Global HR Business Partner, Sales & Marketing

Vitrolife Group Open · verified Sep 10, 2026

Västra Frölunda Paterna Mid-level General Marketing

Mid-level General Marketing role at Vitrolife Group. Västra Frölunda.

Role brief

Growth Roles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

You'll turn Sales and Marketing priorities into people plans that support commercial growth
You'll lead workforce planning, organizational design, restructuring, and transformation work
You'll run talent, succession, leadership development, performance, and engagement processes
You'll coach leaders through change, employee relations, team performance, and organizational challenges
You'll use workforce data and HR partnerships to guide decisions and deliver compliant people solutions

What you bring

You hold an undergraduate degree in HR, business, psychology, organizational development, or a related field
You bring at least eight years of progressive HR experience, including senior-leader business partnering
You've supported global Sales, Marketing, commercial, or other customer-facing teams
You have depth in workforce planning, organizational design, change, talent, succession, and leadership development
You understand employment law, compliance, employee relations, and workforce analytics, and you communicate fluently in English

Who this fits

You'll suit a strategic HR partner who can influence senior leaders and work across international, matrixed, regulated, and changing organizations. Experience in MedTech, life sciences, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, engineering, or manufacturing is preferred. The role is based in Gothenburg or selected European locations, including Aarhus and Valencia, with international travel when needed.

From the employer

At the Vitrolife Group, we work every day to unlock the full potential of science and technology to reduce the barriers towards building a family. Together we help our customers and their patients to fulfill the dream of having a baby.

Global HR Business Partner, Sales & Marketing

Location: Gothenburg HQ, Sweden, or one of our key European locations, including Aarhus, Denmark, or Valencia, Spain

Reporting to: Senior Director Global HR

Travel: International travel required on need basis

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced, commercially minded, and strategic Global HR Business Partner, Sales & Marketing, to partner with senior leaders across our global commercial organization.

Operating in a highly regulated, international, and innovation-driven environment, you will support a business focused on delivering advanced solutions within MedTech and IVF. As a trusted advisor and member of the Sales & Marketing leadership team, you will translate business priorities into people strategies that drive growth, organizational effectiveness, and long-term business success.

You will lead initiatives across workforce planning, organizational design, talent management, leadership development, and change management, ensuring the organization has the right talent, capabilities, and structure to deliver on current and future business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with Sales & Marketing leaders to align people strategies with business goals and growth priorities.

• Act as a strategic advisor to leadership teams, providing guidance on organizational effectiveness, talent, culture, and workforce decisions.

• Lead workforce planning initiatives to ensure the organization has the capabilities, capacity, and talent required to achieve business objectives.

• Drive organizational design, restructuring, and transformation initiatives that support business growth and operational effectiveness.

• Lead talent management, succession planning, leadership development, performance management, and employee engagement processes.

• Coach leaders on change management, leadership effectiveness, team performance, employee relations, and organizational challenges.

• Utilize workforce analytics and people insights to support data-driven decision-making and measure organizational impact.

• Partner with Global HR colleagues and Centers of Excellence to deliver integrated people solutions.

• Ensure compliance with employment legislation, company policies, and global HR standards.

Success Measures

Success in this role will be reflected through:

• Improved retention of key and high-performing talent.

• Effective workforce planning and critical role coverage.

• Strong succession pipelines and leadership readiness.

• Enhanced organizational effectiveness and productivity.

• Successful delivery of change and transformation initiatives.

• Increased employee engagement and internal mobility.

• Alignment of people strategies with commercial growth objectives.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, Organizational Development, or a related field.

• 8+ years of progressive HR experience, including significant HR Business Partner experience supporting senior leaders.

• Proven experience supporting Sales, Marketing, Commercial, or other customer-facing functions within a global organization.

• Strong expertise in workforce planning, organizational design, change management, talent management, succession planning, and leadership development.

• Experience using workforce analytics and business insights to drive strategic decision-making.

• Solid understanding of employment law, compliance and employee relations.

• Fluency in English, both written and spoken.

• Experience in MedTech, Life Sciences, Healthcare, Pharmaceutical, Engineering, Manufacturing, or other highly regulated and innovation-driven industries is preferred.

• Experience supporting international and matrixed organizations undergoing growth, transformation, or organizational change is highly valued.

Personal Attributes

• Strong business acumen and strategic thinking.

• Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills.

• Skilled in leading change and navigating complex environments.

• Strong coaching, communication, and relationship-building capabilities.

• Analytical, solution-oriented, and results-driven.

• Collaborative, resilient, and adaptable.

• High integrity, sound judgment, and professionalism.

Why Join Us?

This is an opportunity to play a key role in shaping the future of a global commercial organization by driving business performance through talent, leadership, organizational effectiveness, and workforce transformation. If you are passionate about enabling growth through people and making a meaningful impact, we look forward to hearing from you.

Vitrolife Group is a global provider of medical devices and genetic services. Based on science and advanced research capabilities, we develop services and products for personalized genetic information and medical device products. We support our customers by improving their clinical practice for the patient's outcome of fertility treatment.

We are currently approximately 1 100 colleagues worldwide, with headquarters in Gothenburg, Sweden. Vitrolife Group's products and services are available in more than 110 countries through our own presence in 30 countries and a network of distributors. Vitrolife Group is a sustainable market leader and aims to be the preferred partner for IVF-clinics by providing superior products and services with the vision of fulfilling the dream of having a baby. The Vitrolife share is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.