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.