Did you know KONE moves two billion people every day? As a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, we employ over 60,000 driven professionals in close to 70 countries worldwide joined together by a shared purpose, to shape the future of cities. In 2024, we had annual net sales of EUR 11.1 billion.
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 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.
We are now looking for a Head of Strategy Communications to join our global communications team. A senior communication leader, you will have a key role in developing and leading KONE’s strategy communications with key focus on driving thought leadership in sustainability and innovations and creating engagement. You will be working closely with our strategy and business leaders, and with your colleagues in the communications organization globally to plan and execute impactful communications, and to coach our leaders and other internal stakeholders in communicating the KONE story. In this role, you will also provide support in change communications, quarterly financial results, and other areas of corporate communication as need be.
What you’ll deliver
- Lead strategy communications and thought leadership on sustainability and innovations at KONE global, collaborate closely with our global and local stakeholders and teams
- Act as a senior communications consultant and facilitate alignment with our internal stakeholders
- Drive and communicate the KONE strategy and thought leadership across our channels
- Represent communications in sustainability and innovation related decision forums at KONE
- Actively build the KONE brand and protect the organization’s reputation
- Provide support in global change communications, quarterly results and special projects
What you’ll bring
- Minimum 10 years of work experience with a focus on strategic communications in a multinational or listed company environment
- At least 5 years’ experience in leading comms initiatives and programs in multicultural and global environments
- Strong experience in strategy communications
- A solid understanding of business performance, objectives, and strategy direction
- Proven track record in managing change communication and financial/investor-related messaging
- Excellent writing, editing and verbal communication skills in English
- Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills, comfortable working with C-suite executives and cross-functional teams
- Ability to operate under pressure, managing multiple priorities with agility
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.
You now have an excellent opportunity to join a group of competent colleagues, work in a truly global environment and be part of the journey in building the leading brand in people flow. At KONE you will be working in a supportive and friendly atmosphere and have flexible working hours to support your work & life balance. We offer comprehensive KONE benefits to our employees
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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What We Do
At KONE, our mission is to improve the flow of urban life. This means understanding urbanization and, together with our partners and customers, helping cities to become better and more sustainable places to live.
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 to add value to buildings throughout their life cycle. Through more effective People Flow®, we make people's journeys safe, convenient and reliable, in taller, smarter buildings.
Headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, we operate in more than 60 countries around the world, employ over 60,000 people and serve 550,000 customers. In 2022, KONE had annual sales of EUR 10.9 billion. KONE class B shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. in Finland.
