Marina Velikova
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Pinja Pynnönen
Marina is an experienced business developer with expertise in managing cross-border projects, international account management and team leadership. She has worked with global recruitment for many years developing processes and methods in deep collaboration with country management, and this is clearly her passion. Marina is an excellent negotiator and account manager, and has been responsible for several cross-country recruitment and relocation client relationships. As a person and as a colleague, she is driven, resilient and empathetic. She is definitely the person you may rely on to deliver above expectations and develop your business to meet the requirements of the rapidly changing environment. A clear example of her resilience and work moral is how she managed to learn the Finnish language in just a couple of years after moving into Finland - and the same strive to make things happen can be seen in her work everyday. At the same time she is an empathetic leader who wants to help her team members and colleagues to grow in their career. She is eagerly coaching and mentoring people around her. I can say, that working together with Marina on several development projects has taught me a lot about cross-border collaboration and people management. In addition to this her passion and resilience has been an inspiration for me in my career.
Johanna Mix
I’ve worked together with Marina since I started at Barona 2016. She was managing my introduction programme in Finland and I have never felt more welcome at a new job. The way she introduced me to relevant contacts and key persons in the group has had a profound impact on my success growing the Swedish organisation ever since. Marina has been running several internationalisation projects where I have participated and she is absolutely amazing with project management, deadlines and efficiency. She is ambitious, hard working, professional and an absolute delight as a co-worker.
Pinja Pynnönen
Marina is an experienced business developer with expertise in managing cross-border projects, international account management and team leadership. She has worked with global recruitment for many years developing processes and methods in deep collaboration with country management, and this is clearly her passion. Marina is an excellent negotiator and account manager, and has been responsible for several cross-country recruitment and relocation client relationships. As a person and as a colleague, she is driven, resilient and empathetic. She is definitely the person you may rely on to deliver above expectations and develop your business to meet the requirements of the rapidly changing environment. A clear example of her resilience and work moral is how she managed to learn the Finnish language in just a couple of years after moving into Finland - and the same strive to make things happen can be seen in her work everyday. At the same time she is an empathetic leader who wants to help her team members and colleagues to grow in their career. She is eagerly coaching and mentoring people around her. I can say, that working together with Marina on several development projects has taught me a lot about cross-border collaboration and people management. In addition to this her passion and resilience has been an inspiration for me in my career.
Johanna Mix
I’ve worked together with Marina since I started at Barona 2016. She was managing my introduction programme in Finland and I have never felt more welcome at a new job. The way she introduced me to relevant contacts and key persons in the group has had a profound impact on my success growing the Swedish organisation ever since. Marina has been running several internationalisation projects where I have participated and she is absolutely amazing with project management, deadlines and efficiency. She is ambitious, hard working, professional and an absolute delight as a co-worker.
Pinja Pynnönen
Marina is an experienced business developer with expertise in managing cross-border projects, international account management and team leadership. She has worked with global recruitment for many years developing processes and methods in deep collaboration with country management, and this is clearly her passion. Marina is an excellent negotiator and account manager, and has been responsible for several cross-country recruitment and relocation client relationships. As a person and as a colleague, she is driven, resilient and empathetic. She is definitely the person you may rely on to deliver above expectations and develop your business to meet the requirements of the rapidly changing environment. A clear example of her resilience and work moral is how she managed to learn the Finnish language in just a couple of years after moving into Finland - and the same strive to make things happen can be seen in her work everyday. At the same time she is an empathetic leader who wants to help her team members and colleagues to grow in their career. She is eagerly coaching and mentoring people around her. I can say, that working together with Marina on several development projects has taught me a lot about cross-border collaboration and people management. In addition to this her passion and resilience has been an inspiration for me in my career.
Johanna Mix
I’ve worked together with Marina since I started at Barona 2016. She was managing my introduction programme in Finland and I have never felt more welcome at a new job. The way she introduced me to relevant contacts and key persons in the group has had a profound impact on my success growing the Swedish organisation ever since. Marina has been running several internationalisation projects where I have participated and she is absolutely amazing with project management, deadlines and efficiency. She is ambitious, hard working, professional and an absolute delight as a co-worker.
