HR Manager, People & Leader

Join Thomson Reuters as an HR Manager, People & Leader, and play a key role in supporting business leaders and employees across Finland and the Nordics. You will provide strategic and operational HR partnership, guide leaders through people-related decisions, and contribute to initiatives that drive engagement, performance, and organizational effectiveness.

Key Responsibilities

• Advise and coach managers and employees on Employee Relations, performance management, bonus/pay reviews, talent management, absence, terminations, and complex people decisions
• Deliver local HR cycles on time and consistently, with the HR specialist teams
• Lead investigations and grievances that are fair, confidential, and compliant
• Contribute to strategic people initiatives in a global organization
• Develop in-depth knowledge of supported Business Units
• Use sound judgment to assess facts, spot risks, and recommend practical solutions that balance business needs, employee experience, compliance, and company values
• Work with HRBPs and business leaders to identify workforce themes, risks, and trends, and prepare reports and analysis to support workforce planning
• Support reorganizations, and other workforce changes
• Leverage data, analytics, AI-enabled tools, and automation to improve HR advisory effectiveness, streamline work, and enhance decision-making
• Keep people matters, compliance and the Finland site running smoothly
• Contribute to regional and global HR projects and collaborate with a global HR team

How you’ll work

• Obsess over our Customers: Delivers responsive, high-quality HR support that balances business needs, employee experience, compliance, and risk
• Compete to Win: Own outcomes, meet deadlines and hold quality high
• Challenge (Y)our Thinking: Assess risk, make balanced recommendations, and push back constructively
• Act Fast / Learn Fast: Move between day-to-day queries and complex cases, and pick up new tools, data, and automation quickly
• Stronger Together: Partner openly with HR Business Partners, specialist teams, Legal and local leaders

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business Administration, Law, Psychology or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
• 5 + years of HR generalist experience, ideally in a multinational or matrixed organization
• Strong knowledge of Finnish employment law, HR practices, and employee relations processes
• Working knowledge of HR practices, employment policies & relations, employee engagement & performance management
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and operate effectively in a fast-paced environment
• Experience partnering with managers and influencing decision-making
• Proven experience with complex employee relations cases, grievances, and organizational change
• Fluent English and Finnish
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and coaching skills, with sound judgment and discretion
• Confidence with HR systems, case management tools, and reporting

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting other Nordic countries
• Swedish language skills
• Experience using data, automation, or AI-enabled tools to improve HR service

What’s in it For You?

• Hybrid Work Model: Flexible hybrid working environment
• Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Supportive workplace policies
• Career Development and Growth: Culture of continuous learning and skill development
• Industry Competitive Benefits: Comprehensive benefit plans
• Culture: Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging
• Social Impact: Opportunities to make an impact in the community