My Way to IT: Sina Feldborg Mortensen
People and Culture Manager at WorkPoint
Sina Feldborg Mortensen's journey into the IT sector has been both exciting and fulfilling. She works with People & Culture at WorkPoint, handling traditional HR tasks such as recruitment, onboarding, employee development, and leadership support. Sina's role also focuses on enhancing organizational culture, ensuring that our company's values and purpose are reflected in daily operations.
Despite being relatively new to the IT industry, Sina finds the constant technological development and the opportunity to experiment and innovate highly motivating. Her path into the industry was unexpected, but she has found a welcoming and passionate community at WorkPoint, making her career transition a rewarding experience.
Enhancing people & culture at WorkPoint
I work with People & Culture at WorkPoint, which includes all traditional HR tasks such as supporting recruitment, onboarding, employee development, and supporting and developing leaders to ensure they have the best conditions for effective leadership.
Additionally, my role focuses strongly on our organizational culture. What kind of organization do we want to be? Both for our partners and customers, but certainly also for our employees and leaders. What is our purpose, and what values should be the foundation for our collaboration and daily behaviour? How do we support this in our daily work? This is something I spend a lot of my time on.
So, I have a very varied workday, which includes conducting DiSC profiles and preparing employment contracts, but also facilitating leadership development and working on organizational projects such as cross-team collaboration or developing shared values at WorkPoint.
I feel that my work makes a difference because I contribute with structure, frameworks, and processes that make it easier for employees and leaders at WorkPoint to succeed in developing, building, and selling a really good product.
Embracing technological development in the IT industry
I am relatively new to the IT industry - I have been in the industry for about 2 years - so everything is still new and exciting. But one of the things I find exciting about the industry is the constant technological development. I believe this affects the organization, people, and culture differently compared to other industries. The fact that we constantly try new things and incorporate new possibilities contributes positively to a culture where it is allowed to fail, and where we experiment, play, and learn all the time.
It motivates me that everything - at least initially - is possible. I experience a great openness and receptiveness to suggestions and good ideas, so there is a good opportunity to put your own stamp on what you work with.
How taking a chance led to the perfect career fit
I entered the industry by chance. After a career in various Danish municipalities, I started as an independent consultant within HR and organizational development. After a couple of years of independent work, I was contacted by a head-hunter regarding the position I currently hold.
But it was not without some nervousness that I accepted the job. I knew NOTHING about the IT industry, but perhaps had some prejudices that it was a bit too techy and nerdy for me. But nothing could be further from the truth. I have been warmly welcomed by some very skilled and passionate colleagues, so from day one, I have felt welcome and realized that this is absolutely right for me.