People Advisor

Maersk Air Cargo is accelerating the future of global logistics. As part of Maersk’s integrated end‑to‑end offering, our air cargo business connects speed, reliability, and scale—linking critical markets and enabling customers to move high‑value and time‑sensitive goods with confidence. With a growing global network and a clear ambition to redefine how air logistics supports supply chains, Maersk Air Cargo is where aviation meets transformation.

About the role

As People Advisor, you’ll be joining the People & Payroll team and play a vital part in our success, supporting our employees with their HR queries so that they can focus on their own jobs. Taking care of their issues, whether big or small, and making sure they get a great employee experience in every interaction with HR.

We want to be a team that makes the lives of our employees and leaders better and easier in the moments that matter. A People Advisor is responsible for acting as first point of contact for employees and take ownership of managing each HR related query to conclusion to deliver a positive employee experience.

We Offer

We offer you exciting career opportunities with an international reach to further expand your experience through our diversity-focused and award-winning talent development initiatives.

As one of the cornerstones of our values, we strive to deliver the right environment for the right people while fostering a culture of fairness, mutual respect, responsibility, and care for our business and our customers.

We have a competitive compensation and benefits package for full-time employees. Our talent policies are recognized world-wide as one of the best in the industry and we continue to look for new ways to invest in our people through ongoing personal and professional development initiatives.

We value the diversity of our talents and will always strive to recruit the best person for the job. We’re proud of that and we see it as a genuine source of strength for building high-performing teams.

Key Responsibilities

As a People Advisor in Maersk Air Cargo, you will provide HR guidance and operational support to leaders and employees, ensuring compliant and effective people practices across the business. You role will consist of:

• Advise managers and employees on HR policies, employee relations matters, and day-to-day people issues.
• Support employee relations activities and work collaboratively with employee representatives and unions where relevant.
• Assist with employee cases and HR processes, escalating complex matters to senior HR or Legal teams when needed.
• Support employment administration and ensure compliance with local legislation, company policies, and HR procedures.
• Coordinate key employee lifecycle activities, including onboarding, performance management, organisational changes, and offboarding.
• Partner with Payroll, managers, HR colleagues, and external providers to resolve employee-related queries and issues.
• Help ensure accurate and timely delivery of HR processes and documentation.
• Contribute to HR projects and initiatives, supporting continuous improvement of people processes and employee experience.
• Maintain HR records, reports, and documentation in line with company requirements and data privacy standards.

What We Are Looking For

We are looking for a proactive and resourceful HR generelist who thrives in a dynamic, international environment and is passionate about delivering pragmatic, compliant people solutions.

You will bring:

• Proven ability to build effective partnerships.
• Experience working in highly unionised environments.
• Experience with cross-border employment and coordinating compliant employment solutions across multiple jurisdictions.
• Experience from the aviation industry is an advantage.
• Operational HR experience across the full employee lifecycle.
• Knowledge of Danish employment law, employment relations, and HR compliance.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
• High execution capability, with a track record of ownership, accountability, and delivery in a fast-paced environment.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.
• Experience with Workday 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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