Core HR Solutions Functional Lead

About the role

KONE's People & Communications Operations Development function develops HR processes, tools and employee experience, working with colleagues worldwide and with business stakeholders. It is looking for a Core HR Solutions Functional Lead to lead and develop technical solutions for core HR processes together with other Solutions teams, Core Specialists, P&C Services and IT. The position is based either at KONE's Corporate Head Office in Espoo, Finland or at its European Shared Service Center in Bratislava, Slovakia.

Key responsibilities

• Act as technical owner of KONE's global core HR process solutions.
• Create and maintain the Core HR Solutions technology roadmap with the team, other P&C Solutions teams, P&C Services and IT.
• Evaluate, plan and implement Workday release items in Core HR, Absence and Workday Help with Core HR Solutions Specialists and the AMS partner.
• Design, implement and own a scalable support and operating model for HR together with key P&C stakeholders.
• Identify and drive new functionalities in Core HR and benchmark KONE's processes against other global companies of similar size.
• Work with IT to find ways to automate and simplify core HR processes and end-user services.
• Lead Core HR solution projects and configure Core HR setup in Workday with Core HR Solutions Specialists.
• Collaborate with other functional areas' technical owners and KONE IT to keep solutions consistent with the wider HR technology landscape.
• Support Core HR Solutions Specialists in training P&C Services so they can provide quality support documentation and guides for Performance and Reward solutions.

Required profile

• Solid technical background with Workday, including at least 4 years of experience with Core HR; experience with Workday Help, Absences and Security is advantageous.
• Previous experience in a global technology project with an area of own responsibility.
• Experience managing people across cross-functional teams and projects; a previous managerial position with direct reports is not required.
• Initiative, result orientation, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and excellent project management, planning and facilitation skills.
• Networking, communication and relationship-building skills; experience supporting M&A activities from a technical perspective is an advantage.

Required skills

• Workday (Core HR, Absence, Workday Help)
• Project management

Applications with an updated CV and cover letter are submitted through the company's careers site by 25 November 2026.