Eero Välimaa

Experience

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  TeliaSonera

  Jul 2005 - Aug 2005

  HR summer intern

  I learned about basic HR department operation, was introduced to various HR processes and had some experience using SAP HR.

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  Psycon Oy

  Oct 2007 - Sept 2010

  Personnel Assesment Assistant

  As an assesment assistant I was responsible for meticulously organizing the candidates’ schedule, for customer service towards our candidates and especially for the delivery of assessment services, including administrating psychometric tests, heading and evaluating complex assessment simulations (group work, business cases etc). In addition to my main duties I included assisting in several international development and recruitment cases.

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  Fujitsu Services

  Mar 2008 - Sept 2008

  Researcher

  An assignment done adjacent to my bachelor’s thesis that studied the different psychological effects the physical work environment has on employees. Findings of the study were reported to the management separately from the thesis.

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  Hoitokoti Päiväkumpu Oy

  Feb 2009 - Apr 2009

  HR Consultant in a development project

  A co-designer role in an assignment to develop a new custom HRIS software. My contribution was to design most of the HR aspects of the software, especially regarding knowledge management. After succesfull implementation of the HRIS I was rewarded with a bonus and an opportunity to do my first master's thesis with the company.

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  Vaisala Oyj

  May 2011 - Sept 2011

  Giant Leap Intern in Human Resources

  I was responsible for designing and initializing the implementation of a comprehensive Talent Management framework for Vaisala to Attract, Identify, Develop & Retain their talent. Additionally, I participated in various other spesific HR areas such as the recruitment process, new recruitment software implementation, social media benefits to HR, performance and development cycle as well as learned about the challenges of HR in a global company, especially regarding the Japanese HR context.

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  Henkilöstömaailma Oy

  Feb 2012 - Nov 2012

  Junior Consultant

  Having previously helped with this family business/start-up, in February 2012 I participated in SHL's personnel assessment training to become certified user of the Occupational Personality Questionnaire (OPQ) and Verify Ability test package for the company. Subsequently I took part and also led several recruitment cases both in Finland and Sweden, consisting of defining the target job qualifications, posting job ads, screening the candidates, recruiting and assessing the top candidates and finally presenting suggestions to the client company. Show less

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  IMS Talent

  Nov 2013 - Jan 2015

  Research Consultant

  As a research consultant I was responsible for two things: first and foremost I'm tasked to search the internet far and wide for fresh candidates matching the requirements of our assignments. In addition I'm the go-to guy in all things related to tech of the search business, especially when it relates to the candidate database. In addition to providing hundreds of candidates for dozens of cases in several functions and multiple industries, a big project I've recently headed has been a transition from one candidate databse system to another. Show less

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  Fiskars Group

  Feb 2015 - Apr 2024

  The ownership of the Talent, Performance and Security Workday areas in a new organization structure. Joint ownership of managing the entire Workday system jointly with our small team of 4 with more shared responsibilities, for instance providing vast support in the Recruitment area and managing road maps. Worked with many stakeholders in implementing new trainings. In 2023 I led a very successful new LMS implementation process for Docebo LMS from start to finish as the HR lead. Not only did I configure the system, but also implemented a lot of new functionality and synergy with Workday. Additional key projects included renewal of our Workday security setup, bringing our nearshored workforce into Workday processes & support in renewing Fiskars’ entire development offering into “Growth Space portal” that the LMS was part of.Key skills/competences: Workday HCM, Talent Management, Performance Management, HR System Implementation, LMS, Workday Security, Workday Reporting, Project Management, Talent Acquisition, Workday Recruitment, Docebo, Workday business process framework, Training Employees, Managers & HR, Workday Configuration, Skills Management, Workday Calculated Fields Show less My main responsibility was to develop, deliver and support end to end Performance and Talent Management processes globally. This included implementing them both in- and outside the system as well as thought leadership on technological opportunities in these areas. I also supported the development of adjacent processes, such as related compensation, development planning, succession planning and on/offboarding.In addition I became the Workday Security Lead and managed Fiskars Group LMS. Other important projects were one developing global overworking culture in our Japan office, a project organizing and building HR reporting in Workday, ensuring GDPR compliant practices across HR systems, as well as piloting Robotic Process Automation in HR. Key skills/competences: Workday HCM, Talent Management, Performance Management, LMS, Workday Security, Workday Reporting, Project Management, Onboarding, Offboarding, GDPR, HR Process development, Development Planning, Performance Calibrations, Assess Potential, Training Employees, Managers & HR, Workday Configuration Show less I was a core member of Fiskars’s Workday Implementation project and a project lead in the Talent & Performance and System training areas. Implementation was completed in record time, 7 months for 32 countries for all key areas in Workday HCM. Successful project lead role led to me becoming the lead for Talent & Performance areas in Workday. I was also responsible for Talent Review process development throughout this period. In addition I developed many custom reports for HR analytics. Outside Workday, I was the owner and super user for our Learning Management System, also supporting content creation projects. Key skills/competences: Workday HCM, Talent Management, Performance Management, LMS, Workday Reporting, Excel, Workday Implementation, HR Process Development, Training Employees, Managers & HR, Workday Configuration Show less

  • HR Systems & Processes Development Manager

    Sept 2022 - Apr 2024

  • Manager, Talent & Performance

    Jan 2018 - Sept 2022

  • HR Specialist

    Feb 2015 - Dec 2017
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  WithSecure

  Sept 2024 - now

  Senior Service Owner, Workday HCM

  Supporting our organization in all things Workday HCM. Managing our Workday development roadmap. Driving agile ways of working in our team to ensure we deliver.