Do you have the drive and desire to make success within Sandvik? At Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions and SMR IT, we’re now looking for a people, leadership and business-oriented HR Specialist join us for fixed time period, likely for 18 months.
Some words about the SMR IT
Team includes 250+ experienced and engaged employees in almost 30 countries. We work in close cooperation with the stakeholders to provide the best possible partnership for business. We have strong customer focus and safety as core values. Our operations are in all continents, so we are truly international and diverse team.
Your mission
In this position, you will be working closely with HR Business Partner, and your key mission is to take overall responsibility for supporting and coaching the diverse and multicultural team in all HR processes and various questions our people leaders might have.

Your main responsibilities

• Secure the People Strategy by ensuring and supporting competence and people development.
• Develop and ensure the measures and activities needed to develop a culture of a high performing organization including coaching and supporting key functional leaders.
• Ensure compliance with global policies, local legislations and labor agreements in relation with local HR resources.
• Manage and secure follow through of Sandvik core HR policies and processes such as Talent & Succession Management, Performance Management, Diversity & Inclusion and Resourcing.

This is a global role based in Tampere, Finland and you’re reporting to the CIO SMR BA.
Your profile
You have a suitable educational background (University Degree, Master’s Degree) and minimum of 5 years’ experience within the HR field and its processes. Industry experience is considered as an advantage, especially digitalization. You have excellent communication, engagement and influencing skills. Your way of working is proactive, consultative and business oriented. You have strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, and business focus with the skill to transfer business priorities into the people strategy and actions. As we act in a global business environment, this role requires fluent English language skills.
We value your drive and personality, characterized by your ability to coach and motivate people. You build trust easily and, as an excellent networker, you can communicate effectively.
What’s in it for you?
We offer you versatile and interesting tasks in international business environment, as well as the opportunity to develop your own professional skills. In addition, we offer good employee benefits and inclusive corporate culture focused on sustainable development, with values such as Innovation, Fair Play, Customer Focus and Passion to Win. We have hybrid office/home working environment. At Sandvik we believe that the diversity of experiences, perspectives and backgrounds will contribute to successes for our employees, our company and therefore also our customers.
Contact information
For further information about this position, please contact the HR Business Partner: Sanna Kilpeläinen, SMR IT, tel. +358 401844376, on Friday March 28th, at 9-14 or on Monday March 31st, at 9-14. All times are Finnish time (EET).
To learn more about our recruitment process, please visit our career site or contact HR Services Finland, tel. +358 800 1 44444 (weekdays at 9-11 and 13-15 EET).
Want to join our journey in setting new industry standards?
Send your application no later than Friday April 4th, 2025.
Click apply and include your cover letter with your salary request and CV in English. Please note that we don’t accept applications by email.
Job ID: R0077474
About the company
Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions is a business area within the Sandvik Group and a global leading supplier of equipment and tools, parts, service, digital solutions and sustainability-driving technologies for the mining and construction industries. Application areas include rock drilling, rock cutting, loading, and hauling, tunneling and quarrying. In 2023, sales were approximately 66 billion SEK with about 17,000 employees.
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• Secure the People Strategy by ensuring and supporting competence and people development.
• Develop and ensure the measures and activities needed to develop a culture of a high performing organization including coaching and supporting key functional leaders.
• Ensure compliance with global policies, local legislations and labor agreements in relation with local HR resources.
• Manage and secure follow through of Sandvik core HR policies and processes such as Talent & Succession Management, Performance Management, Diversity & Inclusion and Resourcing