Helena Telaranta

Board Member

aTalent

Apr 2022 - Current (4 years 7 months)

Chair of remuneration committee

Chief People & Culture Officer

UpCloud

Apr 2024 - Aug 2026 (2 years 5 months)

Scope: Global
Reporting to: CEO

Responsible for leading people operations in a global scale-up.

Key achievements: defining & implementing UpCloud’s strategic people roadmap; ramping up and digitalizing all fundamental people processes to support the business and organizational growth. Defining and implementing company values together with the team. Defining and implementing company wide goal setting and performance review processes. Defining company rewards philosophy and policies, designing and implementing career levelling and salary benchmarking frameworks. Implementing global HRIS and ATS together with the team.

Global eNPS increase during the first 2 years was +30 units. Clear improvement in rete

CHRO, Partner

Deloitte

Aug 2022 - Feb 2024 (1 year 7 months)

Scope: Finland & Nordics
Reporting to: CEO

Responsible for HR & Talent operations for Deloitte Finland. In addition responsible for Talent brand & acquisition development in the Nordics. Member of country leadership team and Nordic people & purpose leadership team.

Key achievements: Rearranging HR´s strategic priorities and how the team is organized, kick-started and completed several HR technology renewal, talent acquisition and rewarding related projects in co-operation with local and Nordic teams.

Senior Vice President, Human Resources

The Qt Company

Jan 2019 - Aug 2022 (3 years 8 months)

Scope: Global
Reporting to: CEO

CHRO of a global scale-up operating in 12 countries on 3 continents, member of management team. Leader of global HR & Admin team.

Key achievements: doubling headcount from 300 - > 500+, global eNPS increase +30 units, in Finland +40 units. Renewing global rewarding programs, ramping up global people processes together with the team. HR lead in multiple successful organic and inorganic growth and change initiatives.

Business HR Director

NESTE

Dec 2016 - Nov 2018 (2 years)

Scope: Global, divisional
Reporting to: Head of HR & Safety and Head of division/business. Member of division board & Group HR & Safety management team.

Key achievements: HR lead in a major multi-site organization change with significant rotation rate in co-operation with line management team. Improving significantly internal customer satisfaction for HR operations and support in all functions of own area of responsibility together with the team.

Vice President, Human Resources, Marine Solutions

Wärtsilä

Dec 2012 - Dec 2016 (4 years 1 month)

Scope: global, divisional (6000+ employees in 20+ countries)
Reporting to: Head of division, Head of HR function. Member of Marine management team and group HR management team.

Key achievements: HR lead in multiple successful global growth initiatives, organizational changes and restructurings.

HR Director, Ship Power

Wärtsilä

Sep 2010 - Nov 2012 (2 years 3 months)

Scope: global, divisional. Reporting to head of division and head of HR. Member of Ship Power management team and group HR management team.

Key achievements: leading successfully HR part of a major organization change, including combining 2 divisions and acquired global business. Ensuring unified people processes in the new entity.

Manager, International mobility & resourcing

Wärtsilä

Oct 2009 - Sep 2010 (1 year)

Scope: global. Responsible for international mobility and resourcing activities, partners and systems globally.
Key achievements: renewing partnerships, policies and international mobility related contract types, implementing new ways of working successfully.

Senior HR specialist

Wärtsilä

Aug 2006 - Sep 2009 (3 years 2 months)

Key achievements: planning & executing 2 global ´Future Business Leader' trainee programs and implementing a global recruitment system successfully.

Research Consultant

HRD Group

Oct 2004 - Aug 2006 (1 year 11 months)

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