Senior Performance & Rewards Specialist

Founded in 1910 KONE is a global leader that provides elevatorsescalatorsand 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 worlds cities better places to live by providing innovative solutions that help make peoples journeys safeconvenientand reliable. Our operations in over 60 countries around the worldhashelped 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 tojoin our teamas ourSenior Performance&Rewards Specialist

• Do you have experience leading projects from start to finish coordinating multidisciplinary teams and managing stakeholders at different levels of the organization
• Are you confident in communicating complex compensation topics both verbally and in writing including presentations to senior leaders
• Can you work under pressure meet tight deadlines and still deliver high-quality results focused on the client
• Do you have the ability to multitask prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously without losing attention to detail
• Do you enjoy solving problems and conducting root cause analysis using data to identify issues and propose effective solutions
• Are you someone who works independently takes initiative and drives projects to completion with minimal direction
• Do you feel comfortable working in a collaborative and multicultural environment interacting with various lines of business supply chains and global teams
• Are you customer-oriented and results-driven and do others recognize you for your proactive communication and meticulous attention to detail

If you answered a resounding YES then we have an amazing opportunity for you!

As our Performance & Rewards (P&R) Specialist you will be instrumental in developing and implementing compensation strategies that enhance business performance while ensuring equity and transparency within the organization. Working within the P&R/People & Communications (P&C) function you will be a trusted advisor to business partners leaders and global stakeholders aligning compensation practices with KONEs Pay Philosophy and local market standards.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the local deployment and customization of global compensation programs such as annual compensation cycles and reward initiatives.
• Collaborating with the Global P&R Center of Excellence to implement and refine compensation strategies policies and processes that align with organizational goals.
• Conducting job evaluations using the Mercer IPE methodology to ensure appropriate grading and salary positioning.
• Performing market research and compensation analyses to provide data-driven insights and recommendations to management.
• Ensuring pay equity transparency and compliance with regulations across the Americas including managing pay equity analyses and conducting compensation surveys.
• Supporting incentive compensation programs including the KONE Bonus Plan by overseeing audits calculations training and communications.
• Partnering with Finance and regional P&R leaders on local sales and operations incentive plans and ensuring compliance with Fair Labor Standards Act requirements for non-exempt overtime calculations.
• Translating compensation strategies into HRIS configurations and generating actionable insights through compensation dashboards and business intelligence reports.
• Leading key global and local initiatives as part of the Annual Operating Plan applying project management methodologies for effective delivery.
• Acting as a collaborative consultant facilitating cross-functional alignment and addressing complex compensation cases with strong analytical skills and proactive stakeholder engagement.

In this role youll contribute to fair competitive and performance-driven rewards that support overall business success.

Main requirements:

• 5 years of experience in compensation or total rewards including leading annual cycles such as salary structures merit reviewsbonusand incentive calculations
• Bachelors degree in Human Resources Psychologyor a related field
• Highly proficient in Excel (pivot tables formulas b look ups etc)

• Experienced in building dashboards working with compensation data and applying analytics to support decision-making
• Fluent in English (written and verbal) Frenchproficiency(a plus)

We have the courage to hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds not just becauseitsthe right thing to do but becausewe believe diversity drives innovation:

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Diversityequityand inclusion is embedded in our strategy and values

Collaborativecreativeand supportive work environment

Passionate about safetyqualityand innovation

We care about the communities where we live and work

Just some of our many benefits include:

Competitivesalary

Opportunitiestolearnandgrow

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 impactatKONE for our customers andyourcareer!

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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race color sex age national origin religion sexual orientation gender identity status as a veteran and basis of disability or any other federalstateor local protected class.