Senior HR Business Partner

Zenvo Automotive A/S; Præstø; On-site; DKK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Professional development

Five weeks of paid holiday

Fresh coffee

Job summary

Zenvo Automotive A/S in Denmark is seeking a hands-on Senior HR Business Partner to build the HR foundations that growth requires. You will be a trusted, candid advisor to leaders and move between strategy and day-to-day HR in an international, fast-moving environment.

This role is for someone who wants to build, not maintain, and you will drive core HR processes, recruitment, and people initiatives in a high-growth tech automotive setting.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in HR, ideally as HRBP or HR Manager.
• Strong experience in employee relations and performance management.
• Background from automotive, engineering, manufacturing or tech is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Advise managers and leadership on organization, workforce planning, performance and employee relations.
• Plan and support recruitment through growth, focusing on key and specialist roles.
• Lead the implementation of our HRM system (Rippling) and its integration with Microsoft Business Central.
• Build and improve core HR processes: contracts, onboarding and offboarding, policies, performance reviews and development plans.
• Ensure compliance with Danish and Swedish employment law, and guide managers in applying it.
• Set up HR reporting and KPIs and turn the data into recommendations.
• Support organizational change as teams grow and structures evolve.
• Strengthen engagement, retention and a culture of feedback and accountability.

Skills

Employee relations

Performance management

Organizational development

Danish employment law

English fluency

HR systems (Rippling)

Strategic thinking

Education

HR/Business administration degree

Tools

Rippling HRIS

Microsoft Business Central

MS Excel

Job description

Job Summary

Zenvo is growing. We are around 100 people today and will expand significantly as we scale up production. We are looking for a hands-on Senior HR Business Partner to build the HR foundations that growth requires, and to be a trusted, candid advisor to our leaders along the way.

Job Summary

Zenvo is growing. We are around 100 people today and will expand significantly as we scale up production. We are looking for a hands-on Senior HR Business Partner to build the HR foundations that growth requires, and to be a trusted, candid advisor to our leaders along the way. This role is for someone who wants to build, not maintain. You will move between strategy and day-to-day HR in an international, fast-moving environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Advise managers and leadership on organization, workforce planning, performance and employee relations, including the difficult conversations.
• Plan and support recruitment through a period of strong growth, with a focus on key and specialist roles.
• Lead the implementation of our new HRM system (Rippling) and its integration with Microsoft Business Central.
• Build and improve core HR processes: contracts, onboarding and offboarding, policies, performance reviews and development plans.
• Ensure compliance with Danish and Swedish employment law, and guide managers in applying it.
• Set up HR reporting and KPIs (turnover, absence, engagement, hiring) and turn the data into recommendations.
• Support organizational change as teams grow and structures evolve.
• Strengthen engagement, retention and a culture of feedback and accountability.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in HR, ideally as HR Business Partner or HR Manager, with strong experience in employee relations and performance management.
• Background from automotive, engineering, manufacturing or technology. High-performance automotive is a plus.
• Solid knowledge of Danish employment law. Experience with Sweden is an advantage.
• Experience implementing an HR system is an advantage.
• Commercially minded and practical, and confident challenging managers constructively.
• Discreet, with sound judgement and high integrity.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• A relevant degree, e.g. HR, business administration or organizational psychology.

What We Offer

• The chance to shape HR in a defining growth phase, working closely with leadership.
• An international, multicultural team building some of the fastest and most exclusive cars in the world.
• Competitive salary, professional development and five weeks of paid holiday.
• Fresh coffee, a fruit station and our traditional common lunch.

Application Process

Zenvo is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.