Strategic HR Business Partner ( BU GPHE )

Alfa Laval is looking for aStrategicHuman Resources Business Parter to joinourglobally operatingBusiness Unit Gasketed Plate Heat Exchangers.

About Us

Every day we get opportunities to make a positive impact on our colleagues partners customers and society. Togetherwerepioneering the solutions of the future and unlocking thefull potential of precious resources. Trusted to act on initiative we challenge conventional thinking to develop world leading technologies that inspire progress in vital areas including energy foodwaterand shipping. As we push forward the innovative open spirit that fuels our 140-year-old start-up culture and rapid growth also drives our personal growth. So as we shape a more resourceful less wasteful world we build careers too.

AboutBU GPHE

Did you know that heat exchangersplaya vitalrole in the energy transition As the world leading heat exchanger manufacturer Alfa Lavals technologies can save energy here and now inalmost everyindustry as they are up to 50% more efficient than traditional technology and they enable to scaledeployand commercialize clean technologies needed to reach netzero. Every year Alfa Laval support our customers to reduce their energy capacity needs by 100GW and carbon emissions equivalent of Sweden.

Business unit Gasketed Plate Heat Exchangers (BUGPHE) is a global andworld leadingmanufacturer of gasketed plate heat exchangers. The business and organization cover the complete value chain from Sales and Service Research & Development Product management Marketing and Operations. It is close to 1 billion in size with main footprints in Sweden ChinaIndiaand United States and with a total workforce of above 1500 employees globally.

About the role

BU GPHEis looking for an experiencedstrategicand globalHR Businesspartner (HRBP)to be part of our growth and transformational journeyto be thetransition leader in heat transfer.Your leadershipwill be critical in achieving our goals andmaintainingour position as an industry and market leader.In thisroleyou will be responsible together with your HRmanagement teamfor drivingthe transformation journey bytranslating business goals topeoplesagenda. You will becontributingbyincreasing efficiency up skillingandbuildingour futureleadership asourBUgrows.

Key responsibilities for this role entail:

Whatyouknow

You hold a bachelors or masters degree in business management Economics Human Resources or a related discipline and bring extensive experience as a Strategic HR Business Partner withinan international industrial and matrix organization. You have successfully led comprehensive peoples agendas across diverse functions including Operations Sales R&D and other areasat an international scale.

You have a strongtrack recordof driving change and scalable transformation initiatives across regions translating business strategy into actionable peoples strategies that deliver measurable performance outcomes. Your approach integrates workforce planning organizational design talent management and leadership development to enable sustainable growth and operational excellence. Youdemonstratehigh level communication presentation and interpersonal skills with the ability to navigate complex environments and foster alignment across regionsand functions. Fluency in written and spoken English isrequired.

Who you are

You build strong trust-based relationships and inspire others to embrace change and growth. Your style is strategic analytical and structured combined with the drive and speed needed to move initiatives forward and ensure follow-through. With a proactive self-motivated and holistic mindset you take clear ownership and accountability for both short- and long-term results.

You embodyastrong growthmindset and lead with inclusiveness aligning clear performance goals with collaboration and solution-oriented execution. Skilled at navigating complexity you manage multiple projects and stakeholders with confidencebuilding alignment influencing decisions anddeliveringcommitments.

Driven by a passion for helping teams succeed in the marketplace you focus on building a resilient future-ready organization. You are particularly dedicated to strengthening transformational leadership capabilities across the organization and fostering a high-performance culture that enables sustainable success.

Whatsin it for you

We can offer you a challenging role in an international team and an open and friendly work environment. We focus on performance and support personal and professional development through well-established people processes and opportunities.

Assessment practicalities

We care about diversity inclusion and equity in our recruitment processes.We also believebehavioraltraits canprovideimportant insights into a candidates fit to a role.To help us achievethiswe applyPymetricsassessments and upon application you will be invited to play the assessment games. Playinggamesis mandatory.

For more information please contact

Madeleine Gilborne Business Unit President GasketedPlated Heat Exchangers

Tanja Sukaj Talent Acquisition Partner

For union information please contact

Monica AnderbergUnionenat

Johan RanhögAkademikernaatö

Stefan SandellLedarnaat

We review applications continually so please send yours no later than25thof March 2026.If the right candidate appears the ad will be closed earlier. Applications sent directly via email will be disregarded without notice due to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)