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Senior HR Manager

Are you ready to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of Basware through HR, within a globally connected organization recognized as the #1 leader in AP automation, celebrating 40 years of innovation and success in 2025?

Join us as we embark on a new era with a bold strategy, and an inclusive global culture. We are looking for a Senior HR Manager to lead our HR operations in Finland while playing a key role in shaping our global initiatives.

In this dynamic role, you partner closely with global and local stakeholders to deliver Best-in-Class HR operations, ensuring smooth processes that empower our people to deliver outstanding value to our customers. As part of our globally distributed and agile organization, you will thrive in an inclusive and open culture that values diversity and promotes equal opportunities.

As a Senior HR Manager, you

  • Serve as a trusted HR advisor for leaders, translating strategic objectives into actionable HR initiatives
  • Drive a culture of engagement by fostering an inclusive and positive workplace culture handling employee relations issues, performance management and workplace challenges
  • Oversee the full employee lifecycle, from onboarding to offboarding, ensuring smooth and engaging experiences for employees
  • Partner with leaders to coach and guide them through employee relations topics, transformations and drive cross-functional objectives
  • Continuously enhance HR processes to optimize team and organizational effectiveness
  • Lead the Country Focus Group, bringing together local leadership to implement global and local people and culture initiatives, and enhance employee engagement including annual employee engagement survey follow-up
  • Contribute to implementation of global annual people processes as well as organizational change initiatives

Work with great people

Hanna Ikonen
VP, Customer Success
"I feel that I can make a difference, drive improvements & take controlled risks, and all this is supported by the company."
Kevin Kamau
Senior Product Manager
"Basware is a global company that values people as a crucial driver for success."
Mika Peurala
Principal Solution Architect
"Absolutely the best colleagues and line managers in the world!"
Jaakko Jutila
VP, Customer Support
"At Basware you have the freedom to identify and start different development activities across the organization without getting approvals from above."
Namrata Checker
Team Lead, Digital Transformation and Excellence
"What I love most about my job is the people that I work with, the freedom of putting forward my ideas, thoughts and feedback but also the freedom of creating the way of working that works best for me."
Siddhartha Bhatia
Senior Cloud Developer
"I am honored to have worked with the leaders of tomorrow. The organization is absolutely people centric with its prime focus always on employee engagement, loyalty and satisfaction."

Skills & Requirements

We’re looking for someone who

  • Has strong experience in employee relations and driving employee engagement
  • Demonstrates knowledge of labor law and experience cooperating with unions and employee representatives, particularly in Finland, with experience across Nordics and Europe being a plus
  • Brings expertise in aligning HR practices with business goals
  • Is skilled in project and change management, with a focus on continuous improvement and innovation
  • Thrives in a global, fast-paced environment and can effectively navigate a matrix organization
  • Possesses strong interpersonal skills to build trust and influence at all organizational levels
  • Approaches tasks thoughtfully and proactively, with strong skills in problem-solving and critical thinking
  • Has fluency in English and Finnish, with Swedish considered a plus
  • Experience across the Nordics and Europe is an advantage

Why join us?

We offer flexibility in how you work, giving you the freedom and support to deliver your best results. As a company, we are committed to your well-being and want to make sure you have an excellent work-life balance. We offer you an opportunity to build your career in an international environment and to develop and learn continuously.

What sets us apart is our unique company culture. At Basware, collaboration is at the core of everything we do. The 'We' spirit unites us and fosters a sense of inclusion, igniting a genuine passion for success and a shared celebration of achievements. Regardless of our backgrounds, we are all Baswareans.

In addition, we offer

  • Competitive salary and company incentive program
  • Lunch and recreational benefits (which can be transferred to dental care or massages)
  • Occupational and mental health services
  • Hobby clubs and gym
  • Free parking space and bicycle or subsidized commuter ticket benefit
  • Good learning opportunities, e.g. LinkedIn Learning license
    ...and more!

Location

This role is based in Espoo or Tampere, offering a blend of local leadership and global collaboration.

Ready to Make an Impact?

If you are excited about the prospect of leading our technological vision and making a significant difference for our customers, we want to hear from you! Please submit your resume and cover letter by clicking the ‘I’m interested’ link.

Our recruitment process will include pre-employment actions such as an enhanced background check through a global provider, in compliance with local laws and regulations. This will involve regular background screenings (ID, education, employment certificates) and reference checks. All procedures will be carried out in accordance with privacy laws.

Basware. Now it all just happens.

    Great Place to Work

    • We Drive Customer Value

    • We Take Ownership

    • We Are Bold

    About the company

    Basware is how finance leaders in global enterprises can finally automate their complex, labor-intensive invoice processes and stay compliant with regulatory change. Our Accounts Payable (AP) automation and invoicing platform helps companies achieve a new level of efficiency – in a matter of months – while reducing errors and risks. We bring a unique combination of true automation, complete coverage, and deeper expertise to make it all just happen for our customers. That’s why the world’s most efficient AP departments at 700+ global customers rely on Basware to handle over 170 million invoices per year.

    Joining Basware means you’ll join a team filled with innovators, passionate about their work and enthusiastic about the industry we’ve pioneered. You’ll work alongside highly motivated, capable, and friendly individuals who collaborate to deliver world-class solutions and services. A critical part of our culture is the high amount of trust we put into our employees—we want everyone to make a difference, so we offer flexibility in how you work, giving you the freedom and support to deliver your best results. We truly live our values where:

    We Drive Customer Value , We Take Ownership and We Are Bold in everything we do, to make it all just happen for our customers.


    2020Recognized market leader with global operations, 20+ offices worldwide.

    2019Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader for Procure-to-Pay Suites for fourth time

    2014-2019Several industry recognitions and product launches

    2012-2016Several acquisitions in the fields of e-invoicing, e-procurement and purchase-to-pay solutions

    2012Launch of cloud-based B2B platform for transaction collaboration on Basware's Network

    2006-2009Several acquisitions in the fields of invoice automation, data capture expertise and payment software

    2005Launch of fully integrated Purchase-to-Pay solution suite

    2000Basware listed on Helsinki Nasdaq, launch of purchase management software & e-invoicing service

    1992Launch of first financial management software

    1985Basware founded in Finland

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