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.
The Strategy and Transformation unit is responsible for driving KONE’s long-term success by identifying the right strategic priorities, ensuring a common direction and bringing the strategy to life together with KONE’s areas and other functions. Strategy & Transformation develops our strategy and operating model (KONE Way) and is responsible for driving large strategic transformations such as Business Platform Renewal.
KONE Strategy Development & Market Intelligence is a motivated team of professionals with backgrounds typically in working with strategy, management consulting and investment banking. We work with KONE’s most important and challenging strategic questions, supporting the Executive Board with analyses and insights, and shaping KONE’s strategic projects with our business leaders.
We are looking for a
Manager, Strategy Development & Market Intelligence
to join our Strategy team.
Responsibilities and key activities:
Develop and deploy corporate level strategy
Identify and solve key strategic questions with various stakeholders
Coordinate and manage multiple projects and working teams simultaneously
Formulate and communicate insights and recommendations for management decision-making
Engage various stakeholders and take ownership of aligning diverse views to come to a synthesis
Work together with other Strategy team members; supporting, coaching and inspiring
Work together with other Strategy team members; supporting, coaching and inspiring, and contribute to the continuous development of the Strategy & Transformation function.
Requirements for the position:
At least 3-4 years of relevant work experience, e.g. in the industry, management consulting, banking or equivalent
Demonstrated ability to advice Top management and develop senior-level relationships in a complex environment
Experience in managing projects and working with global matrix organizations, or otherwise highly complex situations, with demonstrated impact and quantifiable outcomes
Mature self-awareness and judgement, and constant willingness to grow, learn and get and give feedback
Ability to simplify and clarify complex topics, and define concrete actions
Curiosity to understand and follow-up the world around us and how it’s changing
Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities utilizing quantitative and qualitative tools
Excellent collaboration and influencing skills to enable effective teamwork and impact in a matrix organization
Strong communication and presentation skills
Strong prioritizing and organizing skills, persistence and resilience combined with drive to get things done
Master’s degree (Economics, Engineering, MBA or equivalent) with outstanding performance
Fluency in English
Strong command of PowerPoint and Excel.
The location for this role is flexible and can be based in any major KONE country.
Want to #joinourflow ?
To apply, please submit your CV and cover letter latest on 10th of August 2025 via our Careers site. Please note that applications sent by email or otherwise outside KONE’s application portal will not be processed.
For additional information, contact Jaakko Kiukkonen via e-mail [email protected] , and please kindly note the possible delay due to the holiday season.
We will contact all the candidates as soon as possible after the application period has ended and attempt to make the final decisions at the turn of summer and autumn.
In case you were wondering, our team is not the end game, but rather a running start for a longer-term career at KONE.
We look forward to learning more about you!
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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 www.kone.com/careers
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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.
