Enjoy a career, packaged with care, whilst helping protect food, people and the planet
We are a key global provider of sustainable packaging solutions. We’re on a mission to make all packaging recyclable, reusable, or compostable. Every day, we ensure the hygiene and safety of food and drink for people around the world. We are Huhtamaki.
You could be part of our vision. Because it’s our talented people that make it happen. Our people on the shop floor producing innovative, sustainable products. Our people in our offices delivering excellence for our customers every day. It’s every one of us working together.
We offer a place where you can feel safe, be supported, and make an impact so we can all focus on the future together.
Huhtamaki is a global leader in sustainable packaging solutions, serving customers across foodservice, retail, and consumer goods markets in 35 countries worldwide. As regulation and sustainability expectations continue to progress, public affairs plays a critical role in enabling our strategy and long-term success.
We are looking for a commercially minded and politically astute Senior Manager, Public Affairs, to drive Huhtamaki’s Group-wide public affairs agenda. You will lead engagement with Finnish policymakers and public authorities, build and sustain engagement with Members of the European Parliament and EU institutions, and bring our business segments and functions to a single, credible Group policy position. This is a hands-on senior individual-contributor role with significant visibility. You will move comfortably between external advocacy, regulatory analysis and internal alignment, bringing together colleagues who may have different market, technology or business perspectives and helping the company speak with one clear and credible voice.
Where you’ll beYou will be based at our Headquarters in Espoo, Finland (hybrid basis). The role carries a strong connection to the Finnish public affairs ecosystem while operating with a truly global mandate across Europe and other geographies.
What you’ll be doingPolicy strategy, intelligence and business impact
Help define and execute the Group public affairs strategy, annual priorities and advocacy plans in alignment with business and sustainability objectives.
Monitor and interpret legislative and political developments in priority markets, with particular focus on packaging, circular economy, product policy and sustainability regulation.
Translate complex policy developments into concise assessments of commercial, operational, financial and reputational risks and opportunities.
Prepare forward-looking policy briefs, scenarios, executive updates and recommendations that support timely decision-making.
Develop evidence-based company positions, consultation responses and advocacy materials in collaboration with Legal, Sustainability, Communications, Strategy and the business.
External engagement and advocacy
Build and maintain trusted relationships with Finnish government officials, regulators, political advisers and other relevant stakeholders.
Develop and sustain effective engagement with Members of the European Parliament and EU institutions.
Represent Huhtamaki in selected industry associations, policy forums, roundtables and external events, and help shape joint industry positions.
Plan and execute stakeholder engagement programs, site visits, policy events and advocacy campaigns with clear objectives, messages and follow-up actions.
Manage external public affairs advisers and agencies, ensuring focused mandates, high-quality delivery and efficient use of resources.
Internal Alignment and Executive Support
Coordinate cross-functional and cross-segment public affairs projects, creating clarity on ownership, decision rights, milestones and escalation paths.
Build alignment where business interests differ, surface trade-offs early and facilitate decisions that support a consistent Group position.
Partner closely with senior leaders across Investor Relations, Sustainability, Communications, Legal, Strategy, Operations and the business segments.
Master’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., Economics, Public Policy, Law, Political Science).
7+ years of professional experience in Public Affairs, public policy, or a related field.
Fluency in English language; Finnish and other languages are a plus.
Knowledge of EU institutions and legislative processes.
Proven capability to establish trusted advocacy positions and relationships with senior policymakers and regulatory authorities.
Strong leadership skills to build scalable public affairs frameworks that balance enterprise strategy with local market relevance.
Outstanding communication skills to collaborate effectively with relevant internal and external stakeholders, including the leadership.
Strong project management skills.
Experience working in a matrix organization, influencing outcomes without formal authority.
Strong analytical judgment and the ability to connect policy choices to commercial and operational implications (including quantification).
Skilled in leveraging digital and AI-based tools to enhance work and improve efficiency.
A meaningful opportunity to shape Huhtamaki’s public affairs agenda and contribute to the company’s long-term success. You will work with senior leaders and stakeholders across the business, gaining exposure to global policy and sustainability challenges.
Development opportunities: We care for each other and want our talent to thrive and develop.
Responsible employer: Sustainability is embedded in everything we do. We believe diverse teams fuel innovation and invest in fostering an environment where everyone is safe and included.
Join us. Help protect food, people and the planet.
Skills Required
- Master's degree in Economics, Public Policy, Law, Political Science, or a related field
- 7+ years of professional experience in public affairs, public policy, or a related field
- Fluency in English
- Knowledge of EU institutions and legislative processes
- Ability to establish trusted advocacy positions and relationships with senior policymakers and regulatory authorities
- Leadership skills to build scalable public affairs frameworks balancing enterprise strategy with local market relevance
- Outstanding communication and stakeholder collaboration skills
- Strong project management skills
- Experience working in a matrix organization and influencing without formal authority
- Strong analytical judgment and ability to connect policy choices to commercial and operational implications, including quantification
- Skill in leveraging digital and AI-based tools to improve efficiency
- Finnish and other language proficiency
Huhtamaki Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Huhtamaki and has not been reviewed or approved by Huhtamaki.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive with dental and vision options, and employer contributions toward premiums are portrayed as generous. Feedback suggests this breadth makes the overall package feel competitive for many roles.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include a 401(k) with pre‑tax and Roth options, with certain groups also having access to a pension and even deferred compensation. Feedback suggests these features stand out positively in a manufacturing context.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, paid holidays, and generous parental leave are emphasized alongside meaningful PTO accruals. Feedback suggests this leave structure strengthens perceived total rewards even where base pay is viewed as only fair.
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What We Do
Huhtamaki is a key global provider of sustainable packaging solutions for consumers around the world, enabling wellbeing and convenience. Our innovative products protect on-the-go and on-the-shelf food and beverages, ensuring hygiene and safety, and help prevent food waste. We embed sustainability in everything we do. We are committed to achieving carbon neutral production and designing all our products to be recyclable, compostable or reusable by 2030. We are a participant in the UN Global Compact and EcoVadis has awarded Huhtamaki with the Gold medal for performance in sustainability. To play our part in managing climate change, we have set science-based targets that have been approved and validated by the Science Based Targets initiative. With 100 years of history and a strong Nordic heritage we operate in 37 countries and 103 operating locations around the world. Our values Care Dare Deliver guide our decisions and help our team of around 18 000 employees make a difference where it matters. Our 2023 net sales totaled EUR 4.2 billion. Huhtamaki Group is headquartered in Espoo, Finland and our parent company, Huhtamäki Oyj, is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. Find out more about how we are protecting food, people and the planet on www.huhtamaki.com
