About this opportunity:
Ericsson is seeking a driven, experienced People Business Partner to help us continue delivering a thriving workplace environment. This role is integral in driving our People Story, ensuring transparency in our people-related decisions, and empowering every team member to bring their very best. Our mission is to create an inclusive experience that helps us focus on our business and our customers. This position offers a unique opportunity to drive positive culture, growth, and performance within our diverse talent pool and make a tangible impact on our business operations.
We work as a team of PBPs sharing insights, strategies, and best practices to ensure consistent and effective support Korea market. Collaboration is at the core of how we work, fostering a culture of shared knowledge, collective problem-solving, and unified delivery of people initiatives.
Key Respoinsibility
- Act as the primary People Business Partner for assigned business units, serving as a trusted advisor to leaders by providing pragmatic, value-added people solutions aligned with business strategy and local priorities.
- Partner with business leaders and fellow PBPs to understand organizational needs, co-create tailored people initiatives, and ensure alignment with global People strategy and evolving workforce requirements.
- Implement and execute People strategies, programs, processes, and tools, ensuring compliance with local labor laws, union agreements, and company policies while supporting leaders in people-related decision-making.
- Manage labor relations and employee relations matters, including collaboration with unions and employee representatives, handling consultations, and resolving complex employee issues in a fair, consistent, and compliant manner.
- Drive talent development and organizational capability building, supporting internal mobility, succession planning, and upskilling/reskilling initiatives to enable future-ready organizations.
- Lead organizational change and transformation initiatives in response to business needs, including workforce planning, organizational design, and site or structure-related changes.
- Guide leaders in living company values, purpose, and ethical standards, contributing to a positive employee experience and investigating and addressing potential policy or Code of Business Ethics violations.
- Collaborate closely with global and regional People teams to ensure effective implementation of global strategies while adapting to local market and regulatory requirements.
- Report directly to the Head of People, based in the Korea office, ensuring close alignment on local People priorities and strategic initiatives.
The Skills You Bring
- 7-10 years of HR / People Business Partner experience in a global, matrixed organization; experience in Korea is required.
- Strong knowledge of Korean labor law and employee relations, including hands-on experience working with unions or employee representatives.
- Solid understanding of core HR practices and processes, with experience partnering across the People function and internal stakeholders.
- Proven ability to translate business needs into people solutions and support organizational change and capability building.
- Change-oriented mindset, comfortable driving culture and organizational transformation in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong execution, judgment, and prioritization skills, able to make fact-based and ethical decisions and deliver results.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and collaboration skills, with cultural sensitivity and influence at multiple levels.
- Data- and insight-driven, with working knowledge of People analytics and strong Excel skills.
Why join Ericsson?At Ericsson, you'll have an outstanding opportunity. The chance to use your skills and imagination to push the boundaries of what's possible. To build solutions never seen before to some of the world's toughest problems. You'll be challenged, but you won't be alone. You'll be joining a team of diverse innovators, all driven to go beyond the status quo to craft what comes next.
What happens once you apply? Click Here to find all you need to know about what our typical hiring process looks like.Encouraging a diverse and inclusive organization is core to our values at Ericsson, that's why we champion it in everything we do. We truly believe that by collaborating with people with different experiences we drive innovation, which is essential for our future growth. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our Ericsson team. Ericsson is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. learn more.
Primary country and city: Korea (the Republic of) (KR) || Seoul
Req ID: 781064
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Ericsson Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — The U.S. 401(k) includes an automatic 3% company contribution plus matching (100% of the first 3% and 50% of the next 2%) with immediate vesting. An employee stock purchase plan and legacy pensions in some groups strengthen long‑term savings.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous PTO, paid holidays, sick time, bereavement leave, and a dedicated volunteer day are offered. Time‑off allotments can increase with tenure and are complemented by hybrid work where roles allow.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, vision, and mental‑health support are part of a comprehensive health and wellbeing offering. Wellness initiatives such as onsite gyms, fitness classes, and EAP access are available in certain locations.
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What We Do
Ericsson builds the digital connectivity the world relies on. Our technology underpins the mobile networks, platforms, and systems that billions of people, businesses, and societies depend on every day. We are a global leader in communications technology, delivering mobile network infrastructure, cloud software, and wireless connectivity solutions for service providers and enterprises worldwide. Our networks support connectivity across 180+ countries, helping power everyday communication as well as critical digital services at global scale. Connectivity has evolved far beyond consumer mobile use. Today, nearly 80% of the world’s population accesses the internet via mobile networks, and Ericsson is helping shape what comes next. We are advancing 5G and 5G Advanced, developing network APIs that open connectivity to the global developer ecosystem, and applying automation and AI to make networks more intelligent, efficient, and resilient. Ericsson was the first company to launch live 5G networks on five continents, and our 5G platform is now commercially live in 150+ networks across 60+ countries. We also support more than 36,000 enterprise customers, enabling secure, high-performance connectivity for industries such as manufacturing, aviation, logistics, utilities, and public safety, where reliability and performance are mission critical. Innovation is central to how we work. Ericsson has approximately 28,000 employees in research and development, backed by one of the strongest intellectual property portfolios in the industry with 60,000+ granted patents. Our engineers, researchers, and technologists work across 100+ global R&D sites, helping define how networks evolve and how digital infrastructure is built for the long term. As the world moves toward a mobile-first, AI-powered, and cloud-driven future, connectivity becomes the foundation for digital transformation across every industry. Ericsson is building that foundation, shaping the future of digital connectivity through technology that operates at global scale and supports real-world impact, today and for what comes next.
Why Work With Us
Ericsson is a place for people who want to work on technology that powers everyday life. You’ll contribute to large-scale systems used every day, tackle complex challenges in live environments, and keep developing your skills and career in your own vision.
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