People Lead, Norway

<h3><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a04e75f4-7fff-c7de-f61f-1ca288746e76">People Lead, Norway at Ardoq</strong></span></h3><p><span>The trusted People Partner and culture carrier who builds energised, high-trust, peak-performance teams.</span></p><p><span>This role is based in Oslo and relocation support available.</span></p><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-4f136394-7fff-0ec9-0ff9-96dbe02faa62">The Ardoq story</strong></span></p><p><span>Ardoq is one of Norway's most exciting tech scale-ups, a truly global company built out of Oslo with an incredibly diverse and international team. We're backed by leading global tech investors, including EQT and One Peak, giving us the stability of a mature company with the speed and soul of an international tech growth business.</span></p><p><span>We're a SaaS AI First platform that helps organizations understand, manage, and evolve their complex digital landscape. By providing a dynamic, collaborative "digital twin" of their business, we connect systems, people, and processes to drive better decision-making and accelerate digital transformation.</span></p><p><span>Today, we help some of the world's most complex organizations (like ExxonMobil and British Telecom) gain clarity in a changing world.</span></p><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-4f136394-7fff-0ec9-0ff9-96dbe02faa62">About the role</strong></span></p><p><span>As People Lead for Norway, you're the person who makes operating as a fast paced, highly effective , caring and commercial global business a reality on the ground: the trusted partner and the culture carrier who keeps our Oslo roots strong as we scale globally.</span></p><p><span>This role is a full generalist requiring an international mindset with localized knowledge and someone who can plan ahead and execute flawlessly. You will need to think, design, create and execute. From partnering with all levels, coaching for excellence, shaping how teams operate at their best, helping people do the best work of their careers and overall creating a culture that is vibrant, differentiating, and we are really proud to call Ardoq. The operational and compliance foundations also matter supporting the Ops team, and you'll own it to a high bar, but as a team, we will increasingly use AI and automation to clear the manual work so your time goes where it counts, with people.</span></p><p><span>You'll be part of a top class People team consisting of 10 global colleagues with everyone pulling in the same direction to make the boat go faster [usually with a lot of AI!].</span></p><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-4f136394-7fff-0ec9-0ff9-96dbe02faa62">What you'll do</strong></span></p><ul><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-4f136394-7fff-0ec9-0ff9-96dbe02faa62">Partner with Care &amp; Commerciality : </strong>Act as a trusted People Partner to all levels so we deliver as a Peak Performance company</span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-4f136394-7fff-0ec9-0ff9-96dbe02faa62">Carry the culture:</strong> Lead as the People presence for Norway, building community and keeping our Nordic identity strong and living and driving our global performance culture.</span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-4f136394-7fff-0ec9-0ff9-96dbe02faa62">Raise the employee experience: </strong>Use data to improve the employee lifecycle and make targeted changes.</span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-4f136394-7fff-0ec9-0ff9-96dbe02faa62">Own complex employee relations: </strong>Guide sensitive cases with deep knowledge of Norwegian employment law and practical application.</span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-4f136394-7fff-0ec9-0ff9-96dbe02faa62">Fuel the People engine: </strong>Use AI and automation to remove manual work and keep our operational and compliance foundation audit-ready, from GDPR to Norwegian labour law. Step into supporting the people ops team cover as required.</span></p></li></ul><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-4f136394-7fff-0ec9-0ff9-96dbe02faa62">On a typical day, you will</strong></span></p><p><span>You might start by coaching a manager through a tricky team restructure, then join a leadership sess