Founded in 1910, KONE is a global leader that provides elevators, escalators and automatic building doors, as well as solutions for maintenance and modernization that add value to buildings throughout their life cycle. Our mission is to improve the flow of urban life and make our world’s cities better places to live by providing innovative solutions that help make people’s journeys safe, convenient and reliable.
Our operations in over 60 countries around the world has helped us achieve our position as an innovation and sustainability leader with repeated recognitions by Forbes, Corporate Knights for clean capitalism and others.
Are you ready to make your next career move to join our team as our Legal Counsel for KONE Americas in KONE Mexico?
Are you a legal generalist with experience in a wide variety of subject matter, such as labor, procurement, construction, sales, service, general liability, compliance, distributorships, manufacturing, regulatory, and trade compliance?
Do you enjoy reviewing, drafting, and negotiating contracts and other legal documents?
Does providing strategic legal advice motivate you?
Do you thrive in areas where you contribute to continuous improvement of legal tools, processes, and ways of working?
Are you skillful with developing, maintaining, and updating contract templates and standard legal documentation, as well as legal processes?
Do you demonstrate a passion for proactively identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks?
Are you committed to promoting independent professional judgement in addressing complex legal matters, developing and implementing legal policies, recommending appropriate courses of action to protect the company’s interest, and managing litigation?
If you answered a resounding YES to these questions, then we have an amazing opportunity for you!
Location of position: Mexico City.
Job Duties
As our Legal Counsel, you will provide expert legal advice and services to support KONE’s business activities while minimizing legal, regulatory, and commercial risk. The role exercises independent professional judgment in addressing a wide range of complex legal matters; drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts; developing and implementing legal policies; and recommending appropriate courses of action to protect the company’s interests.
You will bring 5+years of professional, multi-national experience as in-house corporate attorney, attorney with a reputable law firm, or a combination of both to KONE. You will use the knowledge gained through your degree in law from an accredited university or college; completion of a thesis or possession of a certification or license authorizing the practice of law. You are proficient in Spanish and English languages.
About KONEAt KONE, we foster an innovative and collaborative culture, valuing each individual's contribution. Employee engagement and sustainability are key focuses, promoting ethical practices and mutual respect. We're proud to offer experiences and opportunities to help you achieve career and personal goals while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.
We hire individuals who value culture because we believe culture drives innovation:
We value your authentic self.
Collaborative, creative, and supportive work environment.
Passionate about safety, quality, and innovation
We care about the communities where we live and work
Just some of our many benefits include:
• Competitive salary
• Opportunities to learn and grow
• Comprehensive health and wellness plans for the entire family
• More benefits than required by law
Come share your passion and energy to make a positive impact at KONE for our customers and your career!
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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.
Read more on https://kone.com/global/en/careers.html
Skills Required
- 5+ years professional multinational experience as an in-house corporate attorney, law firm attorney, or combination
- Degree in law from an accredited university or college; completion of a thesis or possession of a certification or license authorizing the practice of law
- Proficiency in Spanish and English
- Experience across subject matter including labor, procurement, construction, sales, service, general liability, compliance, distributorships, manufacturing, regulatory, and trade compliance
- Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts and other legal documents
- Experience developing, maintaining, and updating contract templates, standard legal documentation, and legal processes
- Ability to provide strategic legal advice, exercise independent professional judgement, recommend courses of action, and manage litigation
Kone Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Kone and has not been reviewed or approved by Kone.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive across many roles and markets, with field positions sometimes benefiting from overtime and strong union scales. Feedback suggests base compensation is often a relative positive even when other factors vary.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs, including 401(k) and in some regions pension or annuity structures, are consistently highlighted as strong. Feedback suggests these elements meaningfully enhance the overall package.
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Healthcare Strength — Core health coverage is viewed as comprehensive, commonly including medical, dental, and vision options. Feedback suggests a global well‑being framework and EAP resources further reinforce health-related support.
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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.
