Pia Santanen

Pia Santanen is a dedicated and customer-oriented talent acquisition professional with certifications in CEB, Hogan Leadership Assessment, and cut-e personality assessment. With a background in consulting and in-house recruitment, Pia specializes in end-to-end recruitment, employer branding, candidate experience, onboarding, and B2B sales across various industries including IT, engineering, finance, sales, and HR. She has an international background having studied and worked in the United States, Poland, Sweden, and the Netherlands. Pia holds degrees in Hospitality, Human Resources, and Business Administration from Northwestern Michigan College, Markkinointi Instituutti, and Helsingin kauppakorkeakoulu respectively. Her career includes roles such as Talent Acquisition Manager at Valtti, Talent Acquisition Business Partner at Suunto, and various recruitment positions at Experis Finland/ManpowerGroup and Elan IT/ManpowerGroup. She also has experience in customer advocacy and HR roles at Microsoft, Nokia, Skanska Telecom Networks, and in office management at Four Seasons Sunrooms and Park Place Hotel.