Senior Talent & Performance Specialist

Key responsibilities for this role entail:** • Own and improve global talent management and succession processes. • Support talent identification, development, internal mobility and leadership pipelines. • Own the annual performance management cycle and talent review cycle and continuously improve the process. • Use talent and performance data to identify trends, risks and opportunities and turn them into actionable insights. • Develop practical tools and deliver workshops and guidance to support managers and employees in talent, performance and development conversations. • Leverage Power BI, Excel and other analytics tools to support data-driven people decisions. • Partner on Workday and HR technology improvements within talent and performance. • Act as a subject-matter expert and trusted partner to HR colleagues and business leaders. • Translate complex talent and performance topics into simple, practical solutions and enable adoption through communication and workshops. • Contribute to broader People initiatives, including Inclusion & Diversity and onboarding, where relevant. **This position will be location in Lund (Sweden). Additional locations can be our offices in Søborg (Copenhagen) or Flemingsberg (Stockholm).** **Who you are** We are looking for a pragmatic, analytical and impact-driven HR professional with several years of relevant experience in talent, performance, people development or a related HR discipline. You are comfortable with hands-on operational work, take ownership and can work independently. You are structured, precise and detail-oriented, with the ability to turn people data into clear insights and practical actions. You are proactive, curious and collaborative, with strong stakeholder and communication skills and a genuine interest in improving how we work **What you know** • Experience with talent and/or performance management. • Strong analytical skills and experience with Excel; Power BI • Experience with HRIS (Workday is a plus). • Strong organizational and project management skills. • The ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver independently. • Fluency in English, written and spoken is a must, any other language is plus. **What is in it for you** You will join our Global Talent Team, a newly formed team bringing together expertise across Talent Management, Performance Management, Inclusion & Diversity, People Development and Talent Acquisition. You will report to the Head of Talent & Performance and work closely with HR colleagues, business leaders and stakeholders globally to strengthen our talent and performance agenda. **Assessment practicalities** We care about diversity, inclusion, and equity in our recruitment processes. We also believe behavioral traits can provide important insights into a candidate's fit to a role. To help us achieve this we apply Pymetrics assessments, and upon application you will be invited to play the assessment games. Playing the games is mandatory. As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and secure workplace, we conduct **background checks** on final candidates for this role. **Alcohol and drug testing** As part of Alfa Laval’s commitment to a safe and healthy workplace, alcohol and drug testing are applied during the pre-employment process. **For more information, please contact** Cristina Valmassoi, Global Performance & Talent Manager, [Cristina.Valmassoi@alfalaval.com](mailto:Cristina.Valmassoi@alfalaval.com) Tanja Sukaj, Talent Acquisition Partner, [tanja.sukaj@alfalaval.com](mailto:tanja.sukaj@alfalaval.com) **For union information, please contact:** Monica Anderberg, Unionen, at [Monica.Anderberg@alfalaval.com](mailto:Monica.Anderberg@alfalaval.com) Johan Ranhög, Akademikerna at [Johan.Ranhög@alfalaval.com](mailto:Johan.Ranh%C3%B6g@alfalaval.com) Stefan Sandell, Ledarna at [Stefan.Sandell@alfalaval.com](mailto:Stefan.Sandell@alfalaval.com) We are reviewing applications continuously so make sure to send in yours as soon as possible **before 12th September 2026**. **Please note that if the right candidate appears, the advert will be closed earlier. Due to GDPR, we don’t accept applications sent directly via email.** #### Follow Us - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/alfa-laval "LinkedIn") - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/AlfaLavalAB "Facebook") - [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/user/alfalaval "YouTube") © 2026 Workday, Inc. All rights reserved.