Elisa Hyvönen

Elisa Hyvönen is a Talent Acquisition Manager at Howspace. Elisa has over ten years of experience in recruitment, sales, and management.

Elisa started their career as a promoter for Sp-Works Oy. Elisa then transitioned into retail, working as a temporary store manager, visual merchandiser, and salesperson for RNB Retail and Brands AB. In 2016, they became a sales manager and account manager for Profea Oy.

In 2017, Elisa began working in talent acquisition as a team manager for Academic Work. Elisa then became a talent acquisition specialist for Velocity Global, LLC in 2019. In their current role at Howspace, Elisa is responsible for full-cycle recruitment, developing the recruitment process, managing the background check process, creating training materials for hiring teams, and ensuring global compliance.

Elisa Hyvönen has a Master's degree in Economics from Turun yliopisto - University of Turku and a Bachelor's degree in Crafts/Craft Design, Artisan, Clothing from Kasetsart University. Elisa also has an Associate's degree in Fashion Design from Loimaa Vocational and Adult College.

A direct report to Elisa Hyvönen is and Luam Tesfamarian - Talent Acquisition Specialist. Their manager is Ilkka Mäkitalo, CEO. Elisa Hyvönen works with Sanni Juoperi - Head of Marketing, Tapio Kymäläinen - President, North America, and Olli-Pekka Juoperi - Chief Customer Officer.