People Partner

Job Description

About Maersk

Maersk is a global leader in integrated logistics and have been industry pioneers for over a century. Through innovation and transformation, we are redefining the boundaries of possibility, continuously setting new standards for efficiency, sustainability, and excellence.

At Maersk, we believe in the power of diversity, collaboration, and continuous learning and we work hard to ensure that the people in our organization reflect and understand the customers we exist to serve.

With over 100,000 employees across 130 countries, we work together to shape the future of global trade and logistics.

Join us as we harness cutting-edge technologies and unlock opportunities on a global scale. Together, let's sail towards a brighter, more sustainable future with Maersk.

What we Offer

This is an exciting career opportunity in an international, challenging business setting known for diversity and high paced environment. You will get to focus on creating valuable relations with stakeholders and work with highly professional teams in an environment where you will be valued, recognized and well rewarded.

You will work with amazing and diverse colleagues with a deep sense of commitment to live Our Values and together, go all the way for our customers, society and for each other.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

The Global Function People Partner acts as a strategic partner and advisor to Global Leaders, enabling business outcomes through insightful people analytics, effective workforce planning, strong governance, and consistent delivery of global people processes across geographies.

• Partner with Global Leaders and leadership teams as the primary point of contact for people related matters, providing guidance, challenge, and coaching.
• Drive delivery of the annual People Cycle, including performance management, talent and succession planning, compensation, Annual Salary Review, and development activities.
• Own and coordinate ASR activities for global leader populations, ensuring leader enablement, data accuracy, budget governance, and timely completion in Workday.
• Execute talent and succession plans, facilitate talent discussions alongside Global PBP, and ensure high quality talent data and documented follow‑through in Workday.
• Leverage people analytics and dashboards to identify trends, risks, and opportunities across the employee lifecycle; translate insights into clear narratives for leaders and partner with them on practical, business‑led solutions.
• Partner with leaders on employee pulse survey results, supporting interpretation of insights and facilitating meaningful action planning to improve engagement and employee experience.
• Track progress of agreed pulse actions, challenge leaders where needed, and connect insights into broader people, talent, and organizational plans.
• Support workforce planning activities, aligning demand, capacity, and future capability needs with business strategy.
• Ensure strong cost governance, including headcount control.
• Partner with delivery teams and local People Partners on employee relations matters, sensitive cases, and escalations.
• Ensure timely and accurate Workday, payroll, and cost center updates following organizational, staffing, or talent changes.
• Act as a talent broker, promoting internal mobility, career development, and talent continuity across the organization.

What are we looking for

• 8+ years of experience in an HR Generalist or People Partner role with end‑to‑end exposure to core HR disciplines.
• Proven experience partnering with Senior level leaders in complex environments.
• Experience operating in large, global, matrixed organizations across multiple cultures and geographies.
• Strong capability in using people data and analytics to generate insights, tell a compelling story, and influence decision‑making.
• Ability to adapt working style across cultures, time zones, and leadership preferences.
• Highly collaborative, with strong relationship‑building skills and the ability to influence without formal authority.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity, transformation, and change in a fast‑paced global context.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and coaching skills.
• Experience with Workday or similar HR systems is an advantage.

Maersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we embrace different styles of thinking. Maersk is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race, colour, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or parental leave, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements.

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