Meri-Tuuli Kokko

HR Manager

Finland17 yrs 6 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Successfully managed relocation for over 1,100 employees.
  • Implemented market-leading benefits to enhance employee experience.
  • Deep expertise in Finnish labor law and HR automation.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a HR Tech expert with a strong focus on employee experience and global mobility.

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Skills

Core Skills

Compensation & BenefitsHr ManagementGlobal MobilityEmployee Lifecycle ManagementGlobal ImmigrationMarket Research

Other Skills

Occupational HealthEmployee HandbooksEmployee WellnessHuman Resource DevelopmentCompensationEmployee LoyaltyCommunicationCompensation ManagementPeople and CultureOnboardingHR Project ManagementEmployee Benefits DesignEmployee Learning & DevelopmentHealth & WellnessHR Strategy

About

Results-driven professional specializing in international employment, workplace wellbeing and operational HR. I have a proven track record of enhancing employee experience, from implementing market-leading benefits that boosted talent attraction to managing the relocation and immigration of over 1,100 people during my career. With deep expertise in Finnish labor law and HR automation via tools like Workday and ServiceNow, I drive impactful initiatives that balance employee needs with company goals.

Experience

17 yrs 6 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs 5 mos
Average Tenure
7 mos
Current Experience

Self-employed

Business Consultant

Oct 2025Present · 7 mos

Zalando

4 roles

Senior P&O Manager

Promoted

Jul 2022Present · 3 yrs 10 mos

  • Core Technology Development: Digitization and transformation of P&O locally. ServiceNow (HR case management, contract creation, knowledge base) and Workday implementation.
  • Reward development: identifying, benchmarking, designing, building and implementing new employee incentives
  • Policies and employee relations: ensuring policies and practices are aligned with local employment laws and regulations - in close collaboration with the local Business Partner and supporting leads with employee lifecycle topics
  • Diversity and Inclusion: supporting the strategic objectives - policies, benefits, employee health and safety
  • Supporting recruitment activities, contributed to 2025 internship program success by screening and interviewing candidates.
  • Leadership: HR and Office intern shared functional lead responsibility
  • Occupational Health and Safety Committee employer representative (työsuojelupäällikkö 2022 onwards)
Compensation & BenefitsOccupational HealthEmployee HandbooksEmployee WellnessHuman Resource DevelopmentCompensation+21

P&O Manager

Jul 2021Jun 2022 · 11 mos

  • Managing international people topics (work from abroad policy, global mobility support and process development)
  • Designing and supporting the new local internship program (Future Zalent)
  • Managing the local operational HR, day-to-day functionality and HR transactions.)
  • Supporting the local Business Partner in Helsinki Site strategic topics.
  • Tools: Cozone absence and time management and SAP HR management, MS Office and Google Workspace, Asana
Compensation & BenefitsHuman Resource DevelopmentCompensationCommunicationCompensation ManagementOnboarding+10

P&O Generalist

Promoted

Jul 2018Jun 2021 · 2 yrs 11 mos

  • Sharing the Helsinki Hub P&O responsibility with the local HR Business Partner.
  • Occupational safety and health manager (employer representative)
  • Manage, employee and central team support for local HR expertise
  • Employee health management and development
  • Covid-19 employee support and policy management
  • Company benefit policy revision, improvement, set up and management
  • Employee lifecycle management (onboarding - offboarding)
  • Responsible for the immigration, relocation and settling in of all new hires from all around the world
  • Designing and implementing a relocation policy as per local needs
  • Daily operational tasks and process management
  • Payroll support and partner collaboration
  • Local and global HR projects; consultation and development
  • Developing, implementing and optimizing existing HR related tools, processes and policies
Compensation & BenefitsCompensationCommunicationOnboardingHR Project ManagementEmployee Learning & Development+7

P&O Assistant

Jan 2017Jun 2018 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Supporting the Zelsinki people with local and organisational HR related matters.
  • This included:
  • Support with company benefit administration
  • Helping international and local employees
  • Coordinating payroll
  • Tracking annual holidays
  • Processing invoices
  • SAP HR
OnboardingFinnishAdministrationPresentations

Finland relocation services

2 roles

Relocation & Immigration Consultant

Promoted

Mar 2014Jan 2017 · 2 yrs 10 mos · Espoo

  • I was working with immigration and relocation related matters. Providing consultation for both client companies and end customers. In addition to all these, I produced customer newsletters, managed customer and client satisfaction surveys, and took part in invoicing and other administrative office related matters. I was also a part of organising and holding many global mobility related breakfast seminars for our stakeholders.
  • In April 2014 I took on a personal challenge and was the face of the corporate video, which was shown on Finnair flights.
Global ImmigrationCustomer ServiceEnglishProcess ImprovementFinnishAdministration+2

Relocation Assistant

Apr 2012Feb 2014 · 1 yr 10 mos · Espoo

  • Coordination and administration
  • Supportive tasks
  • Communication with clients
  • Direct end-customer contact
  • Daily office routines
FinnishPresentations

Go4it oy

Board Member

Jan 2013Jan 2023 · 10 yrs · Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

Citron communications

Market Research Analyst

Feb 2011Nov 2011 · 9 mos · Dubai

  • Formulating analysis plans and acquiring client sign-off
  • Conducting in-depth data and competitor analyses
  • Collecting and analysing data
  • Monitoring industry statistics
  • Event management and organization
Market ResearchEnglishMarket AnalysisPresentations

Palace kämp group

Palace Kämp Group

Oct 2008Feb 2011 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Helsinki

  • Head Host
  • Receptionist
  • Waitress
Customer ServiceHospitalityFinnish

Nedbank

Personal Assistant (Summer Trainee)

May 2008Aug 2008 · 3 mos · London

  • Assisting the Head of Structured Trade and Commodity Finance with operational processes and research (Cocoa Market in Togo, Common market for Eastern and Southern Africa, Southern African Development Community, Sugar Quotas and Consumption, The Economic Partnership Agreement, and the Telecommunications market in Africa)
ResearchEnglish

Education

Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences

Master of Business Administration — Degree Programme in Communication Management

Jan 2016Jan 2019

Suomen Yrittäjäopisto

Johtamisen ja yritysjohtamisen erikoisammattitutkinto (Vastuullinen johtaja)

Oct 2023May 2024

Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences

Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) — Degree Programme in International Business

Jan 2007Jan 2011

Haaga Perho

Vocational Qualification in Business and Administration — Consumer Sales (Hotel and Restaurant industry)

Jan 2009Jan 2011

YNK

Jan 2004Jan 2007

St Davids School for Girls

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