Job Summary
IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and health & biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products. Fostering a purpose-driven, inclusive culture where talent thrives, leadership grows, and every employee is empowered to make joy.
At IFF we are now seeking a Country HR Manager based in Finland! The Country HR Manager role ensures adequate anchoring of IFF policies and compliance with local labor law and collective labor agreements (Chemical and Food Industry).
The role is based at the Hanko Plant in Finland (on-site role minimum 4 days a week) and will provide a combination of virtual and on-site visit HR support to other IFF plants and offices located in Kantvik, Jokioinen, Naantali, Jämsänkoski, Kotka and Vaasa. This role is part of the Nordic HR team that is based in Denmark and Finland.
Where You’ll Make a Difference
- Reporting to the Nordic Cluster HR Director, you will drive country HR support for our 500+ employees across our 7 locations in Finland.
- Work closely with HR Shared Services to ensure seamless delivery of HR services (onboarding, offboarding, lifecycle processes).
- Collaborate with and support our global HR teams incl. Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, Total Rewards (Compensation), People Analytics and People Connect (HR Shared Services)
- Ensure compliance with Finnish employment legislation and partner with managers to support employee relations cases effectively.
- Champion employee engagement, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts and cultural initiatives.
- Monitor HR metrics and provide data-driven insights to inform business decisions and improve employee experience.
What Makes You the Right Fit
- Bachelor’s and/or Master's degree in human resources, Business Administration, Legal or related field.
- Proven experience in similar roles or HR BP roles, ideally with shared services (tiered delivery model) experience.
- Strong knowledge of Finnish employment law and HR compliance requirements.
- Experience working in a global or matrixed organization and unionized environment.
- Excellent communication in Finnish and English
- Solid stakeholder management and influencing skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively across global and local teams.
- Team player, passionate about simplifying and standardizing end-to-end HR processes to improve both manager and employee experiences.
How Would You Stand Out?
- Proficiency in Workday or similar HRIS systems.
- Chemical Industry and Food Industry Collective Agreement knowledge.
- Experience with defining compliance requirements for HR policies in Finland.
Why Choose Us?
- Professional and ambitious HR operating model.
- Multinational, cooperative and supporting environment.
- Training opportunities & Learning and development programs from day one.
We are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.
Visit IFF.com/careers/workplace-diversity-and-inclusion to learn more
IFF Family of Companies Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about IFF Family of Companies and has not been reviewed or approved by IFF Family of Companies.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive in many roles and locations, and compensation is often described as good.
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Parental & Family Support — A global minimum of 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all new parents is in place. This policy is positioned as a notable component of the overall package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Core offerings include paid time off, sick days, holidays, and sabbatical leave. Flexible scheduling options such as compressed workweeks and hybrid/remote arrangements are available where feasible.
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What We Do
Meet IFF: We boldly bring together science and creativity to create what the world needs. An industry leader in food, beverage, health and biosciences, we create essential solutions – from global icons to unexpected innovations and experiences. Equal parts outspoken and analytical, our international collective of thinkers working with customers to bring scents, tastes, experiences, ingredients and solutions for products people crave. With 24,000 employees across 65 countries, more than 110 manufacturing facilities, 100 R&D centers, and 33,000 customers across the world, we’re poised to make a difference on an unprecedented scale. Without our boundary-pushing passion and end-to-end expertise, the future wouldn’t be the same. Visit us at www.iff.com to learn more about how our talented people and new technology are challenging the expected, championing creators and doing more good for people and planet. Explore what sets us apart.
