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Est. Monthly
Estimated €2,693 - €3,163
Posted August 20, 2026 · 3 days agoLast seen August 23, 2026Est. expiry September 24, 2026

Head of Business Operations

Helsinki, Finland
Hybrid (Helsinki office) · Operations & Supply Chain
Full-time · Director
English
No People Management
8 years experience
How this salary compares
Salary Context: Head of Business Operations

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Salary analysis

Compared with the selected benchmark ("All roles in Helsinki, Finland"), this listing's salary midpoint is about 93% lower. The offer sits below the benchmark range (€2,080–€5,000). The listed pay band (€224–€264) is tighter than the benchmark, which suggests lower salary variability. This benchmark is based on 3028 comparable listings.

Monthly salary comparison for Head of Business Operations
MarketLower bound (25th percentile)MedianUpper bound (75th percentile)
All roles in Helsinki, Finland€2,080/per month€2,928/per month€5,000/per month
Pay in our data — not quoted in ad (Director)€224/per month€244/per month€264/per month
About the role

Responsibilities - Work closely with Executive Management to translate company strategy into clear priorities and actionable execution plans. - Drive strategic and cross-functional initiatives from definition through to delivery. - Track company-level objectives, milestones, and KPIs, identifying areas that require attention or intervention. - Prepare analysis and recommendations to support key business and operational decisions. - Ensure that decisions and priorities from leadership discussions are translated into clear actions and followed through. - Improve the company’s operating cadence, processes, and ways of working as the organisation scales. - Identify operational bottlenecks and work with functional leaders to resolve them. - Establish and maintain dashboards, reporting, and management routines that improve transparency and accountability. - Coordinate initiatives across Engineering, Delivery, Commercial, Finance, People, and other functions. - Support the development and implementation of scalable business processes. - Act as an execution partner to the CEO on selected strategic and operational priorities. - Prepare materials, analysis, and decision briefs for leadership and board-level discussions. - Follow up on critical commitments and actions across the leadership team. - Support management reviews, strategy sessions, and company planning cycles. - Take ownership of special projects and initiatives assigned by the CEO. - Establish clear ownership, timelines, and success metrics for key company initiatives. - Monitor execution against company objectives and proactively flag risks, blockers, or delays. - Drive structured follow-up across functions while maintaining clear ownership with the relevant functional leaders. - Help strengthen decision-making, accountability, and execution discipline across the organisation.

Job Details

Responsibilities

  • Translate strategy into priorities and actionable execution plans.
  • Drive cross-functional initiatives from definition to delivery.
  • Track objectives, milestones, and KPIs; identify areas needing attention.
  • Prepare analyses and recommendations for key decisions.
  • Convert leadership discussions into concrete actions and follow through.
  • Improve operating cadence, processes, and ways of working as the organization scales.
  • Identify bottlenecks and coordinate with functional leaders to resolve them.
  • Establish dashboards and reporting for transparency and accountability.
  • Coordinate initiatives across Engineering, Delivery, Commercial, Finance, People and other functions.
  • Support scalable business processes.
  • Act as execution partner to the CEO on strategic priorities.
  • Prepare materials for leadership and board-level discussions.
  • Follow up on commitments across leadership team.
  • Support management reviews, strategy sessions, and planning cycles.
  • Own special projects and initiatives from the CEO.
  • Define ownership, timelines and success metrics.
  • Monitor execution and flag risks, blockers, or delays.
  • Drive cross-functional follow-up with clear ownership.
  • Strengthen decision-making, accountability and execution discipline.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in business operations, strategy, management consulting, corporate development, programme management, or a similar high-ownership role.
  • Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills.
  • Demonstrated experience driving complex, cross-functional initiatives from concept to execution.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively across different functions and levels of seniority.
  • Experience working closely with senior executives while remaining comfortable operating hands-on.
  • Strong commercial and financial understanding.
  • Ability to navigate ambiguity, changing priorities, and demanding timelines.
  • A high level of ownership, discretion, and integrity.
  • Ability to simplify complex problems and drive them towards clear decisions and execution.
  • A proactive and pragmatic mindset, with a strong bias towards action.

Skills & Technologies

Strategic thinkingCross-functional project managementAdvanced data analysisExecutive-level communicationStakeholder managementFinancial acumenAmbiguity toleranceHands-on approach
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