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This position reports to:
HR OP Payroll Team Lead

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Your role and responsibilities

We are now looking for a new HR Specialist to join the ABB Finland HR team in Vaasa for a temporary contract, ending on 31.12.2026. In this role you will be supporting the team with various HR tasks.

As an HR Specialist of the HR Operational Services Payroll team, you will be responsible for delivering HR Service support to the HR community, managers and employees. You will provide a high level of support for internal customers, with accurate and timely processing of information for all stakeholders mainly focusing on supporting our employees in Finland with our outsourced payroll service provider. Additionally, you will be using 2025 launched global HR system Workday and time management system JotBar.

For example, you could be responsible for:

• Delivering HR support to the HR community, business managers and employees according to defined Service Level Agreements
• Interpreting industry related Collective Bargaining Agreements and work time related regulations in support of our stakeholders' daily questions and system functionalities
• Processing HR requests related to multiple service lines (Payroll, Employee Life Cycle, Compensation & Performance, and HRIS) for an assigned group of employees
• Providing a high level of support e.g. via ticketing tool for internal customers, with accurate and timely processing of information for all stakeholders, while ensuring that quality controls are maintained
• Identifying opportunities for improvement based on feedback and experience with customers and taking the lead on process improvement projects
• Communicating information regarding policies and standards on assigned processes to internal customers in a clear and concise manner to ensure understanding and adoption
• Preparing accurate reports and documents for internal customers and external authorities
• Ensuring that all systems and databases remain up to date with current employee and organizational information and integrations are set up properly, maintaining a high level of data quality and accuracy and providing on-demand reports where required

Qualifications for the Role

• B.Sc. or M.Sc. level degree from a relevant field, e.g. Economics or Administration, recent or soon to be graduates can be considered
• Understanding HR practices and processes with a passion for problem solving with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously within set schedules
• Previous experience in HR related tasks or a high motivation towards the field
• Knowledge of Technology Industry Collective Bargaining Agreements
• Knowledge of Workday, SAP HR and JotBar is considered as a benefit, MS Office tools knowledge
• A collaborative, proactive, solutions-oriented approach to work with and strong communication skills
• Fluency in Finnish with good English skills, both in written and spoken
• A team player attitude with the ability to work in cross-functional teams

Benefits

Our culture and benefits reflect our values: courage, care, curiosity and collaboration. The most appreciated benefits according to our personnel are now e.g. an annual performance bonus, employee share acquisition program, continuous learning opportunities, and other wellbeing and family benefits. We have a hybrid working model.

More about us

In ABB HR our mission is to help ABB stand out when it comes to our people - from leadership, performance and talent management to rewards and career growth. Our goal is to be an employer of choice and deliver excellent experiences throughout the employee lifecycle.

If you have questions, please contact PY Team Lead, Tiina Yli-Hynnilä, tel +35850 3358637. Please note the following call time: Thursday 19.3.2026 between 15.00-16.00. Apply for the position by March 26th. We look forward to receiving your application.

Join us. Be part of the team where progress happens, industries transform, and your work shapes the world. Run What Runs the World. The work model for the role is: #LI-hybrid

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