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KONE, Inc Area Deployment & Business Partner Manager in Lisle, Illinois
KONE, founded in 1910, is one of the largest, award-winning elevator companies in the world and our offering for employees is as competitive as our offering for customers. Not only do we provide highly competitive salaries, company vehicles for specific roles, and world-class benefits for our salaried employees - we also pride ourselves on our culture and principles. Innovation, sustainability, collaboration and ethical business practices are just some of the pillars that we use to define our own success. Come join our family in KONE Americas to be a part of something big!
An Area Deployment & Business Partner Manager works on the finance operations team to ensure proper business partner between KBS and the business to ensure that processes are managed in accordance with the appropriate KONE Way requirements as well as meeting KONE quality requirements. This position will guide area team members to the development, implementation, utilization and constant improvement of finance processes.
Your responsibilities will be:
Drive harmonization and standardization with Global Process Owners for specific finance process (O2C/P2P) reporting to the Operations and Development Director
Provide guidance with process design.
Design, develop, and test automation workflows.
Deploy RPA components including bots, robots, development tools, code repositories and logging tools.
Support the launch and implementation of RPA solutions.
Ensure the acceptance and successful implementation of new business processes and supporting tools in the area.
Support KONE units in using KPIs to improve their daily operations.
Share best practices within and between the areas, as prescribed in the KONE operating model.
Ensure that global finance processes have a feedback loop for continuous improvement.
Help solve local issues and manages the local special cases or process exceptions together with local business.
Additional duties assigned by leadership, as required.
The desired candidate will have:
Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) from a four- year college or university.
3-5 years of progressive management experience, on individual contributor basis.
Preferred, training and/or experience in project management or business process design.
Proven track record of business transformation projects or process.
Able to execute as an automation developer and define solutions with automation routines.
Possess hands on experience on RPA tools and cognitive platforms.
Able to design technical specification documents for RPA Projects.
Experience with Agile development methodology.
Possess strong attention to detail and analytical skills.
Possess business communication skills to present technical details to non-technical audiences.
What can KONE offer you?
A chance to work with products that are used by millions of people every day; products and services that are widely recognized for their quality and innovation; and the opportunity to develop our existing product family and customer offering
An excellent opportunity to work with leading technologies and partners on a truly global scale and within a global portfolio
International career opportunities
A genuinely multicultural work environment - we have colleagues from 25 countries
Flexible working hours and remote working opportunities
Career Development
Competitive medical benefits
Matching 401K and Pension Plan
20 days PTO plus 10 holidays
KONE’s elevate your health program (https://www.kone.com/en/news-and-insights/stories/beating-the-stress.aspx)
*Applicant must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
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 federal, state or local protected class.
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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 www.kone.com/careers
Did you know KONE moves over one billion people every day? In 2023, we had annual net sales of EUR 11.0 billion. We employ over 60,000 driven professionals in more than 60 countries worldwide joined together by a shared vision. As a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, it is our mission to improve the flow of urban life.
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 federal, state or local protected class.