Industry Strategy Lead - Retail

Job Description WHAT YOU WILL DO As Retail Labour & Productivity Manager, you lead and develop a specialist team while owning the global frameworks for labour standards, workforce planning and productivity across our retail formats. You set the foundations for how labour is planned, deployed and measured, ensuring the right balance between productivity, fairness, customer experience and operational efficiency. You will: Lead, coach and develop a specialist team, setting clear direction, priorities and ways of working Own and continuously improve the end‑to‑end time library, ensuring activity‑based labour standards are accurate, data‑driven and reflect real store operations Define and evolve the role architecture across retail formats, ensuring clarity, consistency and alignment with the operating model Develop and maintain demand and volume driver models, using key predictors such as traffic, transactions and delivery patterns Set seasonality rules and productivity benchmarks to enable accurate labour forecasting and clear performance expectations Act as a subject matter expert on workforce management processes, tools and systems Partner with key stakeholders to embed labour and productivity frameworks into processes, systems and ways of working Support change management and communication related to new labour models, standards and scheduling updates WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH You will work closely with Retail Operations, Workforce Management, Tech, Controlling and Sales Market teams. In this role, you combine people leadership with strong stakeholder partnering to ensure labour and productivity frameworks are effectively implemented and continuously improved across the organisation. WHO YOU ARE You are a confident and structured leader with a strong analytical mindset, comfortable working at the intersection of strategy and operational detail. We are looking for people with: Solid experience within workforce management, labour standards, productivity modelling or operational analytics Experience working with scheduling systems, labour forecasting tools and retail workforce platforms Proven leadership experience, with the ability to coach and develop specialist teams Strong analytical skills and the ability to translate insights into clear, actionable recommendations Experience working in complex retail or large‑scale operational environments Fluency in English, both written and spoken WHO WE ARE H&M Group is a global company of strong fashion brands and ventures. Our goal is to prove that there is no compromise between exceptional design, affordable prices and sustainable solutions. We want to liberate fashion for the many and our customers are at the heart of every decision we make. We are made up of thousands of passionate and talented colleagues united by our shared culture and values. Together we want to use our power, our scale and our knowledge to push the fashion industry towards a more inclusive and sustainable future. Read more about us here WHY YOU’LL LOVE WORKING HERE At H&M Group we are proud to be a vibrant and welcoming company. We offer our employees attractive benefits with extensive development opportunities around the globe. An example of our benefits: 25% Staff discount on all our H&M Group brands both in stores and online (H&M, COS, Weekday, Monki, H&M HOME, & Other Stories and ARKET). H&M Incentive Programme – HIP. Learn more about the programme here. JOIN US Our uniqueness comes from a combination of many things – our inclusive and collaborative culture, our strong values, and opportunities for growth. But most of all, it’s our people who make us who we are. Take the next step in your career together with us. The journey starts here. This is a permanent position based in Stockholm, please send your CV in English as soon as possible. *We are committed to a recruitment process that is fair, equitable, and based on competency. We therefore kindly ask you to not attach a cover letter in your application

Studies show that women and underrepresented groups often hesitate to apply unless they meet every requirement. At Stegra, we’re building an impact-driven, sustainable company - and we need a diverse, inclusive team to make it happen. If you share our passion but don’t meet every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be the perfect fit for this role, or another as we grow. At Stegra, we’re not just building a plant, we’re proving that sustainable industry is possible. And to do that, we need people like you. Join a team where safety comes first. Where we support each other, learn as we go, and make space for everyone to grow and contribute. This is your chance to be part of something big - while being closer to nature and leading a balanced, purposeful life. FINANCIAL CONTROLLING LEAD We are looking for an experienced Senior Financial Controller to join our team as Financial Controlling Lead. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring high-quality financial reporting, compliance with Swedish legislation and IFRS, and driving continuous improvements across our financial processes. You will balance operational excellence with strategic insights, supporting business leaders in making informed decisions. 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YOU HAVE: • A degree in Finance and Accounting. • Extensive, multi-year experience from senior accounting and/or financial controlling roles, ideally in an international environment. • Excellent expertise in IFRS, Swedish GAAP, and Swedish financial/tax legislation. • Solid experience in inter-company charge-out models, governance structures, and financial compliance. • Proven track record in leading audits, developing financial controls, and driving process improvements. • Experience from system implementation and following changes. • Experience from working in a changing environment and establishing routines, documenting processes to set structures that are currently not in place. • Experience from larger investments and manufacturing industries (CAPEX) is meriting. • Strong expertise in ERP preferably SAP S4/Hana Public Cloud, and other systems such as Business Central, Aaro, HFM/OneStream, MS BI, Excel. • Proven track record of leadership and project management experience, including change management. • Excellent communication and advisory skills, with fluency in English and Swedish. For you to thrive with us, we expect that you are an independent, proactive, and solution-oriented professional with a strong sense of ownership. You thrive in complex environments, can challenge the status quo constructively, and collaborate effectively across functions and cultures. You bring structure and clarity, while also being innovative and eager to drive efficiency through technology and process improvements. While some processes and procedures are in place, many aren't and need to be, we expect that despite seniority, you will be willing and able to pick things up and act for change, all in line with our Stegra value: We, not me - together. Read more about Benefits at Stegra here. THIS IS STEGRA Stegra is on a mission to change the global steel industry by producing green hydrogen, iron, and steel - with the goal of eliminating CO₂ emissions. Instead of coal, we use green hydrogen and fossil-free electricity, meaning our primary emissions will be water and heat. By 2030, our ambition is to produce 5 million tonnes of green steel annually in our fully integrated, digitized, and sustainable plant in Boden, Northern Sweden - currently under construction. But this is just the beginning. Our expertise in green hydrogen will enable us to decarbonize industries beyond steel, paving the way for a cleaner future. OUR STOCKHOLM OFFICE Our modern Stockholm office is located on Norra Stationsgatan, close to Karolinska University Hospital in central Stockholm. Here, you’ll find a bright, collaborative workspace where cross-functional teams connect, share ideas, and drive progress. Whether you're visiting regularly or working hybrid, you'll be part of a vibrant office culture with easy access to the city’s energy and amenities.