Strategy & Portfolio Manager/ Senior Manager

<p>KONE is a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry: our job is to make the world’s cities better places to live. At KONE, our mission is to improve the flow of urban life. As a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, KONE provides elevators, escalators, and automatic building doors, as well as solutions for maintenance and modernization, which add value to the life cycle of any building.</p><p></p><p></p><p>The People &amp; Communications team enables business performance and competitiveness through engaged and capable people, strong reputation management, impactful internal and external communications and great employee experiences. We bring KONE’s strategy to life, supporting competence, capability and culture development as well as strengthening the KONE purpose and company story for all our stakeholders. By joining our team, you will have the opportunity to work across a diverse range of topics, while also working closely with our businesses, to help drive the People and Communications agenda.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>We are now looking for a</p><p></p><p><b>Senior Manager, Strategy &amp; Portfolio</b></p><p></p><p>to join our global functions People &amp; Communications (P&amp;C) team.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>In this role, you will be responsible for driving the strategy for the People &amp; Communications function with a view to 2030, both to enable the business strategy and to create the future for People &amp; Communications. As KONE is just at the beginning of the Rise 2030 strategy, is an exciting opportunity for a senior strategist to have impact across the enterprise through creating the path to world-class people and communications delivery. Connected to the strategy, you will lead and manage the People &amp; Communications portfolio to make sure we have timely, impactful continuous improvement and make the most of our resources.</p><p></p><p>You will report to the <span>Senior Vice President, P&amp;C Global Functions &amp; Organizational Effectiveness</span><span>.</span></p><p></p><p>The location of the position is Espoo, which is located in the capital area around Helsinki, Finland.</p><p></p><p></p><p><b>Responsibilities and key activities:</b></p><ul><li><p>Lead and own the holistic functional strategy development for the People &amp; Communications function globally, including coordination through the matrix</p></li><li><p>Lead and own the execution of P&amp;C strategic plans and continuous development of the functional operating model in partnership with the P&amp;C Leadership team and organisation</p></li><li><p>Lead the P&amp;C development portfolio, including managing intake of portfolio items, alignment across key stakeholders, managing financials and tracking progress</p></li></ul><p></p><p></p><p><b>Requirements for the role:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Degree in Strategy; other degrees can be considered with increased requirements on years of experience in roles with end-to-end strategy development and execution as core competence</p></li><li><p>5+ years of demonstrable and progressively more senior experience in roles with end-to-end strategy development and execution as core competence; 7+ years of experience if degree in field outside of strategy</p></li><li><p>Strong proven project and program management skills</p></li><li><p>Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills</p></li><li><p>Experience successfully driving improvement projects</p></li><li><p>Experience working in global matrix organizations</p></li><li><p>Learner mindset with strong problem-solving skills</p></li><li><p>Ability to synthesize complex information into easy-to-understand messages</p></li><li><p>Ability to quickly understand new information and environments and connect the dots</p></li><li><p>Exceptional listening skills</p></li><li><p>Ability to work on multiple projects at once and deliver with quality and speed</p></li><li><p>Full English professional proficiency.</p></li></ul><p></p><p></p><p><b>Considered as an advantage:</b></p><ul><li><p>Lean SixSigma and/or Agile methods certification.</p></li><li><p>Demonstrable experience in M&amp;A.</p></li></ul><p></p><p></p><p><b>Want to #joinourflow?</b></p><p></p><p>KONE is building up a unique community, aiming to provide the most advanced People Flow® solutions for its customers and lifting the customer experience to the top. At KONE, we are focused on creating an innovative and collaborative working culture where we value the contribution of each individual and where we share actively ideas. Sustainability is an integral part of our culture and a daily practice. KONE is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are proud to offer a range of opportunities that will support you in achieving your career and personal goals. We believe in improving performance through inspiring, engaging and developing our people.</p><p></p><p>You now have an excellent opportu