Katariina Saarinen

Experience

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  ABB Switzerland Ltd.

  May 2001 - Aug 2001

  Trainee
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  Fingrid Oyj

  May 2002 - Jun 2017

  Development manager in customer operations developing more customer-oriented culture and practices. I also worked as a project manager in organization-wide development projects, i.e. implementation of a CRM system, development of digital services, and the creation of a knowledge management model within the organisation.I was one of the driving forces behind the development on an innovative corporate culture and the utilization of innovative working methods in the company. Between the years 2013 and 2016 our innovation team members acted as a change agents and encouraged up to 85 percent of our personnel to participate in the innovation community and workshops. As a result, the number of ideas increased by 80 percent.I participated and facilitated the company's strategy process in areas of customer operations, human resourses and ICT.Keywords: organizational development, project management, CRM, innovation management, cultural change, change management, community management, facilitation Show less R&D portfolio management and coordination of several R&D projects. Projects involved close cooperation with Finnish and Nordic universities and research institutes and Nordic transmission system operators on a regular basis.I also worked as a project manager in an R&D project, where the first Phasor Measurement Unit based Wide Area Monitoring System (WAMS) was deployed in Finland. During the project I worked closely with project managers from other Nordic transmission system operators, and together we introduced guidelines and specifications for a common Nordic WAMS system.Keywords: R&D, portfolio management, project management, power systems Show less

  • Development manager

    Jul 2010 - Jun 2017

  • Adviser, Technology and Development

    Nov 2007 - Jul 2010

  • Adviser, Power System Engineering

    May 2006 - Nov 2007

  • Planning engineer, Power System Engineering

    Nov 2004 - May 2006

  • Trainee, Thesis worker

    May 2002 - Nov 2004
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  OP Financial Group

  Jun 2017 - Feb 2019

  Development Manager, Change Management

  Coaching and facilitating teams, project managers and team leaders to succeed in change management and change leadership. Developing change management tools and best practises for OP change programs. Facilitating workshops, training and networking sessions. Responsible for an online community of over 2000 users, used in OP for co-development of new products and services, new internal tools and practicesKeywords: change management, change leadership, coaching, facilitation, co-creation, community management Show less

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  Fingrid Oyj

  Mar 2019 - now

  • Development Manager

    Aug 2019 - now

  • Project Manager, Customer Data Management

    Mar 2019 - Nov 2019