Business Partner, People & Culture (HR)

About the role

Location:  Porvoo - Finland

Hours:  Fultime

Type of Contract:  Permanent

Application Deadline: 15.6.2025

People Make It Real! 

Do you want to get the best out of people, just like us? We are looking for a People & Culture (HR) Business Partner to join Borealis and help us develop our people and the organisation.

The role will include a mix of working on operational tasks in combination with more strategic activities. You will be part of the Location Leadership Team in the organization and together with the other LLT members to drive proactively all people management matters – including engaging in union dialogues - and steering change initiatives.

In our ambition to make progress, this will be your contribution in this role:

•    Drive People & Culture Processes and steer people related topics in your area of responsibility, like employee engagement, organizational changes, wellbeing, leadership development and succession planning in the location.
•    Coach and support managers on all people and organizational matters to meet the defined people KPI’s and manage change projects in line with the company’s transformational journey.
•    Actively engage in an open and constructive dialogue with union representatives in your area, including CLA- and other negotiations.
•    Ensure that Borealis Values and People Principles are taken into account at all times when people related decisions are taken. 
•    Challenge business decisions that may result in high-risk people or cost implications and provide alternative options.
•    Ensure that business reality is taken into consideration in P&C projects that result in process changes.
•    Actively manage operational P&C tasks, including drafting employment contracts, handling various P&C-related documentation, and ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures. 

About you

You can be a perfect match if you hold a relevant Master’s degree (e.g. Social Science, Economics, Law) from an acknowledged University. You have strong evidence of relevant work experience as HR Business Partner or in an equivalent role. You will be the line manager of a small team of BP’s and as the most senior People and Culture person in the Porvoo location will also care for a one team spirit within People and culture on the location. Knowledge of Finnish Labour Law and managing union relations is a strong favourable competence and will help you to succeed in this role. Earlier experience from an industrial and international work environment is considered an advantage. As we are working in multicultural environment, you should be a fluent communicator in Finnish and in English at business level.
 
As a person, you are eager to learn and continuously develop. You are self-reflective and believe in collaboration. People see you as a valued and communicative colleague. You are professional, entrepreneurial, flexible and willing to take on new tasks. You will become a sparring partner for our managers, where your courage to challenge in a supportive mindset will deliver the impact needed to steer the people processes in the right direction. Building relationships and gaining trust is not a challenge for you!
 

Our offer

Here you get to work in an international company, together with dedicated people at our large production facilities in Kilpilahti, Porvoo. You will be part of a local as well as a global People & Culture team and an active member in leadership teams. 
We offer you possibility to achieve your career goals, develop as a professional and a competitive reward package. Our company values an open culture, welcomes initiatives and encourages engagement. We are also proud to mention that we have an inclusive working culture and are a forward looking company.

You can also learn more about Borealis's compensation and benefits on our Career Page.

Application Process

If you're excited about the prospect of joining our team and being a part of Making It Real, please submit your application via the “apply now” button in the job posting to apply directly.

If you have any questions, please contact Talent Acquisition Specialist Netta Vainio, +358 50 4734280 or netta.vainio@borealisgroup.com. 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy for further applications when we have received sufficient applications that meet the advertised requirements and will contact you as soon as screening is closed.

At Borealis, we are committed to an equal recruitment process. We value diversity, and all applicants & employees are treated fairly and equally. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination based on factors such as age, gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. 
 

Borealis only accepts candidate resumes from recruiters or recruiting agencies if they have been explicitly commissioned by Borealis for a specific recruitment and if the data is provided to us in line with the General Data Protection Regulation. Borealis will not accept or pay fees for candidate resumes of any form or kind that were sent unsolicited to either HR or directly to our hiring managers.