People & Culture Partner

Volvo Group; Hosakote; On-site; INR 1,000,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Volvo Group is seeking a People & Culture Business Partner to collaborate with leaders, shape the People Strategy, and develop capabilities for sustainable growth. The role emphasizes strategic partnering, workforce design, and change management within a fast-paced, global enterprise based in Hosakote, India.

You will drive organizational agility, leverage analytics for decision making, and ensure alignment with Volvo values and leadership principles while supporting daily business needs.

Responsibilities

• Develop a deep understanding of the business strategy to anticipate evolving organizational needs and human impact to shape a positive employee experience.
• Work with Leaders to drive People Strategy by translating it into tailored action plans for respective business.
• Partner with the business to solve strategic dilemmas.
• Use data analytics to facilitate workforce planning and forecasting of skills to guide business decisions in short-, mid- and long-term.
• Identify and develop the next generation of leaders.
• Drive competence shift through growth mindset and lifelong learning.
• Create prerequisites for leaders to develop high-performing teams and individuals.
• Contribute to efficient org design and development.
• Enhance organizational agility and embed new ways of working.
• Drive change initiatives based on business objectives and advocate the importance of people side of change.
• Shape with Leaders the desired behaviors based on Volvo values and Leadership Principles.
• Secure that local business needs are considered when developing corporate/global P&C strategies, initiatives and activities.
• Leverage workforce-related insights and opportunities to proactively guide business decisions.
• Understand what is behind the data and propose organizational development initiatives to achieve desired business outcome.
• Analyse external trends and their impact on Volvo workforce to shape business recommendations.
• Enhance the employee experience to ensure that Volvo is an attractive and competitive place to work.
• Understand P&C capabilities, services and solutions holistically and know who to reach out to and bring in when specific expertise is required.
• Secure and drive P&C activities connected to daily business e.g., Labor Law, Wellbeing, Health & Safety, Com & Ben, Sustainability.

Job description

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Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future. If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match.

Contribute to the business success by bringing in people perspective when working with the Leaders and their teams. I use your P&C expertise and experience to drive people and organization related initiatives to enhance employee and Leader experience.

Build trusting and open relationship with Leaders to support the business in responding in the best way to people and organizational challenges and opportunities. Bring P&C expertise and competence to provide on-going coaching and guidance on P&C matters. Create prerequisites for Leaders to grow their teams to drive business performance and positive employee experience to strengthen people engagement. Work together with Leaders to proactively drive P&C agenda and day-to-day activities. Manage P&C capabilities such as Health, Safety and Wellbeing, Labor Law, Employee Relations and act as coach for total rewards. Guide and support in leveraging digital solutions and encourage self-service usage for employees and leaders to get to the right support channels.

Work together as One P&C Community with People Services, VGU and the COEs to leverage the right support and bring expertise. Actively contribute to P&C growth by collaborating on joint-initiatives (e.g., as part of agile squads) and encouraging \"One Team\" spirit.

Who are you?

You are a People and Culture Business Partner that is future oriented and loves the challenges our high pace and result oriented environment brings. You are an experienced, energized, People and Culture Business Partner who wants to work independently in a team of supporting colleagues, and different management teams.

Your key responsibilities

Strategic Partnering:

• Develop a deep understanding of the business strategy to anticipate the evolving organizational needs and human impact to shape a positive employee experience.
• Work with Leaders to drive People Strategy by translating it into tailored action plans for respective business.
• Partner with the business to solve strategic dilemmas.

Organization and Workforce Architecting:

• Use data analytics to facilitate workforce planning and forecasting of skills to guide business decisions in short-, mid- and long-term.
• Proactively identify and develop the next generation of leaders.
• Drive competence shift through growth mindset and lifelong learning.
• Create prerequisites for leaders to develop high-performing teams and individuals.
• Contribute to efficient org design and development.
• Enhance organizational agility and embed new ways of working.

Facilitating Change and Coaching:

• Drive change initiatives based on business objectives and advocate the importance of people side of change.
• Shape with Leaders the desired behaviors based on Volvo values and Leadership Principles.
• Secure that local business needs are considered when developing corporate/global P&C strategies, initiatives and activities.

Data-Driven Problem Solving:

• Leverage workforce-related insights and opportunities to proactively guide business decisions.
• Understand what is behind the data and propose organizational development initiatives to achieve desired business outcome.

P&C Capability Driving:

• Analyse external trends and their impact on Volvo workforce to shape business recommendations.
• Enhance the employee experience to ensure that Volvo is an attractive and competitive place to work.
• Understand P&C capabilities, services and solutions holistically and know who to reach out to and bring in when specific expertise is required.
• Secure and drive P&C activities connected to daily business e.g., Labor Law, Wellbeing, Health & Safety, Com & Ben, Sustainability.

Location: Hoskote, India

Travel: Occasionally

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Who we are and what we believe in

We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities.

Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment.

Group Trucks Operations

encompasses all production of the Group’s manufacturing of Volvo, Renault and Mack trucks, as well as engines and transmissions. We also orchestrate the spare parts distribution for Volvo Group’s customers globally and design, operate and optimize logistics and supply chains for all brands. We count 30,000 employees at 30 plants and 50 distribution centers across the globe. Our global footprint offers an opportunity for an international career in a state-of-the-art industrial environment, where continuous improvement is the foundation. As our planet is facing great challenges, we - one of the largest industrial organizations in the world - stand at the forefront of innovation. We are ready to rise to the challenge. Would you like to join us?

Job Category: People & Culture

Organization: Trucks Technology & Industrial

Every day, Volvo Group products and services ensure that people have food on the table, children arrive safely at school and roads and buildings can be constructed. Looking ahead,we are committed to driving the transition to sustainable and safe transport, mobility and infrastructure solutions toward a net-zero society.

Joining Volvo Group, you will work with some of the world’s most iconic brands and be part of a global and leading industrial company that is harnessing automated driving, electromobility and connectivity.

Our people are passionate about what they do, they aim for high performance and thrive on teamwork and learning. Everyday life at Volvo is defined by a climate of support, care and mutual respect.

If you aspire to grow and make an impact, join us on our journey to create a better and more resilient society for the coming generations.