Sr. Director, Human Resources Nordics and Global Resin

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Be part of something altogether life-changing
Working at Cytiva in the Life Sciences industry means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health. Our incredible customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies.

At Cytiva you will be able to continuously improve yourself and us – working on challenges that truly matter with people that care for each other, our customers, and their patients. With associates across 40 countries, Cytiva is a place where every day is a learning opportunity – so you can grow your career and expand your skills in the long term. Your health and wellbeing are important to us and together we will not compromise on safety in the workplace or the environment.

Cytiva Is Proud To Work Alongside a Community Of Nine Fellow Danaher Life Sciences Companies. Together, We're Pioneering The Future Of Science And Medicine, Developing Products That Enable Researchers In The Fight To Save Lives. The Sr. Director, Human Resources Nordics And Global Resin & Technology Leads The HR Agenda Across Two Scopes

Nordics Region:
Provide end-to-end HR leadership across multiple businesses and functions, partnering with regional leadership to deliver strategic HR initiatives, ensure legal/ works-council compliance, and drive organizational effectiveness. Lead an established Nordics HR team (including HR Business Partners and HR Shared Services) to deliver a best-in-class associate experience.

Resins & Technology Business Unit
(within the RFM – Resins, Filtration & Media – Operating Company): Serve as the strategic HR partner to the Business Leader and their leadership team. Shape and execute short- and long-term people strategies (organization design, leadership development, global project management, workforce planning, executive coaching, policy & governance, talent, culture, inclusion & belonging) and provide leadership to global and local HR teams supporting the business.

This is a strategic as well as hands-on role for a credible, data-driven HR leader who can influence in a matrixed environment, lead change at scale, and build strong leadership capability while advancing a high-engagement, inclusive culture.

What You'll Do
Strategic leadership & partnership

• Act as trusted advisor to the Nordics leadership, Resins & Technology leadership and people leaders, aligning business strategy with people strategy to drive outcomes and culture.
• Diagnose organizational needs; translate strategy into organizational implications and pragmatic HR plans for both regional and global business contexts.
• HR strategy & operating mechanisms
• Build and execute HR plans for the region and enterprise-aligned initiatives; lead relevant cross-Nordics and business projects to timelines and outcomes.
• Leverage Danaher Business System/ continuous improvement and people analytics to set targets, track metrics, and solve business problems impacting organization effectiveness.

Talent management & development

• Run integrated talent processes (succession planning, performance management, leadership development) in partnership with regional HR Business Partners and HR Center of Excellence; enable cross-functional talent moves.
• Coach leaders to build capability, give effective feedback, and elevate performance.
• Talent acquisition & workforce planning
• Assess future-fit capabilities; partner with Talent Acquisition to build pipelines for critical roles across Nordics and the global business.

Inclusion & Belonging, engagement & retention

• Champion Inclusion & Belonging programs that foster an inclusive culture; analyse engagement/ retention trends and implement targeted actions.
• Employee & Labour relations (Nordics)
• Strengthen works-council relationships and ensure compliance with co-determination and CBAs; advise leaders on complex ER matters in line with policy and law.

Change leadership

• Lead the people agenda through restructures, integrations, and other transformations, with robust change-management and communications.

Team leadership

• Lead, coach, and develop HR teams – Including HR Business Partners in the Nordics and HR Shared Services, plus other HR teams supporting the Resins business —building succession and elevating the HR function.

Who You Are
You are a consultative Human Resources professional who is experienced with providing a variety of HR solutions to meet business needs. You love analysing data, identifying continuous improvement opportunities, and excel in building relationships with business stakeholders in a matrixed, collaborative and an environment.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in HR, Business, I/O Psychology, or related field.
• 10+ years of progressive HR experience with prior global team leadership; strong record in matrixed, regulated, and fast‑paced manufacturing environments.
• Deep expertise in employee/ labour relations in the Nordics, including works‑council and CBA experience.
• Proven success leading large‑scale change and transformation; credible, data‑driven advisor who influences senior leaders.
• Strong client orientation, discretion, and judgment; able to operate with minimal direction and deliver measurable results.
• Fluent in Swedish and English.
• Willing to travel ~25% of the time.

This is an onsite role based in Uppsala, Sweden.

Join our winning team today. Together, we'll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow's science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

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