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.
KONE’s vision is to create the Best People Flow experience by providing ease, effectiveness and experience to our customers and users. In line with our strategy, Sustainable Success with Customers, we will focus on increasing the value we create for customers with new intelligent solutions and embed sustainability even deeper across all of our operations. By closer collaboration with customers and partners, KONE will increase the speed of bringing new services and solutions to the market.
KONE Technology and Innovation Unit (KTI) is where we combine the physical world – escalators and elevators – with smart and connected digital systems. We are changing and improving the way billions of people move within buildings every day. We are on a mission to expand and develop new digital solutions that are based on emerging technologies.
IT professionals - KONE Corporation
KONE Technology and Innovation (KTI) is where the magic happens at KONE. It's where we combine the physical world – escalators and elevators – with smart and connected digital systems. We are changing and improving the way billions of people move within buildings every day. We are on a mission to expand and develop new digital solutions that are based on emerging technologies.
We are now looking for a
Senior Product Owner, Engineering Workflows
Are you passionate about shaping the future of digital experiences? Are you driven by innovation and have a desire to create products that delight users? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!
As a Senior Product Owner, you will own the product design for the Engineering Workflows domain within KONE IT. You will collaborate closely with stakeholders across Customer Solutions Engineering, KONE Supply Chain, and our global key user network.
You will work with cross-functional teams spanning design, development, business process ownership, and the wider IT organization to deliver best-in-class digital experiences and business outcomes, improving engineering efficiency and transparency.
The position is based in Espoo, Finland, and you will report to the Product Director for Lifecycle, Modernization and Customer Solutions Engineering in KONE IT’s Commercial & Operations Solutions organization.
In this role, you get to:
Realize maximum value from product investments through the product life cycle by defining product roadmaps, prioritizing the product backlogs and planning their execution.
Work in close collaboration with the stakeholders from several business lines to influence, collect, prioritize and manage business demand.
Own the solution design for Engineering Workflow products, understand the big picture with interdependencies to integrated solutions, as well as in detail.
Set up the overall product performance KPIs and targets including for operations and IT activities related to benefit realization. Responsible for regularly following the KPIs and communicating them to key stakeholders.
Facilitate agile ways of working and planning, bring clarity and manage the backlog efficiently & transparently. Apply incremental and iterative development and learning driven development principles.
Ensure that the product operations and performance are as planned in-line with the product value proposition, and timely corrective actions are taken when needed. Follow and address technical debt in the product to ensure continued and sustained operations.
Be responsible for managing the financial aspects of the product lifecycle taking the Total cost of ownership across the lifecycle into account including development costs, license costs, run costs.
Promote continuous improvement to the product and ways of working within the agile team. Actively contribute to development initiatives within own tribe and department.
Skills & experience we`re looking for:
A business mindset with the ability to comprehend the commercial drivers of stakeholders, utilizing strong analytical & conceptual thinking, and problem-solving skills to translate business requirements into functional design.
Highly motivated team player with a service-oriented mindset, enjoying consulting and co-creating solutions.
Minimum of 10 years of experience working with IT development including IT processes, tools, technologies, data models and integrations. Experience in IT governance and financial management.
Track record using agile and DevOps principles to maximize the flow of value and responsiveness. Using feedback loops to understand stakeholder and user needs and use that knowledge while planning and executing.
Strong willingness to drive items and continuous improvement forward with friendly and respectful ways of working.
Proven experience working in an international environment with the ability to excel in virtual organizations. Ability to both work independently as well as contribute effectively to virtual teams in a multicultural setting.
Excellent collaboration and communication skills in English, including effectively communicating complex topics at a comprehensible level.
Open-minded with a sense of humor, contributing to a positive and dynamic work environment.
We are looking for a collaborative and proactive team player who approaches challenges with an open mind, adapts quickly in a dynamic and agile environment, and creates structure, clarity, and results in a transparent way. We also value strong communication and interpersonal skills in English, enabling effective collaboration and relationship-building with business stakeholders and colleagues.
What do you get in return?
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 sharing of information and ideas.
We offer our employees a modern work environment and flexible working conditions. Most importantly, we respect our talented employees and offer a supportive global team and opportunities for professional growth develop your expertise and career.
For further information
Should you have any questions regarding the role, please contact Marcel Keppels, IT Product Director for Lifecycle, Modernization and Engineering, via email at [email protected]
Want to join the #PeopleFlow?
If you think this could be your next inspiring challenge, please submit your application including a cover letter and CV as soon as possible via our Careers site Shape the future of cities. Join our flow. | KONE Careers latest on 25th September 2026.
We look forward to hearing from 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 https://kone.com/global/en/careers.html
Skills Required
- Minimum 10 years of experience working with IT development, including IT processes, tools, technologies, data models, and integrations
- Experience in IT governance and financial management
- Experience applying Agile and DevOps principles
- Strong analytical, conceptual thinking, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to translate business requirements into functional design
- Experience working in an international and multicultural environment
- Excellent English communication and collaboration skills
- Ability to work independently and effectively in virtual teams
Kone Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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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.
