HR Generalist Norway and Denmark

Arbeidsplassen; Oslo; Hybrid; NOK 600,000 - 850,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible / Hybrid working

Competitive salary & benefits

Job summary

At Bayer, HR is at the heart of our business. We’re looking for an HR Foundations Generalist to support employees and leaders in Norway and Denmark within the North Europe Cluster HR team.

You’ll partner across the employee lifecycle, helping to deliver exceptional experiences while evolving HR services in a dynamic, international environment. You’ll combine operational HR expertise with project work, process improvements, and digital innovations.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of HR experience preferred.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field.
• Exposure to payroll and time administration is advantageous.
• Solid knowledge of social legislation in Norway and/or Denmark.

Responsibilities

• Act as first point of contact for HR topics across Norway and Denmark.
• Support key HR processes from onboarding to offboarding.
• Contribute to payroll and time management activities; ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Collaborate with HR platforms (MyHR/AskHR, intranet, SharePoint) and keep data up to date.
• Partner with HR colleagues to deliver an excellent employee experience.
• Identify opportunities to simplify and digitalise HR processes.
• Bring ideas to innovate and improve HR services.

Skills

HR experience

Norwegian or Danish fluency

MS Office

Workday

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Workday

MS Office

Job description

At Bayer, people are at the heart of everything we do---and so is HR. We are looking for an HR Generalist to join our North Europe Cluster HR team and mainly support our employees and leaders in Norway and Denmark. In this dynamic and impactful role, you will be a trusted partner throughout the employee lifecycle, helping to deliver exceptional employee experiences while contributing to the continuous evolution of our HR services. If you thrive in a collaborative, international environment and are passionate about making a difference, we would love to hear from you.

At Bayer, people are at the heart of everything we do---and so is HR. We are looking for an HR Generalist to join our North Europe Cluster HR team and mainly support our employees and leaders in Norway and Denmark. In this dynamic and impactful role, you will be a trusted partner throughout the employee lifecycle, helping to deliver exceptional employee experiences while contributing to the continuous evolution of our HR services. If you thrive in a collaborative, international environment and are passionate about making a difference, we would love to hear from you.

HR Foundations Generalist

Are you an HR professional who enjoys helping people, improving processes, and bringing fresh ideas to the workplace? Do you have some HR experience and want an opportunity to broaden your knowledge, influence employee experience, and contribute to new ways of working?

We’re looking for an HR Foundations Generalist to join our Cluster HR team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who thrives in a people‑focused environment, enjoys variety in their work, and is motivated to challenge the status quo to make HR services simpler, smarter, and more effective.

In this role, you’ll be at the heart of the employee experience, supporting employees and leaders across the full employee lifecycle while collaborating with HR experts and colleagues across Norway and Denmark. You’ll combine operational HR expertise with opportunities to contribute to projects, process improvements, digital innovation, and the evolution of modern HR services.

What you’ll be doing

• Acting as a trusted first point of contact for employees and leaders on a wide range of HR topics.

• Supporting key people processes across the employee lifecycle, from onboarding to offboarding.

• Contributing to payroll and time management activities while ensuring accuracy and compliance.

• Working with HR systems and data ensuring all relevant platforms are up to date (MyHR/ AskHR, intranet, SharePoint, templates, and more).

• Supporting HR colleagues across the business to deliver an excellent employee experience.

• Identifying opportunities to improve, simplify, and digitalise HR processes.

• Bringing fresh ideas, curiosity, and innovative thinking to help shape the future of HR services.

What we’re looking for

• Previous experience in an HR role, with a strong interest in continuing to learn and develop.

• Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent

• Exposure and previous experience required in payroll and time administration activities and knowledge of HR administration, employee services, or people operations is highly advantageous.

• Good operational and up-to-date knowledge of the social legislation in Norway and / or Denmark.

• A proactive mindset with a passion for improving processes and finding better ways of working.

• Someone who enjoys solving problems, collaborating with others, and delivering great customer service.

• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities.

• Confidence using digital tools and systems, with an interest in leveraging technology to improve the employee experience.

• An avid user of MS Office and other digital tools -- experience with Workday is beneficial

• Fluency in Norwegian and / or Danish along with English.

Why join us?

This is more than a traditional HR operations role. It’s an opportunity to be part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, continuous improvement, and employee experience. You’ll gain exposure to a broad range of HR activities, work with colleagues across multiple countries, and help drive the evolution of HR services in a dynamic environment.

If you’re looking for a role where you can combine your HR experience with curiosity, creativity, and a desire to make a real impact, we’d love to hear from you.

Bring your ideas. Challenge the ordinary. Help us create the future of HR.

What we offer

• Opportunities to learn and grow across multiple HR disciplines.

• Exposure to international HR projects and cross‑country collaboration.

• A supportive team environment that values initiative and fresh thinking.

• The chance to influence how HR services and employee experiences are delivered in the future.

• Flexible / Hybrid working -- 2 /3 days per week from the office.

• Competitive Salary and Benefits package

This could be particularly attractive to candidates with 2-5 years of HR experience.

The position can be based in either location and the successful applicant will be in commutable distance of one of the Bayer offices.

Om bedriften

At Bayer we always start by listening -- because our customers are at the heart of everything we do. The needs of our customers and the challenges facing society inspire us to develop ideas that improve people’s lives. As part of the Bayer team, each of us needs to thoroughly understand and support our customers in order to deliver products and solutions that matter -- now and in the future.

You find us in Finland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland and the Baltic countries, i.e. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. We are more than 1400 people who are passionate to make a difference.

In the region we have two global R&D and production sites, in Finland and Norway. The Turku-based production facility is one of the Group’s global pharmaceutical production facilities, where medicines are manufactured for more than 130 countries. Over the last years Bayer has increased its investments, research activities and partnerships in the Nordics, and we are proud of being one of the most significant Life Science companies in the region.

Why Bayer? Because we’re a pioneer in the fields of human and plant health. Because we invent the solutions that will create a sustainable future for our planet. Because a career with Bayer means you can put your passion into practice and make an impact.