Jolene Hoang
About Jolene Hoang
Jolene Hoang is an HR Specialist focused on HR processes and systems at Vaisala, where she leads employee experience and engagement activities. She has a diverse background in HR communications, administration, and development, with previous roles at companies such as Konecranes and Neural DSP Technologies.
Current Role at Vaisala
Jolene Hoang currently serves as an HR Specialist in HR Process and System at Vaisala, a position she has held since 2022. In this role, she is responsible for various local people processes, including onboarding, performance and development, learning, communications and events, off-boarding, and HR tools in Finland. She also acts as a global admin and super key user for all HRIS modules, specifically SAP SuccessFactors. Additionally, she leads employee experience and engagement activities in Finland and collaborates with global HR and IT stakeholders on HRIS and HR process development projects.
Previous Experience in HR and Communications
Prior to her current role, Jolene Hoang gained extensive experience in HR and communications. She worked at Konecranes as a Global HR Communications specialist from 2019 to 2020 and later as part of the Global HR, Learning and Development team from 2021 to 2022. Additionally, she served as a Communications Consultant at Workforce Logiq for eight months in 2021. Her roles involved developing communication strategies and enhancing employee engagement initiatives.
Educational Background
Jolene Hoang holds a Master's Degree in Information and Knowledge Management from Åbo Akademi University, where she studied from 2015 to 2018. She also completed a Bachelor's Degree in International Business at Lahti University of Applied Sciences from 2009 to 2013. Furthermore, she participated in an exchange semester at Fachhochschule Wiener Neustadt in 2012, focusing on International Business Consultancy.
Career Development in Various Roles
Throughout her career, Jolene has held various positions that contributed to her professional development. She worked as a People and Office Administrator at Neural DSP Technologies from 2020 to 2021 and as a Junior Web Developer at Integrify from 2018 to 2019. Additionally, she gained experience in logistics and partnership acquisition through roles at Konditoria pH7 Oy and BAGBNB. These diverse experiences have equipped her with a broad skill set applicable to her current HR role.