People Partner Norway and Finland

Instabee Group; Oslo; Hybrid; NOK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Modern Oslo office

Social activities and events

Pension & health insurance

Catered meals five days a week

Job summary

Instabee Group in Oslo is seeking an experienced People Partner to support our growing operations across Norway and Finland. Based in our Oslo office, you will act as a trusted strategic advisor to leaders across local commercial, operational, and central functions.

You'll report to the Country Manager with a dotted line to CPCO, ensuring alignment between local needs and our global People strategy. The role combines hands-on HR with strategic partnering to enable growth.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years in a senior HR role (e.g., Strategic HRBP, HR Manager, or Head of People) in a dynamic multi‑market environment.
• Strong knowledge of Norwegian labor law; Finnish or other Nordic labor law knowledge is a bonus.
• Generalist experience across commercial, logistics/operations, and central functions.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management with the ability to influence at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted partner and advisor to leaders across Norway and Finland, aligning local People initiatives with business goals.
• Coach and develop managers through structured training, feedback, and day‑to‑day guidance.
• Lead core HR processes: compensation reviews, performance management, talent reviews, succession planning, and goal setting.
• Oversee labor relations and compliance per Norwegian law (Arbeidsmiljøloven), Finnish practices, and CBAs.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition to attract, onboard, and retain high‑performing talent across local functions.
• Identify learning needs and design practical development opportunities to build organizational capability.
• Support leaders through growth, operational evolution, and structural changes.
• Promote safety and wellbeing with local Health & Safety stakeholders.

Skills

Senior HRBP

Market knowledge

Generalist HR

Stakeholder management

English & Norwegian

Nordic matrix experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business/Organizational Psychology

Job description

About the role

We’re looking for an experienced and pragmatic People Partner to support our growing operations across Norway and Finland.

Based in our Oslo office, you will act as a trusted strategic advisor and hands‑on partner to business leaders across our local commercial, operational, and central functions. The country organisations in the role scope comprise ~100 employees, and are gradually growing as both countries are experiencing high growth numbers. You’ll play a key role in making sure we attract, retain, and empower great talent, while fostering a culture of high performance, safety, and engagement.

In this role, you’ll report directly to the Country Manager with a functional dotted line to our Chief People & Culture Officer (CPCO), ensuring strong alignment between local market needs and our global People strategy.

Some of the things you will do

Act as a Trusted Partner: Advise and challenge leaders across Norway and Finland, aligning local People initiatives with business goals.

• Enable Leadership: Coach and develop commercial and operational managers through structured training, feedback, and day‑to‑day guidance.

• Drive Core People Processes: Lead the execution of compensation reviews, performance management, talent reviews, succession planning, and goal setting.

• Ensure Local Compliance: Oversee labor relations and compliance across both markets, applying HR policies in accordance with Norwegian labor law (Arbeidsmiljøloven), Finnish practices, and relevant CBAs.

• Support Talent & Onboarding: Partner with Talent Acquisition to attract, onboard, and retain high‑performing talent across all local functions.

• Foster Growth & Engagement: Identify learning needs across teams and design practical development opportunities to build organizational capability.

• Lead Change: Support leaders and local teams in navigating growth, operational evolution, and structural shifts.

• Promote Safety & Well‑being: Partner with local Health & Safety stakeholders to embed a solid safety and well‑being culture in our facilities and offices.

What we’re looking for

To thrive at Instabee, you are someone who balances strategic thinking with a hands‑on, energetic mindset. You know what good HR looks like, and you’re comfortable moving fast, challenging status quo, and working close to the business.

• Experience: 5–7 years in a senior HR role (e.g., Strategic HRBP, HR Manager, or Head of People) in a dynamic multi‑market environment, preferably blue collar.

• Market Knowledge: Strong, practical expertise in Norwegian labor law, knowledge in finnish or other nordic labor law a strong bonus

• Generalist Expertise: Demonstrated track record supporting diverse business areas (e.g., commercial, logistics/operations, central functions).

• Stakeholder Management: Excellent communication skills with the confidence to influence, coach, and challenge stakeholders at all levels.

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business Administration, Organizational Psychology, or a related field.

• Languages: Business fluency in English and Norwegian, other nordic languages a bonus.

• Matrix Experience: Experience working across matrixed or international Nordic teams is considered advantageous.

What you’ll get

We can promise you that you will be challenged, develop your skills and have the opportunity to work with truly amazing and competent colleagues. If you like changes and want to set new processes and ways of working - this is the place for you!

Of course, we have all the necessary and standard benefits in place, but in addition to this, we can also offer:

• Modern and newly renovated office located in Oslo
• Social agenda including afterworks, sports & other fun activities
• Good pension scheme and premium health insurance
• Catered delicious food in the office 5 days per week

Diversity and inclusion are very important to us and we are committed to creating an inclusive work environment. We want to be a workplace where everyone’s perspectives and opinions are valued, and we are dedicated to creating opportunities for all employees to thrive and reach their full potential.

This recruitment process consists of personality tests via Alva Labs.

Get to know us

In 2022, Instabee was founded after combining Budbee and Instabox - two leading last‑mile delivery companies with three consumer‑facing brands: Budbee, Instabox, and Porterbuddy. Instabee serves millions of consumers across Europe with convenient deliveries and is on track to become the leading European e-commerce enabler. Always with the consumer at heart.

We’re fast, both in terms of parcel delivery and when it comes to growing our business. So far our journey has taken us from Sweden to the rest of Scandinavia and parts of continental Europe, but we have no plans on stopping anytime soon. As we continue to expand, the complexity of Instabee grows in parallel. With that in mind, we’re now looking for you to help us on the journey ahead.