Job Description

Location This is a hybrid role, offering a combination of being able to work remotely and from our Kista office.

Contract Type part-time (24 hours per week).

The Opportunity:

As a People Specialist, you will support the HR function across Scandinavia, with a focus on Sweden and Norway. You’ll be involved across the full employee lifecycle – from onboarding and employee relations to payroll coordination – while partnering closely with managers as their go-to contact for all people-related matters.

In this role, you’ll be hands-on and close to the business, working in a fast-moving environment where no two days are the same. You’ll collaborate with external partners, contribute to improving how things are done, and help ensure a smooth and consistent employee experience across the region.

What You Will Be Doing

• Partner closely with Talent Acquisition to support hiring activities.
• Act as the main point of contact throughout onboarding and offboarding (contracts, benefits, documentation).
• Respond to employee queries and provide day-to-day HR support.
• Advise managers on employee relations topics and performance matters.
• Support the development and implementation of HR policies in line with local labour laws.
• Keep up to date with HR best practices and regulatory requirements.
• Contribute to performance and salary review cycles.
• Support managers in handling performance challenges and improvement plans.
• Assist with compensation and benefits administration, including market benchmarking.
• Maintain accurate HR data and ensure compliance with internal and legal standards.
• Ensure adherence to local collective agreements.
• Coordinate and manage payroll processes for Sweden and Norway.

What You’ll Bring

• Fluency in Swedish and business-level English
• A relevant degree (e.g. Psychology, Labour Law, Finance, HR) or equivalent experience
• Hands-on experience in an HR or similar role within the local market
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build trust across all levels
• A structured and detail-oriented way of working, with good prioritisation skills in a fast-paced environment
• Confidence working with HR systems, tools, and people data
• Solid understanding of employment law and practical HR application
• Interest or experience in using and improving people data to support decision-making
• Experience working in a matrix organisation is an advantage

We Are RS

We’ve been solving industry problems for over 80 years. We turn the ‘what ifs’ into the ‘why nots’, the impossible into the possible.

Our purpose? Making amazing happen for a better world.

We offer service and product solutions to over 1.2 million customers globally, shipping a parcel every 2 seconds to over 130 countries. With over 800,000 stocked and 3 million unstocked products, we’re a trusted partner to the world’s leading industries.

We’re looking for curious, driven, and empathetic professionals to join our journey. People who think differently, act with purpose, and want to make a real impact. 

Rewards

Our Reward Strategy Philosophy is designed to offer market competitive base salaries and provide all of our people the opportunity to participate in a short-term incentive, enabling them to share in the success of the Company.

Our total reward package is more than just the cash; our recognition and benefit offering provide the opportunity for us to recognise, reward and enable the wellbeing of our people at all stages of their journey with RS. Our rewards and benefits in Sweden include:

• Financial – pension scheme
• Wellbeing – health benefit

• Lifestyle – sport benefit
• Spotlight – our global recognition programme provides a platform to highlight and recognise people role modelling our values

Ready to Make Amazing Happen?

Join c. 9,000 colleagues and help us shape the future of our industry. Whoever you are, wherever you are – it all starts here.

Apply now and make RS a part of your journey.

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