Senior People & Culture Manager

<p><em>atNorth is a new strong player in the Data Center industry in Finland. With the company being in a strong scale-up phase, we need to strengthen the P&amp;C team with a senior P&amp;C manager person who want and loves to work close with the managers both in Finland but also globally, he/she needs to stand on a very stable ground of labour law for Finland and getting energy from being a visible partner to the business. This role is part of the global P&amp;C team and will work closely with managers and peers over the entire company. Already today the P&amp;C team in Finland has a P&amp;C Specialist role and a TA manager role, this role will report to Director of P&amp;C in Sweden.</em></p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><p>💼 <strong>About the Role</strong><br/> We are looking for a proactive and people-driven <strong>Senior People &amp; Culture Manager</strong> to join our growing team at atNorth in Finland. In this role, you will act as a strategic and operational HR partner to managers across the business, driving people processes, leadership development, training and culture initiatives.</p><p>While the core focus is <strong>HR partnering</strong> and organizational support, you will also contribute to global P&amp;C projects and run P&amp;C processes when needed. You will also discuss competency needs and support key hires as we scale, contributing with personal assessments and second opinions.</p><p>We are also looking for someone who <strong>genuinely enjoys working with processes, documentation, and information management</strong> – for example by ensuring all HR policies, guidelines, and documents are reviewed and updated annually. You take pride in structure, clarity, and compliance, and you see value in continuously improving how information is organized and shared.</p><p>Additionally, it would be great if you have a strong interest in <strong>employee well-being</strong>, and you’re motivated by creating initiatives that promote balance, engagement, and a healthy workplace culture.</p><p>As we soon will have several operational sites in Finland, for example in <strong>Espoo and Kouvola</strong>, you are expected to travel regularly and be visible at the sites to stay close to our leaders. As we operate across several countries, occasional international travel will also be required, so it’s important that this suits your lifestyle. You should enjoy being in an international environment where you play an important role in developing practical, business-oriented people processes. English is our company language, so you need to be fluent both verbally and in writing. <br/><br/></p><p></p><p>🎯 <strong>Your Key Responsibilities</strong><br/><strong>People &amp; Culture Partnering</strong><br/> • Senior advisor to management and leaders<br/> • Support managers in areas such as labor law/legal framework for Finland (and other Nordic countries), leadership coaching, workforce planning, team development, performance discussions, change management, and engagement activities<br/> • Work closely with managers and make sure to get them onboarded in the atNorth culture, tools and procedures<br/> • Drive core HR processes including performance reviews, succession planning, development plans, and compensation and benefit discussion/reviews<br/> • Coach leaders in all people-related areas, such as misbehavior, terminations, coaching/feedback, team satisfaction, talent management, education planning, goal setting, and work-life balance<br/> • Contribute to building a strong company culture and scalable people practices<br/> • Work with our people engagement tools and our leaders to strengthen atNorth’s position as “a great place to work”<br/> • Drive competency planning/training needs, key employee mapping, and succession planning activities<br/> • Conduct personal assessments and second opinions, where needed<br/> • Actively drive initiatives and actions to support employee well-being across the organization<br/><br/></p><p></p><p><strong>O</strong><strong>perational Excellence &amp; Compliance</strong><br/> • Ensure compliance with local labor laws and internal policies<br/> • Develop, maintain, and enhance local/global people-related policies and HR documentation<br/> • Own equality and DEI area for the company from a P&amp;C perspective<br/> • Ensure structured and up-to-date documentation and lead the annual review cycle for all HR policies, guidelines, and related materials<br/> • Improve and streamline HR processes/policies and documentation<br/> • Use HR data and insights to inform decisions and support business outcomes<br/><br/></p><p></p><p><strong>What You Bring</strong><br/> • At least 10-12 years in the HR field, with the majority spent in an HR Business Partner/HR Manager or similar role. If you have been in a scale-up company or in the Data Center branch it's an extra plus.<br/> • Strong confidence in advising and supporting the business across the full HR scope<br/> • Full understanding of the Finni