Johanna Kurikka

Johanna Kurikka has a diverse work experience spanning several companies. Johanna started their career at OP Financial Group in 2002 as a Sales Consultant for banking services for private customers. Johanna then moved on to become a Product Specialist for credit cards and unsecured lending. In 2005, they became the Development Manager for Consumer Lending, where they led the development of products, services, and processes. From 2011 to 2012, Johanna worked as an Innovation Coach at OP Financial Group.

In 2012, Johanna joined Säästöpankkiryhmä as a Business Development Manager for lending services and private customers. Johanna led the development of lending products and services offered by the Savings Banks' Group.

In 2017, Johanna joined Finnvera Oyj as the Head of PMO and Development Manager for Digitalization and SME financing. Johanna played a key role in formulating Finnvera's digital strategy and development roadmap, as well as renewing the decision-making and governance model for development activities. Johanna also set up and led an enterprise PMO function.

Most recently, Johanna joined Suomen Asiakastieto Oy in 2020. Johanna started as the Development Director and is currently the Manager of Business Operations. Unfortunately, the specific dates for their roles at Suomen Asiakastieto Oy are not provided.

Johanna Kurikka's education history can be summarized as follows:

Johanna Kurikka completed their Specialist Qualification in Management (Johtamisen erikoisammattitutkinto, JET) from the Markkinointi-instituutti (Institute of Marketing) in 2018. Before that, they participated in a Management program focused on women's football leadership at the Football Association of Finland & FIFA, which they finished in 2016.

Johanna pursued their Master of Science in Economics (M.Sc. Econ) with a specialization in Real Estate Finance from the Hanken School of Economics between 2002 and 2006. Prior to that, they obtained their Bachelor of Business Administration in International Business from Helsingin kauppakorkeakoulu in 2002.

Additionally, Johanna Kurikka holds an International Baccalaureate degree (IB) from UWC-USA, which they obtained in 1999.

In terms of certifications, Johanna Kurikka obtained their Certified Scrum Master and Certified Scrum Product Owner certifications from the Scrum Alliance in 2008. Johanna also holds a Certified PMO Manager certification from Projekti-Instituutti, which they obtained in May 2018. There is no information available about the institution granting their ITIL Foundation Certificate.