HR Business Partner

Role Overview

We're looking for a hands-on HR Business Partner to join our People & Culture team in Oslo. You will partner closely with leaders across functions, particularly in our international operations, to translate business needs into practical HR solutions. The role combines strategic partnering with project ownership across HRIS, performance and talent, compensation reviews, and workforce planning. You will be a trusted advisor on day-to-day matters while also shaping processes, structural capital, and data practices that improve predictability for stakeholders. You will manage HR initiatives from plan to handover, ensuring clear scope, milestones, roles and risks, and providing concise updates to maintain alignment.

Key Responsibilities

• HR Business Partnering
  Partner strategically with leaders across functions to understand business needs and translate them into effective people solutions. Provide advice on organisational design, workforce planning, and talent development while also supporting leaders in day-to-day people matters. Act as a trusted advisor, balancing long-term perspective with practical execution.

• HR Projects
  Own and deliver HR initiatives from scope and planning to implementation and handover. Typical projects may include implementation and roll out of HRIS, talent management programs, strategic workforce planning etc. Ensure streamlined processes, clear goals, milestones, and stakeholder alignment throughout.

• HR Operations
  Contribute to improvements of structured backlog and data provisioning to Management and other stakeholders. Help create predictability for stakeholders through clear communication of deliveries, plans and annual wheel, and revised or new policies, procedures and processes.

• HRIS, data & analytics
  Maintain, improve, and optimise our HRIS. Ensure data quality and provide stakeholders with accurate reports and dashboards. Develop and implement practices for using HR data to improve decision-making and organisational insight.

What you bring

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, or related field.

• 5+ years of broad HR experience, including 2+ years as an HRBP.

• Proven project management capability and a track record of delivering HR improvements.

• Strong grasp of HR principles and practices; solid HRIS and general IT skills.

• Analytical mindset with the ability to turn data into actionable insights.

• Excellent communication skills in Norwegian and English; comfortable producing clear materials and presentations.

• Knowledge of Norwegian and international labour law is preferred.

How you work

• Strategic thinker with the ability to translate business needs into HR solutions.

• Proactive and results oriented with a strong drive. Ability to prioritize between operational and strategic matters and have a long-term perspective

• Strong team player but with the ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities from a wide range of stakeholders. Strong personal drive.

• Passionate about people development and creating a positive work environment.

• Understanding and ability to create predictability for stakeholders

• Alignment with core values; passion, excellence, responsibility, and collaborative.

Why Appear?

• Be part of a growing global company, experiencing cross-cultural collaboration in a diverse and dynamic work environment. We have over 30 different nationalities at our office today!

• Attractively located office at Lysaker with newly refurbished facilities

• Access our on-site gym and enjoy three subsidized canteens offering a variety of delicious options, plus free snacks and fruits.

• Free parking, including complimentary electric car charging and bike storage

• Hybrid working policy & flexible work hours to accommodate your work-life balance.

• Travel and medical insurance coverage

• Full salary during parental leave

• Defined contribution pension plan

• Enjoy a vibrant social culture including regular team-building activities, company events, sponsored communities, and informal after-works.

• Five weeks of annual vacation

Headquartered in Oslo, Norway, Appear is a leader in live production technology, specialising in high-capacity, sustainable solutions for media processing and content delivery. Our portfolio is designed to support the most complex scenarios of live event contribution, adapting seamlessly to the ever-evolving dynamics of the media, entertainment, and sports industries.

Our extensive client base, including world-leading content creators like NBCUniversal, Warner Bros. Discovery, Formula 1, NHL, and Riot Games, rely on our solutions to deliver the highest profile live media with utmost integrity and efficiency. This trust underscores our position at the pinnacle of live production technology, where our commitment to excellence and innovation meets the critical demands of the most prestigious live events worldwide.

Founded in 2004, Appear has established itself as a leader in the industry. Thanks to our world-renowned team of experts and their relentless emphasis on modularity and functional versatility, we are at the forefront of innovation in live production technology.

We actively participate with key industry bodies and technology partners to drive the advancement of standardisation and foster continuous innovation. Our excellence is internationally recognised through numerous accolades, including the prestigious NAB Excellence in Sustainability Award and TVBEurope’s Best in Market, celebrating our achievements in sustainability and technological leadership.