Core HR Solutions Functional Lead

The People & Communications team enables business performance and competitiveness through engaged and capable people, strong reputation management, impactful internal and external communications and great employee experience. 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.

KONE P&C Operations Development is a function within KONE Global People & Communications (P&C) focused on developing P&C Processes, tools and employee experience. The function works closely with KONE P&C colleagues around the world as well as key KONE business stakeholders and functions.

We are now looking for a

Core HR Solutions Functional Lead

to lead and develop technical solutions for core HR processes at KONE together with other Solutions teams, Core Specialists, P&C Services and IT.

The position is located either at KONE’s Corporate Head Office in Espoo, Finland or at KONE’s European Shared Service Center in Bratislava, Slovakia.

Main responsibilities

• Act as technical owner for KONE’s global core HR process solutions
• Create and maintain technology roadmap for Core HR Solutions at KONE in collaboration with your team, other P&C Solutions teams, P&C Services and IT.
• Evaluate, plan and implement Workday release items in Core HR, Absence and Workday Help with Core HR Solutions Specialists and AMS partner
• Design, implement and act as the owner for a scalable and clear support and operating model within the HR domain together with the key P&C stakeholders, such as P&C Services
• Proactively identify and drive new functionalities within the Core HR domain 
• Actively network with other Workday customers to benchmark KONE’s core HR processes to other similar size global companies
• In collaboration with KONE IT counterparts identify opportunities to use new technologies to automate and simplify KONE core HR processes and end user services
• Act as technical lead and expert in Core HR solutions projects
• Together with Core HR Solutions Specialists configure and develop Core HR set-up in Workday
• Closely collaborate with other functional areas’ technical owners, KONE IT and other key stakeholders to ensure solutions’ consistency with rest of KONE HR technology set-up
• Support Core HR Solutions Specialists in training P&C Services to ensure quality support documentation and guides for Performance and Reward solutions.

We expect you to have

• Solid technical background with Workday, with a minimum of 4 years’ experience with Core HR: experience with Workday Help, Absences and Security considered as advantageous
• Previous experience working in a global technology project with own responsibility area in project
• Experience in managing people across cross-functional teams and projects (previous managerial position with direct reports not required)
• Excellence in taking initiative and result oriented mindset
• Strong skills in development thinking
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• Strong planning, organization, and facilitation skills; effective project management skills
• A conceptual thinker with a curious and innovative mindset
• Excellent relationship-building and networking skills
• Highly effective oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Experience supporting M&A activities from a technical perspective is considered an advantage.

We offer

If you think the above is for you, we can offer you something unique. We have a real purpose in improving the sustainable people flow in and between buildings. We offer you an opportunity to work in a global HR organization with a real impact on business success at KONE. We have an inclusive and relaxed atmosphere where respect of the individual has high importance. We emphasize working together in the teams and we also understand that proper work-life balance is important to deliver results in the long run.

For additional information please contact Tytti Kosonen, Head of P&C Operations Development by calling +358452311136 either on Friday 13th Nov 12-14 or Monday 23th Nov 9-10.30 (EET).

Want to #joinourflow? 

If you see that you have the experience and qualities to be successful in this role, please submit your application with your updated CV and cover letter via Careers by November 25th  2026.

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At KONE, we are focused on creating an innovative and collaborative working culture where we value the contribution of each individual. Employee engagement is a key focus area for us and we encourage participation and the sharing of information and ideas. Sustainability is an integral part of our culture and the daily practice. We follow ethical business practices and we seek to develop a culture of working together where co-workers trust and respect each other and good performance is recognized. In being a great place to work, we are proud to offer a range of experiences and opportunities that will help you to achieve your career and personal goals and enable you to live a healthy and balanced life.

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