Finland
📞 +358 40 834 5505 / [email protected] I’m a People & Culture / Operations leader and HR consultant with 20 years of experience in growth companies and demanding environments where pace, priorities, and pressure are part of the job. I work closely with founders, CEOs, and leadership teams to scale organisations in a way that supports performance, clarity, and a healthy working culture. My approach is practical and execution-focused. I prefer clear ownership, simple operating practices, and decisions that improve day-to-day work. I’m not interested in processes that look impressive but do not hold up in reality. At the same time, I value the human side of leadership: how people experience the organisation, how decisions are communicated, and how trust is built and maintained. I’m the author of HR – opas moderniin henkilöstöjohtamiseen. I’m also a Certified Coach: Solution-Focused (CCSF) and MCIPD-qualified. Coaching is part of how I work: many organisational challenges are ultimately about decision-making, leadership behaviour, and communication. My contribution is to bring humanity, empathy, clarity, structure, and forward movement. What you can expect from me: ・Strong business orientation and credible HR leadership without unnecessary jargon ・Calm performance in complex situations: change, ambiguity, competing priorities ・High standards for confidentiality, integrity, and trust ・A clear focus on accountability: goals, ownership, timelines, and follow-through ・The ability to move between strategy and operations without losing either Areas where I’ve delivered results: ・Building and leading People & Culture and operational foundations in growth environments ・HR operating models and organisational practices that enable speed and consistency ・High-volume recruitment in the IT industry, including direct search and employer branding ・Leadership development and learning solutions that translate into observable behavioural change ・Organisational design and role clarity to reduce friction and improve execution ・Employee relations and employment law-related work, including restructurings, layoffs, and closures ・International HR and support for distributed teams Strategy – I can do it. Operational tasks – consider them done. Juggling several things at once – obviously. Doing things in a certain way because that’s how it’s always done – not so good at that. Bilingual and bicultural: Finnish / English. 👉 I don’t typically respond to unsolicited sales messages — thanks for understanding!
HR partner and Management Team member for Knowit Insight and Knowit Experience.
Supporting two companies: Knowit Insight and Knowit Experience. Generalist CHRO -level role.
Interim/Fractional CHRO, COO and TA services; providing advice, guidance and setting up minimum viable processes to startups, scale ups and established companies. Rolling up my sleeves and doing what needs to be done - efficiently. Operating seamlessly between strategic and operational. Interim/Fractional: Verona (established consulting company): Managing a team of People and Office. Restructuring the company back office functions and updating company policies and processes, including DEI. Skunkwork Games (gaming startup): Taking ownership of company operational function; HR, office and financial. Business partner to management. Helping founders to downsize and file for bankruptcy. Talented (recruitment and employer branding agency): Employer branding, talent acquisition and sourcing of senior software architects and developers. Wärtsilä (global corporation): employee experience consultancy for HR department. Kyyti Group (technology/SaaS/transport startup): Creating and managing people and office function. Created people and administrative processes and achieved significant operational efficiency gains. Recruiting tech talent. Improved employee engagement by using and analysing data. Company downsizing during Covid. Space Nation (gaming/media/education startup/scale up): Enabled high growth by: Oversaw organisational design to ensure scalable operations. High volume recruitment (30 varied positions in 4 months from C-level to interns). Setting up and leading HR function (incl. legal compliance). Administration and Back Office Management. Shorter projecs: - Organisation design and cadence for a technology consultancy. - M&A assistance for a marketing company incl. HRDD. - Co op (YT) training and process management for several tech companies. - Trainer and coach on leadership, management and employee experience topics. - DEI consultancy for technology companies. - Employee Experience and culture audits for technology companies and recommendations for actions.
Board member and advisor
Software Consultancy (approx. 100 employees) Company’s first dedicated People&Culture person. Management Team member and a team leader. Established the HR function with all its requirements. Strategic and operational role the whole employee life cycle from staffing planning to end of the employment. Office and Administration Management. • Improving and nurturing the company culture ensuring the high employee satisfaction • Setting up Talent Acquisition function. Successfully personally recruiting 40+ experienced software developers and designers in a year to meet the demands of a growing ICT company. • Developing employer brand and communicating it through different channels • Providing employment law guidance and assistance. Carrying out negotiations as an empoloyer's representative to reduce workforce. • Company Values defined, shared and implemented • Organising regular company events with modest budget but big impact • Office management to ensure well functioning and positive working environment