VP, Talent

We're looking for a wicked smart talent leader to build a competitive people advantage at Pandora, is that you?

We are looking for a VP of Talent to shape and implement programs that will help us develop and retain high-performing employees within Pandora. The leader in this position plays a critical part in shaping the company's culture, fostering employee engagement, and driving organizational success through effective talent management practices.

You will be overseeing the global talent agenda, and your scope of responsibility will include various areas such as talent philosophy development, succession planning, organizational design, learning and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).

Some of your key accountabilities will be:

• Being an outstanding leader and building a highly competent, effective, and collaborative talent function.
• Implementing a comprehensive talent philosophy aligned with Pandora’s mission, vision, and values – while collaborating with senior leadership to integrate talent initiatives into overall business strategies.
• Establish mentoring, coaching, and succession planning programs to develop future leaders and enable strategic moves across our business.
• Co-design the organizational development approach aligned to business goals.
• Co-design and implement employee and leadership development programs to enhance skills, capabilities, and career growth opportunities aligned with our acquisition team.
• Monitor and report on DEI metrics to track progress and identify opportunities for improvement e.g. accountable for our gender parity targets.

Team-player with strong influencing and interpersonal skills

To succeed in this role, you will have strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work with people at all levels. You have an enterprise mindset and can leverage your experience to work effectively with our Board of Directors and Executive Leadership Team. 

In addition to being a thought leader you will have a hands-on approach to effectively manage and deploy multiple projects and training activities that come your way. You will demonstrate:

• Ability to know what great talent practices look like and can translate this into business outcomes.
• Known for building cohesive and high-performing teams.
• Ability to build relationships and collaborate with diverse stakeholders in a multicultural environment
• Familiarity with multiple Talent Management and Value Creation methodologies  
• Strong understanding of cultural competence, unconscious bias, and systemic barriers
• Excellent demonstrated knowledge of talent practices, and a broad understanding and experience in learning and development, capability building solutions.

Your New Team

You will report to the CHRO of Pandora and be part of the HR, Communications & Sustainability (HRC&S) Leadership Team. You will be leading a team in Copenhagen and have dotted line reports in selected markets.

Collaboration is part of our DNA

This job is based in Copenhagen. Collaboration is key for us and sharing work location has united us as a team, we therefore expect you to live in Denmark and work in our Copenhagen Office.

Did we get your attention?

We hope you got all your questions answered and feel confident applying for this position, however if you have more questions regarding the position, please contact:

Amalie Jørgensen (HR Director) amjrg@pandora.net or Julie Isabella Ventzel Lima (Global Recruitment Manager): juisa@pandora.net

If you see yourself in the position and would like to become a part of Pandora’s future, please do not hesitate to apply. Please make sure to submit your application in English in order to be considered, as we are an international team. We look forward to hearing from you!

We process applications on a continuous basis, which is why we encourage you to send your application as soon as possible. You can also read more about Pandora on our corporate site www.pandoragroup.com.

Icing on the cake

You will be working out of our beautiful Head Office in Copenhagen V, established in 2016 and designed to unite and inspire our teams. Besides our beautiful interior design we are also proud of our LEED Gold Certification for Energy and Environmental Design. This means that we use as few natural resources as possible and that we use them with respect. The result is a professional and dynamic space that is unique, comfortable and inspirational – and delivers a true Pandora experience to anyone who works here or comes to visit.

About Pandora

Pandora is the world's largest jewellery brand. The company designs, manufactures and markets hand-finished jewellery made from high-quality materials at affordable prices. Pandora jewellery is sold in more than 100 countries through 6,500 points of sale, including more than 2,500 concept stores.

Headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, Pandora employs 32,000 people worldwide and crafts its jewellery at two LEED-certified facilities in Thailand. Pandora is committed to leadership in sustainability and will purchase only recycled silver and gold for crafting its jewellery by 2025 and halve greenhouse gas emissions across its value chain by 2030. Pandora is listed on the Nasdaq Copenhagen stock exchange and generated sales of DKK 26.5 billion (EUR 3.6 billion) in 2022.

Pandora’s recruitment procedures are designed to be transparent and clear for all candidates. This helps us ensure that applicants are provided with a fair and equal opportunity to demonstrate their competencies and skills by removing blocking factors, possible biases, and risks of discrimination. We encourage everyone applying to our vacancies to refrain from adding identity-related elements such as a photo, marital status and age.