We are seeking an HR Manager Norway - Arendal

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As our current HR Manager in Norway steps into a new role within the company, we are now looking for a dedicated successor to join our team.

In this key role, you’ll be responsible for managing and developing our local HR function in Norway, ensuring alignment with local laws and policies, and promoting our strong company culture rooted in safety, quality, and people-first values, across all the sites in Norway.

About VIKING
VIKING is a global leader in safety equipment, solutions, and services for the maritime and offshore industries. Our products help safeguard lives on cruise ships, cargo vessels, ferries, offshore platforms, fishing vessels, and superyachts worldwide. At VIKING, quality and safety are top priorities. Our mission is clear - we protect and save lives all over the world.

Our main office in Norway is based in Arendal, with additional branch offices in Bergen, Oslo, Haugesund, Ålesund, and Tromsø. We are a team of approximately 320 employees in Norway.

About the role
As HR Manager Norway, you’ll be responsible for all HR activities in Norway. You’ll work closely with local management and the HR Director for Northern Europe to ensure compliance, consistency, and culture across our Norwegian sites.

This is a hands-on role requiring strong HR generalist expertise, a deep understanding of Norwegian labor law, and excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Travel to our various locations in Norway must be expected.

Key Responsibilities:

• Full ownership of all HR operations, employee relations, and labor compliance within the country

• Responsible for recruitment, onboarding and offboarding processes in alignment with global processes

• Manage employee relations cases and act as first point of contact for employees and managers

• Leading local HR team (2 employees)

• Lead and support managers in performance management and annual people processes

• Implement and localize global/regional HR policies and initiatives

• Handle compensation and benefits administration at the country level

• Cooperation with trade unions and manage collective labor relations

• Foster an inclusive, compliant, and engaging work culture

• Support Leadership agenda incl. Leadership Principles training and knowledge in the country

Your background
To succeed in this role, you are a seasoned HR professional who thrives in a dynamic and international environment.

You have very good communication skills, and we expect you to be proactive, dynamic and results oriented with the ability to create strong cross-functional collaborations - both internally and externally.

The prerequisites for success in the position are:

• Relevant higher education at a bachelor’s or master’s level (or equivalent experience).

• Proven experience in a senior HR role, ideally within an international, industrial, or maritime context.

• Strong command of Norwegian labor law, collective agreements and HR best practices.

• Experience in end-to-end HR operations, including benefits and employee lifecycle

• Excellent interpersonal, advisory, and communication skills.

• Structured, proactive, and hands-on with a strong sense of integrity and responsibility.

• Fluent in both Norwegian and English

• Alignment with VIKING’s values: Responsible, Committed, and Globally Oriented.

VIKING offers
VIKING is a global workplace where most of our activities address the entire world. We have a strong culture and give space to the individual – we know everybody contribute with something special.

• A diverse, inclusive and beautifully located international work environment at Tromøya in Arendal, where you are encouraged to develop your skills and share your knowledge in a collaborative working culture.

• To be part of a world leading company in the maritime sector with more than 3,000 colleagues globally 

Do you want to be part of VIKING?
All applications are received online by “Send application” in the job add. We conduct interviews continuously and therefore recommend you send your application and resume as soon as possible. All applications are naturally handled with confidentiality.

Start date is as soon as possible, however we don’t mind waiting for the right candidate.

If you have questions concerning the position or VIKING, you are welcome to reach out to Christine Danielsen, coming HR Director North-Europe on phone: + 47 907 55 457.

Read more at www.VIKING-life.com

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About VIKING
VIKING Life-Saving Equipment A/S is the global market leader in maritime and offshore safety solutions. The company supplies and services safety and fire-fighting equipment for passenger and cargo ships, offshore installations, fishing vessels, navies, helicopter services, fire departments and leisure yachts worldwide.

VIKING’s products protect passengers and crew on many of the world’s largest cruise liners and cargo ships, as well as workers on the world’s most advanced offshore platforms. VIKING also ensures safety and regulatory compliance on board at all times, enabling shipowners and owners/operators of offshore installations to focus on their business.

VIKING is a privately owned company which was founded in 1960. In 2018, VIKING acquired the Norwegian company Norsafe, whose lifeboats and rescue boats have been in use around the world since 1904. In 2019, VIKING acquired Drew Marine’s FSR division, one of the world’s three largest providers of marine fire services.

VIKING’s headquarters are in Esbjerg, Denmark, and its products are manufactured in Denmark, Norway, Bulgaria, Greece, China and Thailand.

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