People & Organization Generalist

Bavarian Nordic A/S; Gentofte Kommune; On-site; DKK 520,000 - 760,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working conditions

Pension scheme

Health insurance

Bonus opportunities

Canteen on site

Fitness discounts

Job summary

Bavarian Nordic in Hellerup, Greater Copenhagen, seeks a proactive People & Organization Generalist to support onboarding, employee lifecycle, and HR process improvements in a global team. The role focuses on delivering clear, compliant HR services to the Danish organization while collaborating with Talent Acquisition, P&O Legal, Payroll and cross-functional partners.

The role blends hands-on HR operations with problem solving in an international, regulated environment, reporting to the Head of

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in HR, Business Administration, or related field.
• Solid HR operations experience handling employee lifecycle services.
• Experience in regulated or compliance-driven environments is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support onboarding, employment changes, leave administration, and offboarding.
• Guide employees and leaders on HR policies, processes, and benefits.
• Maintain accurate employee data in Workday and ensure compliance.
• Handle leave administration including parental leave.
• Drive global mobility activities with external mobility partners.

Skills

HR operations

Workday

Compliance

Danish language

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in HR

Tools

Docusign

Job description

About the role

We are looking for a proactive People & Organization (P&O) Generalist to join our People Experience team. You will support employees and leaders with day-to-day HR, while helping us improve the processes and enable value adding HR. You will be a part of a global team, where you will be the key responsible for a variety of tasks and services related to the employee lifecycle for our Danish organization. It is a varied role that requires ownership for details as well as being mindful of the broader picture. Ideally, you will combine hands‑on HR operations with problem‑solving and continuous improvement in an international environment.

Become part of a collaborative People Experience team. You will join a collaborative team of 13 talented colleagues within our global People & Organization function. Working mainly with our Danish organization, you will partner closely with employees, leaders, Talent Acquisition, P&O Legal, Payroll, and colleagues across the business. The role is based at our headquarters in Hellerup, Greater Copenhagen, and reports to the Head of People Experience. Your focus will be to make HR support clear, efficient, and compliant while contributing ideas that make our ways of working simpler and better.

Your responsibilities

• Support onboarding (contract and systems), employment changes, leave administration, and offboarding
• Guide employees and leaders on HR policies, processes, benefits, and employment matters
• Maintain accurate, compliant employee data and transactions in our core HCM system, Workday
• Handle leave administration, such as parental leave
• Drive global mobility activities, including work permits and services from external mobility partners
• Collaborate with external HR providers in countries without a local HR presence
• Improve processes and contribute to P&O projects that strengthen the employee experience

What we are looking for

You bring a solid foundation in HR operations and enjoy balancing detail-oriented administration with improvement work while building excellent relations to employees. We are looking for someone who:

• Holds a bachelor’s or a master’s degree in HR, Business Administration, or a related field
• Has solid experience in HR operations and employee lifecycle services, typically two years or more, depending on the scope and depth of experience
• Ideally brings experience from a regulated or compliance-driven industry on the global scene
• Understands HR processes, basic principles of employment law (DK), and maintains a strong compliance mindset
• Is comfortable working with HR systems: Workday & Docusign experience is an advantage
• Communicates fluently in Danish and English, both verbally and in writing

Why join Bavarian Nordic?

At Bavarian Nordic, you will join a purpose-driven company where people make a difference every day. Our work helps protect lives through innovative vaccines. A strong employee experience is an important part of making that possible. We offer a collaborative and international environment, opportunities for professional growth, and the chance to contribute to creating great employee experiences across the organization.

Benefits

• Flexible working conditions, pension scheme, health insurance, competitive compensation package and bonus opportunities
• A high-quality canteen with a wide selection and take‑away options
• Access to fitness discounts, massage scheme, and an active staff club with social and sporting events

Bavarian Nordic is a global vaccine company with a mission to improve health and save lives through innovative vaccines. We are a preferred supplier of mpox and smallpox vaccines to governments to enhance public health preparedness and have a leading portfolio of travel vaccines. We are headquartered in Denmark and have manufacturing, research, and sales offices across Europe and North America.

Bavarian Nordic is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

For more information visit www.bavarian-nordic.com

We kindly request that headhunters or recruitment agencies refrain from contacting us regarding this position. Please note that visa sponsorship and relocation assistance are not available for this position.

Join Bavarian Nordic a fully integrated vaccine company focused on the development, manufacturing and commercialization of life‑savings vaccines Our values – our Bavarian Nordic DNA, as we like to call it – are what guide our actions every day. We act as persistent pioneers, embrace change, value being boosted by the team, and believe in protecting lives every day. If that is also a part of your DNA, we invite you to join us in Bavarian Nordic!

Bavarian Nordic is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

For more information visit www.bavarian-nordic.com