Chief People Officer

Formue; Oslo; On-site; NOK 2,000,000 +; Full time

Job summary

A leading wealth management firm in Oslo is seeking a strategic Chief People Officer to drive cultural transformation and enhance performance management. This role requires experience in high-performance environments and offers the chance to shape HR practices and processes in a dynamic setting. Candidates should be fluent in Norwegian and possess excellent leadership skills.

Benefits

Opportunity to shape culture and performance

Work in a purpose-driven company

Focus on sustainability and diversity

Qualifications

• Proven track record in HR/People processes including recruitment and compensation.
• Strong understanding of compliance and employment law.
• Ability to inspire change across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Drive a performance- and value-based culture with clear frameworks.
• Lead all HR/People processes and enhance efficiency through innovative technologies.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to leaders across all levels.

Skills

Experience from high-performance environments

Building and implementing performance management structures

Broad HR expertise

Influential and collaborative leadership

Fluency in Norwegian

Education

Business, HR, Organizational Psychology or related

Job description

Formue is seeking a strategic and driven Chief People Officer to play a pivotal role in our growth and cultural transformation. As CPO at Formue, you will be instrumental in building and embedding a performance-driven and value-based culture, enabling our next phase of growth. You will lead the People function and play a central role in ensuring that our culture, structures, and processes support both strategic ambitions and operational excellence.

The role combines strategic leadership with hands-on execution, balancing culture and performance with scalable processes and technology. Serving as a trusted advisor and coach to senior leaders, you will foster the winning mindset required to deliver long-term success. The CPO will work closely with group executive management and report to the CFO.

The position is located in Oslo. Some traveling will be required.

Key responsibilities:

Drive a performance- and value-based culture with clear frameworks, KPIs, and accountability.

Lead all HR/People processes, including recruitment, employer branding, onboarding, development, compensation & benefits, and compliance.

Integrate new technologies and AI to enhance efficiency, decision-making, and people practices.

Serve as a trusted advisor and coach to leaders across all levels.

Strengthen leadership impact, talent development, and organizational capability to deliver on ambitious growth targets.

Desired skills and qualifications:

Experience from high-performance environments such as professional services or finance.

Proven track record of building and implementing effective performance management structures.

Broad HR expertise across the full employee lifecycle, ideally with international exposure, including solid understanding of compliance, employment law, and relevant health & safety requirements.

Influential and collaborative leader with strong integrity, resilience, and the ability to inspire change across the organization.

Strong academic background (Business, HR, Organizational Psychology, or related).

Fluent in Norwegian, full professional proficiency in English.

What we offer:
At Formue, you will join a purpose-driven company with a strong market position and clear ambitions for growth. We offer the opportunity to shape culture and performance in an organization that values sustainability, embraces diversity, and strives to create lasting impact for both clients and colleagues.

Formue is a leading independent wealth manager in Scandinavia. Weprovide our clientswith first class,holistic financial advisory services and asset management. Our mission is more than just capital returns—we strive to provide our clients and employees with a richer life. We operate 26 officesacross Scandinavia and have more than NOK 175bn Asset Under Management.