Sara Karvinen

• ICT project management, service management, change management & communications, process development​

• Fit for purpose –project model, combining traditional and agile methodologies to efficient hybrid model​

• Leading and participating in RFP processes​

• Business opportunity evaluation, business model development and implementation of new business and operating models. ​

• Innovation management: Lean Start up methodology, Design Thinking methodology

• Pragmatic project and people leader. Practical mindset, energetic and execution oriented. Easy to work with.​

• Ability to see the big picture: translate business needs to IT deliveries ​

• Strong communication and change management skills. 

Over 20 years of experience in IT:  Project management, change management and ICT transformation:​

Evac Group​

• Set up and lead the ICT PMO and project portfolio​

• Sales process optimization as Solution Manager for Sales & online​

• Leading HR IS implementation (Sage People, on Salesforce platform)​

Fazer Group ​

• Venture CEO for Fazer’s biggest venture, mobile service for healthier lifestyle (Brainhow), Fazer Group Innovation Lab ​

• Business need management, digitalization, as ICT Business CIO for Fazer Food Services in Fazer Group ICT ​

• Project Manager for HRIS implementation (Workday), Fazer Group PMO​

Nokia​

• Leading change team in strategic logistics change project​

• Project Manager in Flagship store openings and ePOS implementations​

• Project Manager in logistics optimization projects, Customer Logistics, Demand Supply Network development 

• Helsinki University, Master of Arts, French linguistics, Forestry marketing and Computer Science​

• Le Mirail, Université de Toulouse, French and Spanish studies​

• Certified IT Professional CIMP, IT Academy, Sofigate​

• Certified in COBIT 5 Foundation​

• Certified in Fazer Leadership Program LEAP 2.0​

• Certified in Lean Service Creation ​

• Fazer Mentoring Program (Mentor)​

• From Manager to Leader, Hanken SSE Executive Education ​