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Jenny
Kjaer
Director, People Operations
Valmet
Jenny Kjaer is a global People leader with 17 years of experience helping organisations grow, transform and scale without losing their soul. She has worked across 22 countries, led HR teams for businesses exceeding $1B in revenue, and built cultures where people genuinely want to show up and do their best work. Her career spans manufacturing in automotive and medical devices, consulting, renewable power, biotech, and machine manufacturing focused on circularity. Along the way, Jenny has become a trusted partner to senior leaders navigating growth, market expansion, organisational design and transformation, while retaining critical talent through change. Jenny has led HRBP delivery teams across EMEA, APAC and the Americas, co-designed post-acquisition integrations, built agile HR teams ahead of the curve, and delivered talent and development strategies across 11 countries. Certified in organisational design, agile leadership and strategic workforce planning, she combines sharp strategy with deep humanity, helping leaders and teams find clarity, momentum and purpose.
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27 May 2026 09:15 - 09:45
The balance act: Building agile, scalable people operations in a high-growth environment
Scaling People Operations in fast-growing organisations requires balancing growth with operational excellence. This session explores how to streamline processes, implement automation, and free teams for strategic work, while maintaining day-to-day delivery. Takeaways: - Centralising HR and talent functions for efficiency - Leveraging technology and automation to increase capacity - Applying agile, pilot-based approaches to test and scale change - Balancing growth initiatives with business-as-usual operations