People & Culture Business Partner

Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future. If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match.

What you will do

At Volvo Financial Services, our people are at the heart of how we deliver value to our customers and our business. As a People & Culture Business Partner, you will serve as a trusted advisor to leaders and employees, helping translate business priorities into practical people strategies that strengthen performance, engagement, leadership, and organizational effectiveness.

This role is ideal for an experienced HR professional who enjoys being close to the business, building strong relationships, solving complex people challenges, and helping leaders create an environment where employees can perform and grow.

Your Key Responsibilities

As a People & Culture Business Partner, you will:

• Partner with business leaders to understand their priorities, challenges, and workforce needs, translating them into effective people and organizational strategies.
• Serve as a trusted advisor and coach to leaders on leadership effectiveness, employee engagement, performance, talent, organizational effectiveness, and workforce planning.
• Build strong relationships across the organization and develop a deep understanding of the business, its customers, and its strategic priorities.
• Support talent management and succession planning, including identifying critical talent, development opportunities, capability gaps, and future workforce needs.
• Guide leaders through performance management, employee relations, organizational changes, and other complex people matters with sound judgment and consistency.
• Use workforce data, employee insights, and business trends to identify opportunities, anticipate people-related risks, and recommend solutions.
• Partner with leaders to strengthen employee engagement, accountability, collaboration, and an inclusive, high-performance culture.
• Support organizational design and change initiatives, helping leaders and employees navigate change effectively.
• Collaborate closely with People & Culture colleagues and Centers of Expertise across areas such as Talent, Compensation, Benefits, Coaching and Development, and Employee Relations to deliver integrated solutions.
• Ensure People & Culture practices and decisions are aligned with company policies, applicable employment laws, and organizational values.
• Participate in and lead People & Culture projects and initiatives that support broader business and organizational priorities.
• Balance strategic partnership with hands-on execution, recognizing when the business needs consultation, coaching, problem solving, or direct support.

Who are you?

You are a business-minded People & Culture professional who understands that great HR partnership requires more than knowing HR practices. You are curious about the business, comfortable working with leaders at multiple levels, and willing to ask thoughtful questions and respectfully challenge when necessary.

You bring sound judgment, discretion, credibility, and a practical approach to solving problems. You are comfortable operating in an environment where priorities can shift, and you know how to balance employee needs with business requirements.

You also bring:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 3-5 years of progressive HR Management or HR Business Partner experience.
• Demonstrated experience advising and coaching leaders.
• Working knowledge of employee relations, performance management, talent management, organizational development, workforce planning, and employment practices.
• Ability to manage complex and sensitive employee matters with professionalism, confidentiality, and sound judgment.
• Strong communication, relationship-building, consultation, and influencing skills.
• Ability to analyze information and workforce data and translate insights into practical recommendations and actions.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Comfort working both independently and collaboratively within a broader People & Culture team.
• SHRM or HRCI professional certification is preferred.

At the Volvo Group, we strive for a clear, transparent, and straightforward compensation approach, motivating you to contribute to the company's growth. For this position, the base pay is set at $96,000.00 - $137,000.00 annually, and where applicable, bonus eligible.  The range for this role, as well as final salary offered, is determined by several factors including, but not limited to, geographic location, work-related knowledge, certifications, skills, education, and experience. In addition to these factors, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer.

In addition to a solid package of compensation and benefits, plus you will enjoy:

• Competitive medical, dental and vision insurance.
• Generous paid time off.
• Competitive matching retirement savings plans.
• Working environment where your safety, health and wellbeing come first.
• Focus on professional and personal development through Volvo Group University.
• Programs that make today's challenging reality of combining work and personal life easier.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

We value your data privacy and therefore do not accept applications via mail.

Who we are and what we believe in

We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group's leading brands and entities.

Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment.

At Volvo Financial Services, we are working together to shape the world we want to live in. As the captive finance arm of the Volvo Group, VFS provides financial services and solutions that meet the needs of our customers' evolving business. Through our dedication to innovation, we support society in its adoption of sustainable transport and equipment solutions. VFS is headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden, and serves Volvo Group customers and dealers in more than 50 markets.

What's in it for you?

We offer a solid and competitive package of compensation and benefits, plus you will enjoy a diverse working environment with a culture of care and inclusion. As an investment, we support your personal development and growth to achieve your career aspirations. Volvo Financial Services is an on-site business and we understand that you might need occasional or temporary flexibility, which your leader is equipped to manage and fits well to our culture, as being together enables us to build upon our innovative and collaborative culture, as well as develop you for continued success.