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Helsinki, Fi

Tampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland

As head of HR in Automation Business Line, my main purpose is to transform Automation business line strategy into competence development and other people related actions. I'm part of Automation business line management team and HR management team in Valmet level and I lead Automation HR team and HR network globally in matrix.

Tampere Area, Finland

Supporting Automation business line’s HR needs by participating in selected business unit (second level in Business line) management teams, leading strategic development initiatives, making sure Automation business line’s needs are known by our operational HR globally and supporting our operational HR in their work, making sure we meet our KPIs and ensuring that the annual HR clock processes are completed by all our managers. Strategic HR role in Automation business line in Valmet and reporting to VP, HR in Automation. The Automation business line employs nearly 2,000 professionals working in more than 30 countries

Vantaa, Finland

As HR Manager and only HR in the company I was responsible for all HR activities in Nextrom which means I did the long term planning as well as the daily hands on work. For long there had not been a dedicated HR Manager in Nextrom and my work had been part of some other job, so this was a new and exciting role. I reported to Director, Finance and Administration. I was responsible for:- Creating and implementing the HR road map (including budgeting)- Compensation & Benefits- Global Mobility (STA, expatriates, local contracts in Finland for employees from outside Finland)- Talent Management (employer brand & training)- Creating and updating the needed policies & making sure we follow all requirements of the law and collective agreements (Technology Industries: Senior salaried, Salaried as well as Industrial Union)- Co-operation with union representatives- Co-operation with our HR in Austrian unit Nextrom is the leading global supplier of production technologies for optical fibers and fiber optic cables. Our core competencies include solutions (machine & equipment) for optical glass making, fiber drawing, fiber coating, ribbon making, proof testing and fiber optic cable production. Nextrom is a business unit of Rosendahl Nextrom GmbH. Find out more about Rosendahl Nextrom http://www.rosendahlnextrom.com/ .

Järvenpää / Espoo, Finland

As HR Generalist I was supporting line managers, HR managers and personnel in operative HR related issues, processes and implementation. In other words managing multiple recruitment processes (planning, promoting, screening, interviewing, selecting, onboarding) at the same time, reporting (for example head counts, sicknesses, absences, compensation, training and various ad-hoc reports), communicating HR issues and ensuring that managers act according company’s policies. I was also working as Secretary of Valmet’s Personnel Found Board and Council which requires financial understanding and minutes keeping skills. All in all I needed strong negotiation skills, ability to understand human behavior and ability to identify quickly customer needs to be able to do my work. My goal was to improve my negotiating skills and gain deeper understanding not only HR processes but also Valmet’s core business.

Espoo, Finland

I was acting as the first (Tier-1) and second (Tier-2) point of contact for Employees, Managers and HR Business Partners seeking support in HR as a part of Microsoft’s Regional Service Center in Europe. I was responsible to provide answers to all kind of inquiries related to HR policies and practices. My duties also included handling operational HR processes for example sabbatical request and resignation process. Germany was my main responsibility area and thus my working language was German. In addition, I was also handling inquiries from other parts of Europe and need to work in English too.

Espoo, Finland

My responsibilities were related to employee consultation (YT) process and required ability to face people in difficult situations. I also needed be able to handle large amount of sensitive data and use MS Excel every day. In my work I learned the steps of a consultation process and became better user of Excel.

Jyväskylä, Finland & Espoo, Finland

I worked as a part of Valmet's Global Talent Management team. During my time at Valmet I learned to work everyday in multinational environment and prioritize different tasks. I was able to be support and improve various projects and processes related to finding, developing and keeping valuable employees. For example I coordinated and scheduled a global competency identification project which included over 150 managers from all over the world. During that project I learned to use competency models and to create, update and remodel them. I also improved my facilitation and presentation skills.My focus areas at Valmet were:1. Competency identification, mapping & measuring 2. Global training program coordination3. Exit survey process and Onboarding process improvements4. Elearning (Moodle)5. Updating intrasites (Sharepoint)My job required from me - ability to confront people from various cultures and organizational levels - ability to tolerate uncertainties and react immidiately to different situations - ability to be simplify complex issues - good organizing skills - ability to work in teams.

Nurmijärvi, Finland

I worked a lot alone and learned to take responsibility of different situations and decisions. I worked in international environment and used English and German every day and sometimes also Swedish. I learned to use new ERP-system and documentation system. At work I could also improve my MS Office skills.My main responsibilities during summer were:- Accounts payable- Accounts receivable- Order delivery for products which came from foreign countries- Checking that freight bills were correct- Filing and sending material certificates- Invoicing including also advance invoices, credit notes and cash payments- Inventory- Postal delivery- Telephone switchboardI felt very comfortable while working for this company and I learned a lot about financial administration and Finnish metal industry but also a lot about how to work with foreign companies.

Nurmijärvi, Finland

Nurmijärvi, Finland

Master’S Degree, Human Resource Management & Accounting

Activities and Societies: Member and Secretary of Pörssi ry 2013 (student association) Member of Subcommittee for International Affairs.

International Business

I spent four months in Neoma Business School in Reims (France). My studies were about business practices in Europe and in the BRICS.

High School Graduate

Exchange Year In High School

Activities and Societies: Youth for Understanding (YFU) I lived with a German family and went to high school. Before I went to Germany I.