HR Generalist
Do you want to contribute in our mission to make people and businesses shine in any language? Do you thrive best in an eventful environment and in an international company that is undergoing a journey of change and growth where HR has a central role? And are you motivated by working with managerial support linked to HR? Then Semantix looks forward to welcoming you to its HR team!
Semantix offers you a broad HR Generalist role where you are an important and natural part of both strategic discussions and the operational HR work with the aim of contributing to business development. In this role you would provide HR support to our employees in Sweden and also support when needed to Nordic region and managers in different cities and countries.
Your overall responsibilities:
Support leaders with HR related matters.
Be responsible for the payroll process and systems, contact person to outsourced payroll.
Be responsible for the systematic work environment cycle and the Swedish health and safety committee.
Union collaboration according to Semantix collective bargaining agreement (Tjänstemannaavtalet).
Perform risk assessments and union negotiations with local representatives.
Manage projects within HR, both on local and group level, e.g. our Nordic HR integration project.
Work with HR Manager on e.g. salary review and equal pay survey.
Support culture development and continuously implement the Semantix way.
Recruitment e.g. publish ads, conduct interviews, collaborate with recruitment partners, write contracts etc.
On- and offboarding.
Maintain and develop guidelines, instructions and processes.
Maintain HR systems and ensure the adequacy of HR data.
HR reporting and other HR administrative tasks.
You report to Semantix HR Manager in Stockholm, Sweden, and are part of Semantix HR team with colleagues in the Nordics and Croatia. You also belong to TransPerfect’s large, international HR team. The culture is characterized by a welcoming and open work climate, both in relation to coming up with new ideas, efficiency and improvement proposals, but also in relation to the atmosphere in the office. We’re encouraging our people to be self-starting, helpful, including, naturally curios and entrepreneurial. Part of our leadership philosophy is that it’s less about being the best and more about helping others be their best.
As a person, we see that you are confident and independent in your role as HR Generalist. You are thorough and structured in your work and used to international collaboration. You have experience of most parts in the HR area. We believe that you are driven, unpretentious and flexible. You are good at driving processes forward and are not afraid to come up with ideas and to influence managers and employees. Influencing and developing processes comes naturally to you and you do it in an independent and professional way.
We believe you have:
About 3-5 years’ experience in broad HR work.
An academic education in HR or equivalent.
Full working proficiency in both Swedish and English.
Knowledge in Swedish labour law.
Experience from union collaboration.
Experience from white collar workers’ collective bargaining agreements is an advantage.
Experience from an international organization is a great advantage.
More about the job
The position is full-time and located at our office in Stockholm Östermalm.
The position is a fixed-term maternity leave cover expected to be from June 2026 to July 2027.
About the company
Semantix is the largest language service provider in the Nordics – and aims to become the market leader in language technology and multilingual services. We live by guiding principles like “good judgement before policy” and “problem solving before problem dwelling” and the core values “Together as one, we create value and drive progress”. Read more about Semantix in our webpage. Semantix is part of the TransPerfect family of companies.
How to apply
This recruitment is a collaboration with TransPerfect’s in-house recruitment team. If you have questions about the role, please contact hiring manager Susanne Björnhöfde, [email protected]
The selection will be done continuously, please submit your application no later than April 24 2026.
Job details are sourced from the employer's original posting.
Open job postingAbout the company
For over 20 years, TransPerfect has provided comprehensive language and technology solutions to help our clients communicate and conduct business more effectively in a global marketplace. Equipped with a quality management system certified to both the ISO 9001:2008 and EN 15038:2006 standards, TransPerfect provides a full array of language and business support services, including translation, interpretation, multicultural marketing, website globalization, subtitling, voiceovers, staffing services, multicultural marketing, training and learning, and legal support services. TransPerfect also offers a suite of cutting edge technologies that significantly reduce costs and improve consistency throughout the translation process, making TransPerfect the vendor of choice for the world's leading multinationals. With annual revenues of over $470 million, TransPerfect is the world's largest privately held provider of language services and technology solutions. From offices in more than 85 cities on six continents, TransPerfect offers a full range of services in 170+ languages to clients worldwide. With an unparalleled commitment to quality and client service, TransPerfect is fully ISO 9001 and EN 15038 certified. TransPerfect has global headquarters in New York, with regional headquarters in London and Hong Kong. TransPerfect offers a comprehensive benefits package including: medical, dental, vision, 401k, paid time-off, company sponsored life insurance, short term and long term disability, flexible spending account options, and a pro-active and accessible HR department that focuses on the staff's health and happiness.