Kongsberg Discovery - HR

HR Advisors

We are excited to announce the creation of a forward-thinking HR Service & Recruitment Team at Kongsberg Discovery. Are you one of the two new HR Advisors who will help us build a strong, competent, and collaborative team? Are you the right person when we are looking for someone with a proactive attitude, who is solution-oriented, has a burning passion for customer service, and at the same time possesses digital competence?

The HR Service part of the team is a specialized group within the HR function that provides operational support and services to employees and managers across the organization. The team acts as the first point of contact for HR-related inquiries, ensuring that HR processes run smoothly and efficiently. The team handles a wide range of HR topics, such as onboarding, offboarding, data changes, and general HR inquiries.

Our HR Service & Recruitment Team is part of the wider HR community at Kongsberg Discovery. Collaboration, mutual support, and working closely with key stakeholders are essential in this role. If you identify with our values—collaborative, reliable, determined, and innovative—you might be the perfect fit for our team.

What you will be doing

  • Provide support to employees and managers on HR topics through established channels.
  • Responsible for completing HR processes and ensuring data quality in our HCM-system Workday.
  • Identify and act on areas of improvement.
  • Responsible for maintaining information and processes in areas of responsibility.
  • Provide information and support to key stakeholders.

Qualifications and experience

  • Educated at degree level from relevant subject.
  • Fluent in Norwegian and English.
  • Experience, knowledge and understanding of working with digital tools is a requirement.
  • Experience from customer support is a strong advantage.
  • Experience from case management is an advantage.
  • Knowledge of Norwegian legislations including data protection regulations is an advantage.


This employment may require security clearance by the Norwegian National Security Authority, clearance through Civil Aviation Authority or a background check. Please note that this might affect the offer process or employment.

You are able to

  • act on own initiative, make things happen and accept responsibility for the results.
  • comply to company rules and procedures and execute plans with commitment and determination.
  • use a methodical and systematic approach, plan ahead, define clear priorities and allocate resources effectively.
  • communicate in a clear, precise and structured way.
  • co-operate well with others, share knowledge, experience, information and support others in the pursuit of team goals.

Why join us

  • Opportunities for professional and personal development.
  • Competitive pay and benefits, including attractive insurance and pension schemes.
  • Flexible working hours.

Where you will be working
Horten

Interested in knowing more? Contact
HR Director Kongsberg Discovery, Therese Kvalø, + 47 90 53 15 93

The world is struggling with interconnected crises in climate, energy, food, and security. These issues require simultaneous action, and safeguarding marine areas and marine life is essential to addressing them and ensuring coexistence. Kongsberg Discovery is serving the ocean space from the deepest sea to outer space. We develop technology to ensure sustainable management of marine resources, monitor climate change and critical infrastructure, and safeguard national security. Our technology aims to sustainably manage marine resources, monitor climate change, secure infrastructure, and protect national security. It is vital for offshore operations, fisheries, marine research, maritime activities, ocean energy production, infrastructure monitoring, and naval operations, addressing crucial global challenges. We recognize the global sustainability challenges and are committed to developing solutions and products that address environmental impacts on the ocean ecosystem and resolve operational issues. The business has over 1,300 employees located in Horten, Trondheim, Bergen and Oslo in Norway, as well as operations in Alicante in Spain, Aberdeen in the UK, Lynnwood (Seattle), Houston, and New Orleans in the USA, Vancouver and Halifax in Canada, Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, and Singapore. Kongsberg Discovery is part of KONGSBERG, a leading technology group based in Norway.

Our Business Support Division manages a large of range of supporting functions, with the responsibility to provide support to divisions according to divisional needs, while facilitating divisional independence. Among other functions, Business Support covers HR, Compliance, Security, Export Control, Facility Management and Internal Communication.

KONGSBERG is a leading global technology group. Throughout our proud two hundred year history, we have continuously advanced, applying innovative solutions to the needs of our customers, partners and society at large. We believe diversity is our strength. By fostering an inclusive and diverse culture we nurture and ensure space for different perspectives and ideas. We are determined in our work to mature and improve our ability to utilize our diversity and culture of differences to create positive business results.

Protechting people and planet

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Region:

  • Vestfold

Job type:

Permanent

Working hours:

Full-time

Working days:

Day

Position type:

Human resources

Application deadline:

18/01/2026

Location:

Horten

Contacts:

Therese Kvalø

Telephone: +47 90531593

Company homepage:

http://www.kongsberg.com

Office address:

Kirkegårdsveien 45 3616 Kongsberg

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