Mari Kaila

Mari Kaila has extensive work experience in the field of human resources. Mari started their career at Stockmann Oyj Abp, where they held various roles in buying, coordination, and sales. Mari then moved on to Tieto, where they served as an HR Consultant, HR Partner, and Global Process Lead, responsible for employee lifecycle management and employer branding. After that, they worked as an HR Manager at the Finnish Tax Administration, where they oversaw HR operations for a large organization. Currently, they are employed at OP Financial Group, where they have held roles as an HR Business Partner and Agile Transformation Product Owner. In their most recent position, they serve as the Senior Vice President of HR as a Service.

Mari Kaila obtained their MSc degree in Human Resource Management from the Turku School of Economics and Business Administration/Turun kauppakorkeakoulu, where they studied from 2001 to 2006. Prior to that, they graduated from Tapiolan lukio in 2001 with a Ylioppilas degree in the field of music. In 2013, they obtained a certification as a Strength Deployment Inventory Facilitator from Personal Strengths Nordic AB.