Head of Digital HR

The Head of the Digital HR unit leads one of Finland’s largest public sector HR digitisation and development initiatives. The role is the project lead for the overall reform of personnel management processes, systems and digital services at the City of Helsinki, reporting to the HR Director and serving on the executive group of the HR department. The unit is responsible for the system landscape’s service, product and supplier management, and continuous development, ensuring that systems and services operate reliably, develop systematically and support the city’s strategic goals. The first phase of the project focuses on lifecycle processes and implementing the Workday system; the rollout is planned to finish by the end of 2027. The position combines strategic leadership of a large reform program with long-term development of the Digital HR unit, leading a senior team with strong experience in digital transformations and Workday deployments. The successful candidate will work closely with city divisions, the statutory boards and agencies, and will report to the HR Director.

The role offers the chance to influence the future of the city’s largest employer, lead a seasoned team and help shape a modern digital HR environment and its service model.

Responsibilities

• leading and developing the Digital HR unit
• ensuring continuity and controlled development of HR systems and services
• leading the personnel management reform and successful rollout of new processes and Workday
• leading change and broad stakeholder collaboration and managing project goals, progress, risks and dependencies
• building a functional service, support, product and supplier management model for the new system environment

Requirements

• strong experience in leading large-scale HR digitalisation or system reforms
• ability to align technology with strategic and operational development
• track record in change management
• experience in service/product/supplier management
• strategic vision with strong execution, collaboration, influence and communication skills
• Experience with Workday and its deployment is advantageous

Qualifications

• a master’s degree or equivalent
• leadership experience
• excellent Finnish and proficient Swedish language skills

The city uses a total salary system; salary depends on the level of responsibility and experience. A six-month probation applies.

Application deadline: 3 September 2026 at 15:00; the first interview stage is by video in week 37 (Koko week), with first-round interviews on 21–22 September.

Experience in leading large HR digitalisation or system reforms