifications
You come with a curious and innovative mind being prepared to challenge and influencing people but also being supportive and a strong team player. You are skilled at working both to understand the big picture but also to create and implement impactful solutions to business challenges. Ability to navigate through uncertainty, having a high degree of flexibility and being able to lead yourself is important traits for this role.
Understanding of, and experience from, the core talent management processes and are orientated on other people/HR processes. Understanding the possibilities of and experience from working on digital transformation projects is important. You are an experienced project leader used to work with internal and external resources.
A well-developed business acumen and a high-level customer centricity is key to this role. You need to be able to communicate with a broad range of stake holders within the organization – many on senior levels.

Additional required capabilities and skills

• Strong communication and influencing skills
• Builds, leverages and supports networks and relationships
• Strong team worker that contributes to a diverse and high performing team
• Self-directed, driver with a high degree of pro-activity and perseverance
• Flexible and motivated to perform in a rapidly changing environment – efficient in operating in a matrixed organization.
• Positive attitude / growth mindset
• Fluent in spoken and written English

Minimum Qualifications and Experience
• University degree from Business, Organization, Leadership or Organizational psychology
• Approximately 8 years of work experience

What will we do for you?
You will work in a highly diverse group of committed people driven by the wish to help drive the people agenda in a global organization. With the expectation to find cutting edge and practical solutions to big challenges you will work together with internal and external experts and thought leaders. And you will continue to learn – every day. The world is our oyster and you will build relationships with highly motivated and skilled individuals around the world.
Primary location: Kista/Stockholm, Sweden

Are you ready to join our award-winning team?

Welcome to apply with resume in English. As the selection and interview process are ongoing the position can be filled before application end day. Therefore, send in your application as soon as possible and no later than 20th of March. If you have any further questions, you are welcome to contact senior recruiter Nina Juthage at [email protected]

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Primary country and city: Sweden (SE) || || Stockholm || IT

Req ID: 363484