Area HR Manager (1 year contract)

Job Description

As an Area HR Manager, you are responsible to ensure all our stores are equipped to provide the best possible customer experience by securing the successful implementation of the brand’s HR strategy, short and long-term. In this role, you work together with Area and Store Teams to secure quality throughout the employee life cycle. This role will be responsible for stores in: SE / FI / EE / LV / LT / DK / NO.

What you will do 

• Responsible for implementing the brand HR strategy to ensure employee engagement and the quality of the employee life cycle 
• Contribute to a people first working environment, driving and supporting actions & events based on the annual HR goals  
• Collaborate with all functions in the Area Team, contribute to an efficient- and informative- workflow 
• Collaborate with the Regional HR Team to provide feedback on the people agenda to influence materials and processes needed to meet the changing needs  
• Train & coach Store Managers to take actions based on HR KPIs to ensure business needs are met​ 
• Work with Store Managers to ensure stores operate within the guidelines of global health & safety policy 
• Build and maintain a strong relationship with H&M group HR teams to ensure quality of employee relations​ 
• Partner with the Talent Acquisition Partner to secure recruitment activities and succession planning 
• Knowledgeable on local legislation and culture, liaise with H&M HR and legal departments to ensure all stores are following local policies

Qualifications

Alignment to our company values is the most important characteristic we look for in all new joiners. Our values are the behaviours that we appreciate above and beyond anything else. We are open-minded and curious, we dare to be different, we believe in constant improvement and we empower and trust you to take ownership. Our values are part of who we are, what we stand for and how we act. 

What you need to succeed: 

• Experience supporting an area or office team on HR based projects 
• Fluent in English both written and verbal. 
• Strong leadership, communication and interpersonal skills  
• Proven organisational, analytical and decision making abilities   
• Sales driven and result oriented  
• Self motivated and ability to take own initiative   
• Ability to travel up to 20% of time

Additional Information

This is a full-time temporary contract for 12 months, starting in April 2027. Employees can be based in any of the Area North countries (Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Denmark, or Norway). The contract will be issued locally in the employee's country of employment.

Please apply by submitting your CV in English no later than 13th November. Due to data policies, we only accept applications submitted through our career page.

Benefits:

We offer all our employees attractive benefits with extensive development opportunities around the globe. All our employees receive a 25% staff discount usable on all our H&M Group brands in stores and online. In addition to our staff discount, all our employees are included in our H&M Incentive Program – HIP. You can read more about our H&M Incentive Program here.

Inclusion & Diversity   

At ARKET we’re determined to create and maintain inclusive, diverse and equitable workplaces throughout our organisation. Our teams should consist of a variety of people who share and combine their knowledge, experience and ideas. Having a diverse workforce leads to a positive impact on how we address challenges, what we perceive as possible and how we choose to relate to our colleagues and customers all over the world, therefore all diversity dimensions are taken into consideration in our recruitment process.    

ARKET is a modern-day market with a Nordic soul, offering a mix of fashion, homeware and a café while having quality, sustainability and transparency at the core of our business. ARKET’s mission is to democratise quality through widely accessible, well-made, durable products, designed to be used and loved for a long time. Learn more about ARKET here.