Senior HR Specialist

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The Role

Senior HR Specialist – Telenor Shared Services Portugal

Are you passionate about people and looking to make a difference in an evolving, global environment? Join us as a Senior HR Specialist at Telenor Shared Services (TSS), where you will play a crucial role in supporting employees and managers in Portugal and across our company for all Portugal HR related matters. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape our employee experience, drive HR initiatives, and contribute to the ongoing growth of our company and the success of our teams locally in Portugal.

You will collaborate daily with the Managing Director & Country Manager of TSS Portugal and although your focus will be on our location in Lisbon in Portugal, you will work as an integrated member of the global TSS HR & Support chapter, reporting to the VP HR & Support. The team has employees both in Norway and Pakistan and collaborate with HR in the other Nordic business units as well. Together we support the employees and managers in Telenor Shared Services globally.

Your new Company

Telenor Shared Services is part of the Telenor Group, A global telecom company. Telenor Shared Services supports Telenor with HR, Finance, Procurement, Order2Cash (payment) and IT services.

Telenor Shared Services has its head office in Norway with main hubs in Portugal and Pakistan and departments/employees located in Sweden, Denmark and Finland.

Your new Role

As a Senior HR Specialist, you will be responsible for:

  • Serve as the primary HR advisor and first point of contact for employees and managers for all HR related matters
  • Be the subject matter expert on Portugal's employment laws and regulations to ensure we are compliant, including Health & Safety
  • Be the subject matter expert on local compensation & benefits (Portugal)
  • Be responsible for payroll to secure smooth pay out of salary and expense claims
  • Ensure compliance with work schedules and general HR routines
  • Implement a career plan framework and a structured learning and development plan
  • Support the Managing Director & Country Manager with HR related matters

What you will need to succeed

To succeed as a Senior HR Specialist, we think you will need:

  • 5+ years of hands-on HR and people support experience
  • Strong understanding of Portuguese working acts and legal requirements
  • Experienced in working with different HR systems
  • Strong service orientation mindset and positive attitude
  • Sense of urgency and ability to work structured and meet deadlines
  • Ambitious and motivated to work in a collaborative environment
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills - Fluency in English
  • Your daily interaction with our local employees is a success factor. To ensure the best possible collaboration you are expected to be present in the office 3-4 days a week.

What the Company can offer you

  • A role where you will have the option to develop and grow into a more complex HR role together with the company growth.
  • Opportunity to work in a global organization with a focus on personal and professional growth
  • A supportive and collaborative work environment where your ideas and contributions are valued
  • Be part of a young company locally combined with the ability to influence how we develop and grow – a company rooted in the Nordic way of work
  • Birthday off
  • Sports membership
  • Coursera academy
  • Healthcare insurance
  • Personal time leave
  • Extra maternity and paternity leave
  • Share program
  • Flex benefit

Other information:

Place of work: Lisbon

  • For questions about the role, contact recruitment partner - [email protected]
  • Application deadline: 30.04.20205 - We assess candidates on an ongoing basis.

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22,577 Employees

What We Do

EMPOWERING SOCIETIES. CONNECTING YOU TO WHAT MATTERS MOST. Telenor Group is a leading telecommunications company across the Nordics and Asia with 158 million subscribers and annual sales of around NOK 99 billions (2022). We are committed to responsible business conduct and driven by the ambition of empowering societies. Connectivity has been Telenor’s domain for more than 165 years, and our purpose is to connect our customers to what matters most. We have four behaviours that guide the way we work: • Always Explore. We believe growth comes from learning every day. We’re curious and we dare to challenge, test, fail fast and pivot. • Create together. We believe diverse teams find better solutions. We seek different perspectives, share, involve and help each other succeed. • Keep promises. We believe that trust is key in all our relationships. We take ownership and pride in delivering with precision and integrity. • Be respectful. We believe in the unique human ability to understand what matters for people. We meet everyone at eye level, listen and show that we care. Telenor is listed at Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker TEL. For more information, please visit www.telenor.com.

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