Senior HR Manager

Soulcake AS; Oslo; On-site; NOK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Taste samples

Staff discount

Training and support

Room to grow

Competitive salary and benefits

Bemanningsstyring

Norsk

Job summary

Soulcake AS in Oslo is seeking a Senior HR Manager to lead the HR function at our Ensjø site. You will own contracts, payroll, policy and compliance while shaping the workforce as the business grows.

You will report to the leadership team and collaborate across operations, ensuring fair treatment, managing complex cases, and forecasting headcount. Fluent Norwegian and valid right to work in Norway are required; prior multi-site or retail experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• Experience owning an HR function or a substantial standalone remit.
• Knowledge of Norwegian employment law applied in the Norwegian workplace.
• Experience leading formal disciplinary and grievance cases.
• Ability to forecast headcount and manage resource planning.
• Fluent written and spoken Norwegian and employment law compliance documentation.

Responsibilities

• Own HR policy, onboarding and compliance with Norwegian law.
• Lead complex disciplinary and grievance cases from start to finish.
• Investigate formal complaints and document decisions for scrutiny.
• Oversee contracts, payroll and absence administration.
• Ensure consistent people standards across all sites and teams.

Skills

HR leadership

Norwegian employment law

Disciplinary & grievance management

Norwegian language

Right to work

Job description

• Sektor Privat

Lead and develop the HR function at Soulcake, managing policy, compliance, complex cases, resource planning, and payroll administration.

• Experience owning an HR function or a substantial standalone HR remit
• Current working knowledge of Norwegian employment law
• Experience leading formal cases up to dismissal and writing formal documentation
• Fluent in written and spoken Norwegian
• Right to work in Norway
• Competitive salary and benefits
• Staff discount on products
• Taste samples of bakery products
• Training and support

Senior HR Manager at Soulcake's Growing Bakery

Join the Soulcake Team

About the Role

You report to the leadership team and you lead the HR function, based at our Ensjø site in Oslo. The HR Manager reports to you. Between you, the role covers everything from contracts and payroll to complex cases, resource planning and how Soulcake holds its culture as it grows.

What You'll Be Doing

Owning HR policy, onboarding and compliance with Norwegian employment law

Leading complex disciplinary and grievance cases from first report to close

Investigating formal complaints and conduct concerns, and documenting decisions so they stand up to scrutiny

Owning the resource plan and forecasting headcount before the business needs it

Coaching managers through live cases so they handle more themselves over time

Holding accountability for contracts, payroll and absence administration across the business

Keeping people standards consistent across the kitchen, the drivers and every shop

What We're Looking For

Experience owning an HR function or a substantial standalone HR remit - the operational span as well as the strategic work

Current working knowledge of Norwegian employment law, applied in a Norwegian workplace

Personal experience leading formal cases up to and including dismissal, and writing the documentation that stands up to scrutiny

Experience planning headcount and resourcing ahead of demand, not in reaction to it

Someone who coaches managers rather than doing the work for them

The judgement to say when something is not right, even when it is inconvenient

The right to work in Norway

Fluent Norwegian, written and spoken - you own employment law compliance and write documentation that has to stand up formally

It's an advantage if you have:

Experience in multi-site retail, hospitality or food production

Experience building or scaling an HR function

Familiarity with a business going through a step change in headcount

Working at Soulcake

Soulcake is a busy, fast-growing business where people work hard, support each other and take pride in everything they make. How you work matters as much as what you do - we value reliability, honesty and people who look after the team around them. If that sounds like you, you'll fit right in.

What We Offer

Taste samples - staff enjoy the products they make or sell

Staff discount on our products

Training and support to help you feel confident in the role

Room to grow as we do

Competitive Salary and Benefits

• Bemanningsstyring
• Norsk