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 by providing elevators, escalators and automatic building doors, as well as solutions for maintenance and modernization which add value to the life cycle of any building.

We are looking for a Senior Program Manager Workforce Planning to drive our enterprise-wide Workforce Planning initiative. This role reports to the Senior Vice President People & Communications, Global Functions & Organizational Effectiveness. The preferred location is Espoo, Finland, or one of KONE's main frontline offices.

Responsibilities and key activities:

• Holistic program management for a KONE-wide Workforce Planning initiative, 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 internal pilots to gather insights, deliver best practices, and identify gaps for the next phases of the program.
• Conceptualize 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 to deliver the 2026–2030 plan.
• Actively communicate with business stakeholders, Finance, People & Communications and other relevant parties to co-create 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 across 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, simple messaging.
• Holistic understanding of corporate processes across sales and operations planning, sales, supply chain, finance and HR.
• Analytical and strategic thinking to interpret data and build scenarios.
• Courage to think beyond the present with awareness of future AI options.
• 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 our global business organization and contribute to developing our ways of working and P&C development.
• An environment where managers and employees value your contributions in P&C and have a positive outlook on this support.
• Community of highly professional P&C colleagues who value your contribution and are ready to support you.

For additional information please 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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