Director, People & Culture

• Apr 2022 - Present

Group Fitness Instructor (1-2 hours per week)

• Mar 2019 - Present

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Head of People

• Jun 2019 - Mar 2022

LeadDesk is a Finnish growth company developing an Intelligent SaaS for high-volume Sales and Customer Service Superstars. Since the company was established in 2010, LeadDesk has grown rapidly with 24,6 million EUR of revenue in 2021. The company has offices in Helsinki, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Oslo, Berlin, Amsterdam and Madrid, employing ca. 200 people. LeadDesk is listed on the Nasdaq First North stock exchange. As Head of People my role is to lead the company's HR function in 7 countries. As a member of the group leadership team, I am responsible for our HR strategy: Talent acquisition and management, culture work, people and leadership development, managing employments in all countries, benefits and compensation. Show less

Global Head of HR

• Mar 2017 - Jun 2019

Guiding and managing the overall provision of HR services, policies, and programs in all Nosto locations: Helsinki, London, Berlin, Stockholm, Paris, Los Angeles and New York. I was the main advocate for building scalable HR processes while maintaining a strong company culture in a growing organization. I provided support with operational and high level HR issues, while coaching and supporting managers in people management and development. I was also responsible for building and maintain a motivating compensation, benefits and recognition strategy, and ensured that employee satisfaction was in the heart of the activities. I managed the overall talent acquisition process to provide a steady and timely pipeline of talent across organisation. While I was working at Nosto, the company revenue grew from 9,4 M€ (2017) to 12,6 M€ (2019). Show less

Group Fitness Instructor

• Aug 2015 - Apr 2019

- During 2015 -2016 4 weekly classes for families with children (age 1-6) - From 2015 onwards 2 weekly group exercise classes for adults - 01/2019 onwards YOGAFUNC Lite + YOGAFUNC Stretch classes for adults - During 2015 -2016 4 weekly classes for families with children (age 1-6) - From 2015 onwards 2 weekly group exercise classes for adults - 01/2019 onwards YOGAFUNC Lite + YOGAFUNC Stretch classes for adults

Senior Recruitment Specialist

• Mar 2012 - Dec 2016

• Recruitment and talent management for Games and Consumer Products while the company had a very aggressive growth period -> headcount grew from 200 to 800 within one year. • HR services ramp-up project lead and recruitment for Rovio Shanghai, Seoul and Tokyo. • Global mobility, relocation and recruitment in social media; Process development and management. • Supporting line managers on daily HR issues. • Recruitment and talent management for Games and Consumer Products while the company had a very aggressive growth period -> headcount grew from 200 to 800 within one year. • HR services ramp-up project lead and recruitment for Rovio Shanghai, Seoul and Tokyo. • Global mobility, relocation and recruitment in social media; Process development and management. • Supporting line managers on daily HR issues.

HR Specialist

• Nov 2008 - Mar 2012

• Consultation for North East region’s managers and employees in HR processes and policies, HR tools and work legislation. • Several rounds of restructuring negotiations and re-deployment + re-employment processes, training for employees and managers. • Resourcing support, externals, employer branding, job advertisement, seasonal trainees, student groups, employer branding and recruitment fairs. • Global mobility: Relocation, transfers between countries, returning employees, short term international transfers. Handling the whole process including relocation services, visas, legislation, residence permit consultation etc. • HR communication; Newsletter creation and sending. • Monthly line manager trainings on various HR topics for up to 80 managers. • Employment data management and employment contracts. • SAP R3 version upgrade GUI testing. • Tools: SAP R/3 HR , Success Factor, Peoplefluent RMS. Show less

HR Consultant

• Feb 2007 - Nov 2008

• Recruitment on IT Business line. • Sourcing and recruitment advertising, candidate and application management + prescreening. • Employment legislation, labor law, employment contracts. • Managing up to 60 temporary employees working in a customer projects on daily basis. • Consultative B to B sales to clients, offer management. • Employer branding; Career fairs and university cooperation. • Recruitment on IT Business line. • Sourcing and recruitment advertising, candidate and application management + prescreening. • Employment legislation, labor law, employment contracts. • Managing up to 60 temporary employees working in a customer projects on daily basis. • Consultative B to B sales to clients, offer management. • Employer branding; Career fairs and university cooperation.

Project Assistant & Product Management Coordinator

• Feb 2006 - Feb 2007

• Product decision board meetings coordinating. • PDB meeting decisions handling in different internal tools, updating web pages. • Owner of the Product decision process. • Key user for the Product decision tool. • Communication with sales and marketing people of changes related to tools and processes. • Product decision board meetings coordinating. • PDB meeting decisions handling in different internal tools, updating web pages. • Owner of the Product decision process. • Key user for the Product decision tool. • Communication with sales and marketing people of changes related to tools and processes.

Sales Assistant & Consumer Channel Coordinator

• Dec 2004 - Feb 2006

• Responsible for Consumer Sales and guaranteeing the best service for the consumer segment. • CRM, data management, processing complaints and customer refunds. • Product description and price list management. • Implementing and promoting consumer evaluation products. • Responsible of the online and retail sales, providing retail partners with the sales and marketing help. • Establishing and maintaining the process of online retail registration into the CRM. • Maintaining the product box sales in the website. • Coordinating consumer sales promotions, developing sales techniques, internal tools and processes. Show less