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Grow and lead at UPM

At UPM, we believe leadership is more than a title. It is a mindset that drives growth, collaboration, and innovation. Whether you are just starting your career or looking to take the next step, we offer opportunities to develop.

Commitment to professional growth

We seek employees who are eager to grow, adapt, and take on new challenges. We believe in continuous learning and professional development as key drivers of both individual and business success. Every employee is expected to create and maintain an individual development plan at least once a year. Managers support employees in shaping their plans, ensuring alignment with business needs. We provide them with tools that help them succeed.

Learning opportunities

Having a meaningful job is most important for developing on the job. Learning from each other and cross-functional collaboration are encouraged in many ways: for example, through mentorship, expert communities and gigs. Gigs offer employees a unique opportunity to engage in business relevant assignments outside their regular roles, allowing them to spend 10–20% of their work time on a gig. To complement on-the-job and social learning, employees can take advantage of e-learning content on, for example, leadership, finance, sourcing, compliance, AI and design thinking.

Strong leadership culture

We invest in leadership development to ensure leaders at all levels are equipped to guide, inspire and drive results. Leadership programs focus on:

Creating and leading high-performing teams
Ensuring leadership capability to perform in any situation and transform the company
Strengthening human-centric leadership

Our leadership development is grounded in our values and Aiming higher culture, which encourages continuous improvement and innovation at all levels.

Employee engagement and development

We actively listen to our employees through the annual Employee Engagement Survey and implement initiatives to improve the workplace experience.

The UPM Experience program is another company-wide initiative aimed at improving employee experience by enhancing workplace processes, digital tools, and safety measures. Employees are directly involved in shaping their work environment, demonstrating the company’s commitment to employee well-being and inclusion.

70 average score

employee engagement

85%

employees had completed individual goal setting or annual discussion

Innovative and inclusive work environment

UPM offers an environment where employees can continuously learn, grow, and contribute to meaningful projects. We foster a culture of knowledge-sharing and innovation through expert communities, which allow employees to exchange ideas on emerging topics such as sustainability, artificial intelligence, and digital transformation. Employees are encouraged to join or create expert communities, contributing to a collaborative work environment. Additionally, UPM invests in the next generation of professionals through graduate and apprenticeship programs, particularly in production and maintenance roles.

2,200

new hires in 2024

54%

of open positions were filled by internal candidates

training hours per employee in 2024