Are you a positive and confident leader with experience in creating structure and developing processes in HR? Do you want to lead an HR-team and work in a style universe that explores and is inspired by women’s lives and needs? Do you also possess strong business acumen, have a can-do attitude and have previously been a part of scale up process? Then look here! Totême is currently looking to recruit a People & Culture Director with an enthusing and “nothing is impossible”-attitude.
Totême is transforming from a Swedish-founded company with an international presence to a truly global player. The same goes for the People & Culture team, and the People & Culture Director will take the lead on transforming the team to a global function supporting Totêmes international growth journey.
The goal of People & Culture function is to develop, manage and execute our People strategy and handle all operational HR matters daily. As a People & Culture Director you will be responsible for the overall global People-strategy at the company (covering >150 employees) and the execution of it. This covers everything from attracting, recruiting, enabling, and engaging the Totême employees.
The People & Culture Director is a part of the Management Team and will report to the CEO, Johanna Andersson.
Background and experience
- Experience from similar positions in an international context
- Experience from leading and developing a strong entrepreneurial organization with focus on a global expansion
- Experience of entering new markets and the ability to easily navigate through local labor law relations, compensation and benefits and culture
- Experience of successfully defining, implementing, and executing on a framework for learning & development and talent management
- The ability to lead change and drive engagement, with a proven track record of successfully raising the people agenda as a priority
- Experience of working in a recruitment intense organization, towards different geographic locations
- Relevant academic degree
- Experience of being an active member of an executive management team
- Excellent at communicating in spoken and written English
Personal characteristics
In order to be successful in the position of People & Culture Director the ideal candidate is a trustworthy and influential leader with integrity. Experience from leading a team and People function through international expansion and growth is a must. S/he also has a commercial mindset and can easily transform business needs into people priorities and activities. The candidate is self-motivated, and output driven and has a strategic mindset. Alongside this the People & Culture Director is a good listener and a speaking partner who enjoys fast-paced environments and being part of continuously building a great place to work. Fluency in both English and Swedish is must.
We believe that you have the following characteristics:
- Combining strategic and operational skills
- Experience from working internationally
- Performance driven
- A clear and inspiring communicator
- An engaging and inspiring team leader
- Strong moral and ethical compass; leading by example
- Team player with a solid understanding of cross-functional cooperation
- Analytical with skills in data-driven decision making
If this sounds like your kind of challenge, apply today! As the screening process is ongoing, we kindly ask you to submit your CV and cover letter as soon as possible. In this recruitment process Totême is collaborating with Novare. For more information about the position or the process, please contact Annika Wahlstedt annika.wahlstedt@novare.se or Ellinor Sledd Ellinor.sledd@novare.se. Please note that we do not accept applications through e-mail, due to GDPR.
