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Anna Toiva

Commander · DISC type D
Senior Talent Coach at Toptal
📍 San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Anna is a Senior Talent Coach at Toptal with over 13 years of international HR experience. She specializes in building people-first cultures, driving talent development, and coaching global freelance talent. She holds an MSc from Aalto University and is a SHRM-SCP certified professional.

Originally from Finland and now based in Mexico, Anna has a passion for global environments. She embraces her Finnish heritage while living as an expatriate and deeply values maintaining long-term connections with former colleagues, who have traveled internationally to visit her.

Unique fact: A decade ago, she left her home country of Finland with a one-way ticket to start a new life abroad.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Senior Talent Coach
Location
San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Personality Overview

How Anna shows up

Decisive
Candid & Clear
Strong-Willed

They prefer to move quickly, and expect the same from others. They respond well to strong and respectful communication. They like to stay in control of the negotiation or defining of the terms.

Priorities

Topics Anna cares about

Global Talent Coaching
As a Senior Talent Coach at Toptal, she coaches a diverse, global network of remote freelance talent on topics ranging from job search strategies to communication.
People-First Cultures
Passionate about building people-first cultures, she aligns HR initiatives with company goals to drive performance, engagement, and long-term success.
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Career

Work history

7-2025
Senior Talent Coach
Toptal
4-2022 - 7-2025
Talent Coach
Toptal
5-2020 - 8-2020
Director Human Resources, Europe, North Africa & Middle East
Metso Outotec
2-2019 - 4-2020
Director Human Resources, Middle East
Outotec
3-2017 - 1-2019
HR Manager, Mexico
Outotec
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Media appearances

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Education
2004 - 2009
MSc
Aalto University
2008 - 2008
Master level exchange
Università Bocconi
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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