About Pia Dalum

My career as a Human Resources Professional has been in the computer software and consulting industry. As a Senior HR Manager at Microsoft for 19 years, I have developed a solid experience in building HR partnerships in an innovative and high-performing culture. As a trusted advisor to senior leadership teams across the world, I have solid experience in scaling consistent global HR efforts, as well as maintaining agility to spot the highest people priorities when leading a business through change. With a focus to acquire and develop the right skills and capabilities to meet a competitive future, I have led and operationalized talent and succession planning, development and performance management, leadership coaching and culture transformation. I am also skilled in recruitment and general HR consulting and people management, with experience in navigating the business through legal environments internationally and leading HR teams. 

I grew up in Stockholm, Sweden. Before I entered my studies Human Resources Management at Stockholm University and later Business Strategy at Copenhagen Business School, I spent a few years in Australia working as a Dive Master. During my studies, I moved to Copenhagen to start my professional career and build a family. I started as a recruiter for Teamwork, a Swedish company which expanded to Denmark at the time. Not long after, I joined the Finish/Swedish consultancy company TietoEnator (now Tieto) to become the HR lead for their operation in Denmark. This is where I was introduced to the fast-moving IT industry, which quickly became a fascination to me due to its growth pace, innovative culture and highly motivated people. In 2004, I was asked to join Microsoft’s HR team in Denmark, which became the start of a long and rewarding career at one of the world’s largest and best performing companies. During my career at Microsoft, I have after a few years in Denmark, held HR manager positions in EMEA, New Zealand and Asia. Since returning from New Zealand to Denmark in 2016, I have worked in HR Manager roles with Global scope and impact.

My journey has given me a good grounding in a multinational business environment and I understand the aspects of leadership across diverse cultures. This has been an advantage in my professional career, where collaboration and inclusivity are key factors in order to achieve common success.