Pinja Pynnönen
Marina is an experienced business developer with expertise in managing cross-border projects, international account management and team leadership. She has worked with global recruitment for many years developing processes and methods in deep collaboration with country management, and this is clearly her passion. Marina is an excellent negotiator and account manager, and has been responsible for several cross-country recruitment and relocation client relationships. As a person and as a colleague, she is driven, resilient and empathetic. She is definitely the person you may rely on to deliver above expectations and develop your business to meet the requirements of the rapidly changing environment. A clear example of her resilience and work moral is how she managed to learn the Finnish language in just a couple of years after moving into Finland - and the same strive to make things happen can be seen in her work everyday. At the same time she is an empathetic leader who wants to help her team members and colleagues to grow in their career. She is eagerly coaching and mentoring people around her. I can say, that working together with Marina on several development projects has taught me a lot about cross-border collaboration and people management. In addition to this her passion and resilience has been an inspiration for me in my career.
Johanna Mix
I’ve worked together with Marina since I started at Barona 2016. She was managing my introduction programme in Finland and I have never felt more welcome at a new job. The way she introduced me to relevant contacts and key persons in the group has had a profound impact on my success growing the Swedish organisation ever since. Marina has been running several internationalisation projects where I have participated and she is absolutely amazing with project management, deadlines and efficiency. She is ambitious, hard working, professional and an absolute delight as a co-worker.
Experience
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Finland Relocation Services
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Finland
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Human Resources Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chief Executive Officer
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Jan 2022 - Present
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Barona
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Finland
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Staffing and Recruiting
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700 & Above Employee
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Business Line Director, Barona Relocation
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Jan 2019 - Dec 2021
- Enjoyed leading growth in P&L responsibility – setting up a new growth business plan, establishing new era for relocation as a business - Focusing on service development – great steps in online service production, efficiency and quality- Strengthening customer relationships, driving sales and digital marketing and building stakeholder management
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Business Development Manager, International Operations
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Feb 2015 - Dec 2018
Business development of Barona Group's international units in Sweden, Norway, Poland, Estonia and Russia• Operational level process development• Sales and Account Management• Internal communications• Internal recruitment, induction and training• Participated in the business units' strategy development and implementation• Project lead for various cross-border projects in various operational fields
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Project Manager, Competence Programs at Barona IT/Saranen Consulting
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Aug 2012 - Jan 2015
Project management of competence programs in the IT field● Recruitment campaigns● Candidate evaluation, psychological testing and matching the applicants with the client requirements● Outbound sales and account management● Co-ordinating the competence programs content● Stakeholder relations management (TE-Keskus, ELY) ● Account management
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Recruitment and Relocation Coordinator, Barona IT
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May 2011 - Aug 2012
International recruitment process development – recruited IT Specialists from India, Russia and EU● International IT recruitment and cross-boarder process development (i.e global channels)● International employment relationships and relocation● International account management and sales
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HR Consultant
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May 2010 - May 2011
Recruitment of IT Specialists mostly for staffing projects● Recruitment processes for multiple IT candidates: search, advertisement, interviews, end-to-end customer and candidate management● International employment relationships● Relocation-service concept development
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HR Assistant
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May 2009 - Jun 2010
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Open Doors and Minds for International Talents
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Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland
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Founding Member
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Apr 2020 - Sep 2021
A pilot project, driving a systematic change for the inclusion of international talent in Finnish job market and society. "Open Doors and Minds for International Talents" is a community consisting of people from different fields, who network, share information and create systemic change for the inclusion of international talents to the Finnish job market and society. Read more and join our workshops here: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/9079993/ A pilot project, driving a systematic change for the inclusion of international talent in Finnish job market and society. "Open Doors and Minds for International Talents" is a community consisting of people from different fields, who network, share information and create systemic change for the inclusion of international talents to the Finnish job market and society. Read more and join our workshops here: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/9079993/
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English language teacher
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Jan 2008 - Apr 2009
Part-time substitute in an English speaking daycare. Part-time substitute in an English speaking daycare.
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Translator, Technical expert, Project Manager, Office Manager
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Nov 2003 - Jul 2006
Customers relations, Team organization, Internal and external management Customers relations, Team organization, Internal and external management
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Education
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2008 - 2010
Hanken School of Economics
Master's Degree in Science (Economics and Business Administration), Corporate Governance -
2002 - 2006
International University, Sofia
Bachelor's Degree in Arts, International Finance and Trade
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