Aviation People Manager

Opportunity

About us

At Maersk, our vision extends beyond the ocean: to be a true integrator of container logistics, connecting and simplifying our customers’ supply chains through global end-to-end solutions. We rely on our people to make this vision a reality.

That’s why we’re building a new People team focused on supporting our Aviation Organization: Maersk Air Cargo. This role will lead a team of HR professionals (including Payroll), ensuring we deliver an exceptional experience to our pilots and mechanics, so they can, in turn, deliver an outstanding experience to our customers. Reporting to the Maersk Air Cargo CEO, and in dotted line to the Global HR Director for Asset Management, this role will be based in Copenhagen and will help shape the future of our Aviation People Organisation

We offer

As Aviation People Manager, you will partner with leaders within the Aviation Operation organization based in Denmark, the Netherlands, and the UK, securing people services and recruitment strategies that drive business goals. Our operations are currently located in Denmark, Germany, and the UK, each with its unique needs and characteristics.

The Maersk Air Cargo Organization is on a journey to become an integrated and extended part of A.P. Moller – Maersk. You will work alongside, learn from, and build lasting relationships with colleagues from around the world, especially those at our Esplanaden HQ.

Joining Maersk means becoming part of a global family that moves 20% of global trade every day. One of our core values is Our Employees. We value diversity in all its forms and see it as a strength in building high-performance teams across brands, cultures, and locations.

What you’ll be doing

• Business Partnership: Partner with business leaders to ensure a good balance of challenge and support, delivering robust people plans and the best employee experience at our sites and for our pilots.
• Team Development: Coach and develop your team to ensure consistently high-quality delivery for Maersk Air Cargo.
• Flexibility and Adaptability: Build a flexible, adaptable team that can be effectively deployed to support future fleet expansions, new hub implementations, and operational expansions.
• Employee Engagement: Create an environment where employees are highly engaged, proud of their work, and have a strong sense of purpose.
• Employee Relations: Ensure a strong, positive employee and labour relations climate working directly with the Unions and WCO representatives.
• Lifecycle Management: Own the delivery of all employee lifecycle processes, ensuring outcomes are delivered for frontline employees in a customer-focused way.
• Best Practices: Ensure best practice sharing within the Europe Region and with global peers to continuously improve delivery effectiveness and employee experience.
• Brand and Values: Exemplify the Maersk brand and values.

Who we are looking for

We hope this position excites you as much as it does us. To succeed in this role, you should have a passion for building strong relationships and trust with internal stakeholders. This is a unique opportunity in a time of great transformation, so you should enjoy working at a fast pace, leading teams through change, and dealing with ambiguity. As someone in our team said: you should feel comfortable changing the wheel while the car is in motion. No two days are alike, and you thrive on the challenges inherent in an operations environment.

To succeed in this role, we believe that you can offer:

• HR Expertise: Senior-level HR generalist with strong Danish based experience and desired international experience in aviation or manufacturing roles, with a solid understanding of HR fundamentals.
• Leadership: Natural leader passionate about driving team engagement to create a high-performing team.
• Business Partnership: Strong business partner, challenging and supporting senior leaders to deliver business results.
• People Interaction: Experienced in dealing directly with senior leaders and HR leaders in a matrix organization.
• Change Management: Proven experience in leading change, managing transformations, and organization building.
• Employee Relations: Experienced in leading employee and labour relations, working with Work Councils, Unions, and within CLA’s.
• Proactive Drive: Ability to proactively drive the people agenda, navigating a complex stakeholder matrix.
• Adaptability: Flexibility and adaptability to operate in a fast-paced, developing project environment, taking ownership and setting direction with minimal guidance.
• Resilience: Resilient in the face of change, accepting uncertainty, and bouncing back from setbacks while maintaining enthusiasm.
• Self-Driven: Energetic, self-driven, and possessing a ‘can-do’ mindset.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills in Danish and English.

If you are passionate about HR and excited about this opportunity, we encourage you to apply today!

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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