People Partner: Strategic HR Advisor & Change Champion

Job Description

We are looking for People Partners to join our People team at Veikkaus. In this role, you will work closely with managers and teams across the organization and take ownership of selected people processes and development areas based on your strengths.

What you will be working on

As a People Partner you will support managers and teams throughout the employee lifecycle, act as a trusted advisor on everyday people topics and on more demanding organisational situations. You balance strategic thinking with hands‑on execution and move things forward independently in a changing environment.

Focus areas (depending on experience)

• Performance and capability development
• Compensation and payroll
• Employee experience and people processes
• Strategic workforce planning
• Wellbeing

Your work may include

• Supporting and coaching managers in people and organisational topics
• Driving and developing HR processes and practices
• Supporting change situations and organisational transformations
• Collaborating closely with HR colleagues and business stakeholders
• Participating in development projects and continuous improvement initiatives

What we hope you bring

• Previous experience in People Partner, HRBP, HR Manager or a similar generalist HR role
• Ability to independently support managers and teams in demanding people situations
• Experience developing and owning HR processes or capability areas
• Understanding of business‑driven HR and modern people practices
• Proactive, pragmatic and hands‑on way of working
• Ability to operate in changing environments and drive topics forward independently
• Good collaboration and stakeholder‑management skills
• Understanding of Finnish labour law and HR processes
• Full professional proficiency in English

Additional advantages

• Experience from international environments
• Experience in organisational transformation and change
• Familiarity with modern HR technologies and AI‑enabled ways of working
• Experience of M&A
• Experience collaborating with employee representatives

We can offer you

• A workplace where the game evolves — and so does your career. You’ll face meaningful challenges, acquire new skills, and contribute to shared success in Finland and beyond.
• Inspiring and supportive teammates. The best ideas and world‑class entertainment are built together. You can glimpse our everyday life on our social media.
• Balanced and inspiring work life. We believe a good job adds something to life but isn’t all there is.
• Opportunity to work with evolving HR solutions and processes, influencing how we work at Veikkaus in the future.
• Excellent employee benefits. You can read more about them on our website.