I am the Product Manager for Electrical Tools and Accessories at Hilti Ireland. I didn’t choose a career in construction, it chose me. My family has a small metal workshop back in my hometown, known for its ability to do complex special builds mainly for the maintenance of the metal industry.
I have a Master’s degree in Economics, so the logical place for me to work would have been the banking or insurance industry. However, when I was finalizing my master’s thesis I was helping at our family’s workshop when our then Hilti Account Manager walked in.
My brother introduced us and he asked if I would be interested in a career with Hilti and I should apply. I applied for the job and here I am, working in the construction industry ever since.
Being one of the few women in the sales side of the company at the start of my career (there were only a handful of us) and then the first female diamond specialist in Finland (4th in the Hilti world), there were few female role models for me to look up to. But all those who came before me, paved the way for my career – and for those that will come after me.