Senior People & Communications Manager, KTI China

Job title: Senior People & Communications Manager, KTI China

Company: Kone


Job description: 1.Purpose(Sr.) People and Communication manager own and drive the P&C agenda for his/her responsibility unit. They support the achievement of KONE’s business objectives and contribute to the ongoing development of the business by aligning the P&C agenda so that the outcomes meet KONE’s current and future business needs. They drive the actions to attract, engage, develop, and motivate employees and develop KONE as a great place to work together with other Unit P&C, P&C Center of Expertise (CoE), and Services teams.(Sr.) People and Communication manager act as strategic business partners. He/she focus on advising, coaching, and developing their respective leadership teams and other business leaders and participate in P&C service delivery. He/she promote the usage of the P&C service delivery model in his/her units and proactively share feedback and business requirements to different P&C teams and help them to turn those into actions that improve P&C service delivery.2.Responsibilities and key activitiesThis section includes the responsibilities and key activities that the Unit P&C Head is either accountable for, or responsible to execute.Responsibilities and key activities

• Successfully define, drive and own the P&C agenda and participate in the design, development, and delivery of different actions so that the outcomes meet KONE’s current and future business needs, attracts, engages, develops, and motivates employees and develops KONE as a great place to work.
• Work together with other P&C teams to deliver and achieve success in the following areas:

• Learning and Development – e.g. competence and talent development priorities, leadership team and critical talent development, global program nominations, training needs and priorities
• Talent Management – e.g. talent management and acquisition strategy, talent management and acquisition guidelines, workplace equality, diversity and inclusion, key positions identification, leadership and talent review, long-term workforce planning, critical candidate selection, headcount review.
• Performance and Reward – e.g. performance management process, managing performance improvement, recognizing high performance, reward strategy, reward and recognition planning and guidelines, off cycle rewards, wellbeing.
• P&C Operations Development – e.g. manage organization and positions, plan headcount and employment costs

• Organizational Development – e.g. organization design, restructuring and job evaluation
• Culture and engagement – e.g. strategy and values communication, nurturing KONE culture
• Change management – e.g. driving business transformation in units.
• Employment/Industrial/Labor relations
• Occupational health and safety

• Understand business requirements and strategic objectives and turn them into P&C agenda priorities together with P&C CoE and P&C Services teams.
• Drive the alignment and consistency and take responsibility for the implementation and maintenance of P&C policies, processes and systems to ensure P&C is aligned with the business strategy and goals.
• Ensure employee’s and their competence levels meet current and future business needs (long and short term workforce planning, deployment of strategic workforce plan, monitor and analyze headcount cost development)
• Develop annual P&C budgets in line with global budgeting guidelines.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Unit P&C employees.
• Proactively guide, align, and share feedback with P&C CoE and P&C Services teams to enable quality service delivery.
• Ensure that the organization complies with all applicable regulations, laws and employment standards.
• Scan market trends and current way of operating to identify gaps and feed these into Unit P&C, P&C CoE, and P&C Services teams and collaborate with them on a daily basis.
• A member of their respective Management Teams (i.e. Unit, Area or Global)

3.Performance measuresPerformance measures

• Global/area/unit R80 as applicable
• Timely completion business transformations and agreed people action within the approved budget
• Achievement of Manage People process specific KPIs
• Business driven talent pools – successful and timely resourcing, job rotations, succession plans
• Labour costs and fixed costs
• Global policies and processes implemented.

4.Competence profile4.1Behavioural competencesBuilding a vision (KONE Leadership competences)Understands KONE strategy and turns it into clear goals for own area of responsibility, creates a real sense of purpose and commitment to implement the strategy.Customer Perspective (KONE Leadership competences)Takes customer´s perspective and focuses on those activities which are critical to customer satisfaction. Keeps up-to-date on current developments in the industry and constantly seeks opportunities for improvement.Driving performance (KONE Leadership competences)Clearly communicates the team´s direction. Sets clear and challenging objectives and priorities and holds people accountable. Recognizes excellent performance and proactively manages underperformance.Judgement (KONE Leadership competences)Draws upon a wide range of information to make well informed decisions even when faced with ambiguity and uncertainty. Simplifies complex information to clear concepts and solutions. Stands by decisions and takes responsibility for them.Driving Change (KONE Leadership competences)Actively promotes and drives implementation of changes in his/her area of responsibility, builds enthusiasm for change. Monitors and ensures the progress of change initiatives. Encourages team members to share and implement their ideas.Developing Talent (KONE Leadership competences)Develops and retains talent to ensure the long term success of KONE. Provides timely and constructive feedback to immediate colleagues and team members, empowers and gets the best out of others.Collaboration and Inclusion (KONE Leadership competences)Builds and maintains strong relationships and networks to achieve wider KONE goals. Treats others with dignity and respect, shares information widely. Operates successfully in diverse teams.Impact and Influencing (KONE Leadership competences)Communicates with confidence and clarity, identifies and breaks down barriers to open communication. Considers and builds on others ideas.Authenticity (KONE Leadership competences)Behaves in an open, transparent and respectful manner, acts with integrity in the longer term interest of KONE. Admits his/her own mistakes and challenges improper or unethical behaviour.4.2Professional requirements

• Diverse P&C background either from Unit P&C and P&C Center of Expertise roles or both
• Strong business acumen, and customer oriented.
• Proven track record of successful roles in multi-cultural business environment
• Excellent influencing and communication skills
• Diverse experience in coaching and developing talent, teams, and business leaders
• Experience in working across functional/business lines in a global matrix organization
• Hands-on project management and change management experience
• R&D and/or digital industry background is preferred.
• Solid people related financial planning and analysis skill
• Keep confidential for related information.
• Proactive and self-driven

4.3Entry-level requirements

• M.Sc. or Bachelor degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience
• 10+ years of progressive Human Resources experience, preferably in multinational company
• Fluent English and Chinese communication

4.4KONE specific issues – always need to be trained

• All Manage People processes and policies
• Full P&C operating model introduction
• KONE Safety and environmental regulations and/or KONE security policies
• KONE Way processes and organizational structure
• KONE strategy communication process
• KONE Code of conduct

KTI 介绍链接：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

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Location: China

Job date: Fri, 28 Feb 2025 05:50:28 GMT

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