Finland
Thanks for checking out my LinkedIn profile. I am a digital business walk-the-talk'er. I make big goals happen. I'm always happy to connect with interesting people. Latest Achievements: * Startup co-founder at Sleek Oy. 1y: +1M€ , 2y: +3M€, 3y: +4,5M€, 4y: 5,2M€. * Accelerated Gofore subcontracting business from 1M€/y to 20M€/y in 3 years. * Project Manager for numerous projects with >10M€/y budget. Strengths: * Able to push long term plans from vision to goal. * Find positive potential wherever I go. * Clear communication in both leadership and management at all levels. * Beyond buzzwords and easy to approach. (Weaknesses: * Straight to the point communication. * Don't love bureaucracy or internal power games.) Keywords: * Generic: MBA & MSc graduated. * Board: Board Professional certified,"HHJ". * Project Management: IPMA, PMP, PRINCE2 , Scrum Master and SAFe certified. * Cloud: AWS, Azure and Salesforce certified. * AI: AI certified (Elements of AI, 3 course package) * Founder: https://sleek.works/ * Author of two books: https://arthouse.fi/sivu/tuote/just-sopivasti-kettera/2720834 and https://arthouse.fi/sivu/tuote/itsensa-johtajat/4043974 * 7th dan active taekwon-do blackbelt
Sleek Oy is a commission-based IT consultancy and a subsidiary of Gofore, founded in 2022. We offer highly experienced top-tier professionals the opportunity to build a career with exceptional compensation, true flexibility, and zero bureaucracy. At Sleek, we embrace a Scandinavian approach—smart, simple, and functional. Our focus is on maximizing the quality of work and life for IT experts by fostering an environment that is both collaborative and psychologically safe. We believe that great work happens when technological expertise meets a culture of trust and teamwork. We operate with a minimal-interference model, ensuring that consultants and clients can engage in the most productive and fruitful collaboration. At the same time, when needed, we step in to provide maximum added value by supporting both parties. Our key functions include sales, recruitment, HR, and strategic matchmaking between top consultants and high-impact projects. Since its inception, Sleek has grown profitably. This success is driven by our bold yet strategic approach to business and our commitment to creating opportunities where talent thrives. At Sleek, diversity and inclusion are at the core of who we are. We empower IT professionals with flexible working hours, location independence, and outstanding compensation—allowing them to shape their careers on their own terms.
After creating the Sleek Oy brand we increased the brand awareness using all forms of media in main social media platforms. While the brand is humane and warm, podcast is a great media for communicating the brand. Sleekcast podcast has worked great as a forms of brand awareness both in sales and recruiting. The professional social media presence gives us: * Dozens of high level recruits, * Plenty of new company visibility in events and press. Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1946886
Member of the board. Among other highly talented, intelligent and motivated business superstars.
ICT Advisory Board is run by University. We seek ways to increase synergies between school and worklife. Board is selected for 2y at a time. I was a member for 2019 - 2020 and a chairman for 2021 - 2022.
Teaching & lecturing about project management. Course or two per term. I truly seek ways to innovate and make learning fun, interactive and inspirational, whether in classroom or remote setup. https://opinto-opas-ops.tamk.fi/index.php/fi/realization/3H-323-3012
Scaling business through subcontracting, nearshoring and networking. Driving sustainable growth & profitability with agile digitalisation. * Human centric, hands-on, change accelerator * Revenue >20M€/year. * Yearly growth >100%. * >200 people per year employed. * High stakeholder satisfaction (customer, subcontractor, Gofore). See the numbers here: https://gofore.com/en/invest/gofore-as-an-investment/monthly-review/
I pushed the ball of thought-leadership at Gofore by an example. I've written dozens of blogs, videos and also couple of podcast series along with my actual work. The professional social media presence gave us: * Numerous new customers, * Dozens of new high level recruits, * Gained plenty of new company visibility in events and press. Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/895615 Videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyxeY9flWgnCS_-FwLEhmDw Blogs: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hietsu/detail/recent-activity/posts/
Roles: Project Manager, Scrum Master, Agile Coach, Scaling Agile specialist and an overall change catalyst. Cases: * Scrum Master in a large health care program >5M€/y, * Project manager in a large public health sector specification project, * Agile Coach in a huge public transportation sector digitalization program, * Agile Project Manager in a large smart city program, * Project Manager in a large private sector industry project >1M€/y, * Specialist on running an IAM-specification task force for government organization. I presented an attitude & know-how to change and deploy operations also on the practical level.
ENG: My second book was about good life. We seek tools and views on questions of what is good life. FIN: Itsensä johtajat etsii vastausta siihen, mitä on menestys. Tarjoamme tämän pohtimiseen tunnettuja työkaluja. Inspiraatiota haemme kuuden omanlaisensa menestyjän haastatteluista. Itsensä johtajat -kirjassa kuusi oman elämänsä tekijää jakaa inspiroivat ajatuksensa siitä, miten johtaa itseään ja omaa tekemistään kohti menestystä. Mukana ovat Valmentamon perustaja, life coach Anne Karilahti, hyvinvointialan yrittäjä Joni Jaakkola, Heltin toimitusjohtaja Timo Lappi, kirjailija ja somevaikuttaja Satu Rämö, Goforen perustaja, yritysjohtaja Timur Kärki sekä digialan yrittäjä ja stand up -koomikko Antti Akonniemi. https://www.linkedin.com/company/itsens%C3%A4-johtajat/
ENG: I've written a sold-out book about making knowledge work and life better with means of agile mindset. FIN: Just sopivasti ketterä on kiireisen tietotyöläisen opas työn ja muun elämän parempaan hallintaan. Kirja avaa bisnesmaailmasta tuttua ketterän kehityksen ajattelutapaa ja ruotii sen avulla veikeästi tietotyöläisten tyypillisiä elämänhallinnan kompastuskiviä. Se tarjoaa konkreettisia työkaluja ja nopeita korjausliikkeitä mutta herättelee myös tarkastelemaan omaa elämää syvemmin ja kauaskantoisemmin. https://www.linkedin.com/company/just-sopivasti-ketter%C3%A4/