People, Culture and Organisation Manager

Avolta; Helsinki; On-site; EUR 40 000 - 60 000; Full time

Job summary

A global travel experience company in Helsinki seeks a People, Culture and Organisation Manager to manage HR functions including labor relations, recruitment, and personnel administration. The ideal candidate has 5-7 years of HR management experience, a relevant degree, and excellent leadership and communication skills. Fluency in Finnish and English is mandatory. This role offers a great opportunity to grow within a dynamic environment focused on people-centric values.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of experience in HR management, preferably in a similar role.
• Strong knowledge of local labor laws and HR best practices.
• Experience in the hospitality and commercial sectors is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate the country PCO team.
• Ensure compliance with local labor laws and collective agreements.
• Manage all aspects of the employment life cycle.
• Support training and development initiatives.
• Oversee occupational health and safety.

Skills

HR management experience

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Collaborative work

Fluency in Finnish and English

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in HR Management

Job description

Overview

Journey On!

Avolta is the world’s leading travel experience player. With a traveler-centric philosophy and a geographically diverse network, the travel retail and F&B company addresses the needs of up to 2.3 billion passengers each year, with 5,500 outlets in more than 75 countries across six continents. Guided by their Destination 2027 strategy and boosted by their recent combination with travel F&B giant Autogrill, the company is well positioned to realize their ambition to create a Travel Experience Revolution through their many locations at airports, motorways, cruise lines, seaports, and railway stations amongst others. Want to learn more about us? Visit avoltaworld.com

About the role

Avolta Finland is seeking a dynamic and experienced People, Culture and Organisation Manager to oversee and develop our HR functions in Finland. This role involves managing labour relations, recruitment, personnel administration, occupational health and safety, compensation and benefits, and learning and development. The successful candidate will ensure alignment with the strategic plan and Group PCO policies.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate the country PCO team, fostering a high level of commitment and engagement.
• Ensure compliance with local labor laws and collective agreements.
• Manage all aspects of the employment life cycle—staffing, recruitment, and selection.
• Support training and development initiatives to ensure employees are skilled and competent.
• Oversee occupational health and safety, ensuring a good work-life balance and managing sick leaves.
• Handle contract terminations and exit processes, ensuring legal compliance and fair treatment.
• Manage negotiations with employee representatives to maintain positive labour relations.
• Implement HR strategies and support the Nordic HR director and other managers in achieving business targets.
• Focus on operational and tactical tasks, with strategic direction provided by global, regional, and Nordic level.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in HR management 5-7 years, preferably in a similar role.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in HR Management related area
• Strong knowledge of local labor laws and HR best practices, with a focus on collective agreements.
• Experience in the hospitality and commercial sectors is highly desirable.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Fluent spoken and written Finnish and English are mandatory, Swedish skills are beneficial

Join Avolta

Avolta aims to make it priority to hire people of all backgrounds, genders, race, age, income, education, ethnically background, religion, political orientation, disability, sexual orientation or personality – we also make it our priority that our associates feel that they belong to our organization. Therefore, we promote an inclusive environment in which everyone feels accepted, respected and valued as an individual and in which opportunities and resources are equally accessible.

This is a great opportunity for a PCO Manager who is ready for the next step in their career. If you are looking for a dynamic role within a worldwide organization where people are put at the heart of what we do, then we look forward to hearing from you!