Senior Program Manager, Workforce Planning

Senior Program Manager Workforce Planning

KONE is a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry. Our mission is to improve the flow of urban life and to make our cities better places to live.

The People & Communications team enables business performance and competitiveness through engaged and capable people. 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.

Responsibilities and key activities

Holistic program management for a KONE‑wide Workforce Planning initiative aimed at building a seamless integrated capability and working practice to match demand and supply of talent for better business decision‑making.

Gather internal and external insights of what good looks like and define what good looks like in 2030 with the team.

Specify, agree and lead a few internal pilots to gather insights and learn delivering best practices and identify gaps for the next phases of the program.

Concept the Workforce Planning journey for KONE including dependencies, roles, KPIs and other relevant levers.

Build a clear program structure with phasing, sub‑project definitions, resourcing, governance, etc. and holistically run the program by ensuring the agreed deliverables from 2026 to 2030.

Actively communicate with business stakeholders, Finance, People & Communications and other relevant parties to co‑create a shared understanding and commitment.

Collaborate through the existing operational organization to create a sustainable and scalable model for workforce planning at KONE.

Required skills and competences

• Demonstrated track record of program management in a global multi‑country environment.
• Unit HR or relevant experience of understanding different HR expertise areas and people domains including talent acquisition, learning & development and succession planning.
• Ability to create change stories in fluent English and communicate with engaged and simple messaging.
• Holistic understanding of corporate processes of sales & ops planning, sales supply chain, finance and HR.
• Analytical and strategic thinking to interpret data and build scenarios based on the data.
• Courage to think beyond what is with multiple AI options in the future.
• Proficiency in workforce analytics and technologies including AI driven solutions.
• Curiosity and a growth mindset to navigate the KONE landscape.
• Business acumen to align workforce planning with business goals.
• Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills to enable impact.

What we offer

Great career and growth opportunities. Chance to be part of an integral part of our global business organization and be part of developing our ways of working and to drive our P&C development.

An environment where our managers and employees truly value your contributions as P&C and have a positive outlook on this support.

Community of highly professional P&C colleagues that value your contribution and are always ready to support you.

Contact: Sanna Hokkanen, Senior Vice President Learning & Development People & Communications.

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 CV and cover letter via Careers-site by November 23rd 2025.

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