About the role

As the Senior Manager within Employee Engagement, you will play a key role in driving employee engagement, strengthening our culture, and ensuring top-tier employee communication across our global community. You’ll lead a team of Employee Communication Specialists, working closely with senior leaders, HR, and cross-functional teams to align employee engagement with Fortum's broader business and people strategies.

Your role will include strategizing and implementing engagement plans, managing internal events, and supporting our employees throughout a period of transformation. You'll be at the forefront of shaping our culture, promoting our employer brand, and ensuring communication is impactful and aligned with our goals.

Work tasks

• Employee Engagement Leadership: Own and manage the employee engagement communications strategy for the company.
• Team Leadership: Lead a small, dedicated team of Employee Communication Specialists.
• Strategy & Execution: Develop, plan, and execute employee engagement strategies that align with both business and people strategies.
• Content Creation & Event Management: Oversee content creation for a variety of communication channels and manage internal events such as Open Doors, Townhalls, and Leaders Day.
• Change Communication: Provide transparent, timely communication to support employees through transformation and business change.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with the Company Communications team, People team, and leadership to foster strong relationships and share best practices.
• Plan & Adaptability: Ensure a holistic communication plan is in place each year, with the flexibility to adapt in our fast-paced environment.

We are looking for

• Educational Background: A University degree in marketing, communication, business, or a related field.
• Experience: Several years of experience in employee engagement and communications, preferably within a people-intensive organization or HR function.
• Proven Track Record: Successful history of developing and executing engagement strategies in a corporate setting.
• Collaboration & Stakeholder Management: Exceptional ability to collaborate across a global matrix organization, with strong senior stakeholder management experience.
• Languages: Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Finnish.
• Leadership Experience: Prior experience in leading and motivating teams is highly desirable.
• Strategic & Hands-On: Ability to balance strategic planning with hands-on content creation and support.

To succeed in the role, your personal skills are:

• Goal oriented
• Responsible
• Intellectually curious

Our recruitment process

This recruitment process is handled by Academic Work and it is our client’s wish that all questions regarding the position is directed to Academic Work.

Our selection process is continuous and the advert may close before the recruitment process is completed if we have moved forward to the next phase. The process includes two tests: one personality test and one cognitive test. The tests are tools to find the right talent for the right position, to enable equality, diversity, and a fair process.