Senior HR Advisor

Preferred Location: MÄRSTA - SWEDEN

The Senior HR Advisor provides essential operational and administrative support across all facets of the employee lifecycle, ensuring compliance with legal requirements and internal policies while collaborating closely with HR Business Partners, Employee Relations Managers and HR Shared Services to deliver consistent and effective HR services.

Responsibilities

Manager Partnership & Change

• Partner with managers on HR policies, employment legislation, compliance, and effective people practices.
• Coach managers on employee relations and people management topics.
• Support organizational and cultural change, helping leaders embed new ways of working.

HR & Employee Relations Support

• Support HR Business Partners and Employee Relations Managers with key HR initiatives and employee relations activities.
• Coordinate documentation, reporting, investigations, consultations, and follow-up actions.

HR Operations

• Support employee lifecycle activities, including onboarding, offboarding, contract changes, promotions, transfers, and terminations.
• Maintain accurate employee records and coordinate with HR Shared Services, payroll, benefits, and other HR teams.
• Act as a local point of contact for employee and manager HR queries.

Recruitment, Learning & Talent

• Coordinate recruitment activities, including interviews, candidate communication, and tracking.
• Support training, performance, talent review, succession planning, and development activities.

HR Data & Compliance

• Prepare HR dashboards and reports on key people metrics.
• Support time and attendance, payroll coordination, and local HR transactions where applicable.
• Help ensure compliance with local employment legislation, company policies, and internal HR processes.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent administrative experience in an HR environment or equivalent through experience.

Required:

• 3-5 years of experience in a similar role, preferably in a multi-site or regional setting.
• Strong understanding of HR processes, documentation standards, and data confidentiality.
• Experience working with HRIS systems and document management tools
• Proven ability to influence, coach, and challenge managers at different levels of the organization.
• Experience supporting organizational change, culture transformation, and adoption of new ways of working.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to build credibility and drive accountability across the business.
• Fluent Swedish and English

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

• 10% of the time

What we offer

• The established salary range for this position is SEK 39,000 - 50,000 gross/month
• Type of contract: 18 months fixed term
• Work-Life Balance: We value your personal time and well-being.
• Career Opportunities: Grow within a truly international business.
• Ongoing Training and Support: Continuous learning and development opportunities.

Company description

Sherwin-Williams, founded in 1866, is a global leader in paints and coatings industry with $18 billion in sales and 140 manufacturing - distribution centers worldwide. We employ over 60,000 people across all regions embracing and celebrating our diversity. Our people are behind the strength of our success. When you embark on a career at Sherwin-Williams, we invest and support you in life + career + connection.
Create your possible with us!