Senior Product Owner, Engineering Workflows

Kone México; Espoo; Hybrid; EUR 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

KONE is seeking a Senior Product Owner for Engineering Workflows, based in Espoo, Finland. You will own product design within the KONE IT organization, collaborating with Customer Solutions Engineering, Supply Chain, and a global user network to deliver value and transparency across engineering workflows.

You will lead cross-functional teams, define roadmaps, manage backlogs, and monitor KPIs to ensure business outcomes and continuous improvement in an agile environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of IT development experience including processes, tools, data models and integrations.
• Experience in IT governance and financial management.
• Track record using Agile and DevOps to maximize value flow.
• Excellent collaboration and English communication in an international environment.

Responsibilities

• Define product roadmaps and prioritize backlogs for Engineering Workflows.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across multiple business lines to align demand.
• Own solution design for Engineering Workflow products and manage interdependencies.
• Set up KPIs and monitor product performance; drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Business mindset

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Agile & DevOps

English communication

Team collaboration

International experience

Multicultural teamwork

Virtual collaboration

Service orientation

Job description

## Senior Product Owner, Engineering WorkflowsHae: Espoo: Täysipäiväinen: Julkaistu tänään: R0664257*Founded in 1910, KONE is a global leader that provides elevators, escalators and 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 world’s cities better places to live by providing innovative solutions that help make people’s journeys safe, convenient and reliable. Our operations in over 60 countries around the world has helped us achieve our position as an innovation and sustainability leader with repeated recognitions by Forbes, Corporate Knights for clean capitalism and others.* *KONE’s vision is to create the Best People Flow experience by providing ease, effectiveness and experience to our customers and users. In line with our strategy, Sustainable Success with Customers, we will focus on increasing the value we create for customers with new intelligent solutions and embed sustainability even deeper across all of our operations. By closer collaboration with customers and partners, KONE will increase the speed of bringing new services and solutions to the market.* KONE Technology and Innovation Unit (KTI) is where we combine the physical world – escalators and elevators – with smart and connected digital systems. We are changing and improving the way billions of people move within buildings every day. We are on a mission to expand and develop new digital solutions that are based on emerging technologies. IT professionals - KONE Corporation*KONE Technology and Innovation (KTI)* *is where the magic happens at KONE. It's where we combine the physical world – escalators and elevators – with smart and connected digital systems. We are changing and improving the way billions of people move within buildings every day. We are on a mission to expand and develop new digital solutions that are based on emerging technologies.*We are now looking for a **Senior Product Owner, Engineering Workflows** Are you passionate about shaping the future of digital experiences? Are you driven by innovation and have a desire to create products that delight users? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!As a Senior Product Owner, you will own the product design for the Engineering Workflows domain within KONE IT. You will collaborate closely with stakeholders across Customer Solutions Engineering, KONE Supply Chain, and our global key user network.You will work with cross-functional teams spanning design, development, business process ownership, and the wider IT organization to deliver best-in-class digital experiences and business outcomes, improving engineering efficiency and transparency.The position is based in Espoo, Finland, and you will report to the Product Director for Lifecycle, Modernization and Customer Solutions Engineering in KONE IT’s Commercial & Operations Solutions organization. **In this role, you get to:*** Realize **maximum value** from product investments through the **product life cycle** by **defining product roadmaps**, **prioritizing** the product backlogs and **planning their** **execution**.* Work in close collaboration with the stakeholders from several business lines to influence, collect, prioritize and manage business demand.* Own the solution design for Engineering Workflow products, understand the big picture with interdependencies to integrated solutions, as well as in detail.* Set up the overall product performance KPIs and targets including for operations and IT activities related to benefit realization. Responsible for regularly following the KPIs and communicating them to key stakeholders.* Facilitate agile ways of working and planning, bring clarity and manage the backlog efficiently & transparently. Apply incremental and iterative development and learning driven development principles.* Ensure that the **product operations** and **performance** are as planned in-line with the product value proposition, and timely **corrective actions** are taken when needed. Follow and address **technical debt** in the product to ensure continued and sustained operations.* Be responsible for managing the **financial aspects** of the product lifecycle taking the Total cost of ownership across the lifecycle into account including development costs, license costs, run costs.* **Promote** **continuous improvement to the product and ways of working** within the agile team. Actively contribute to **development initiatives** within own tribe and department.**Skills & experience we`re looking for:*** A business mindset with the ability to comprehend the commercial drivers of stakeholders, utilizing strong analytical & conceptual thinking, and problem-solving skills to translate business requirements into functional design.* Highly motivated team player with a service-oriented mindset, enjoying consulting and co-creating solutions.* Minimum of 10 years of experience working with IT development including IT processes, tools, technologies, data models and integrations. Experience in IT governance and financial management.* Track record using **agile and DevOps** principles to maximize the **flow** **of value** and **responsiveness.** Using **feedback loops** to understand stakeholder and user needs and use that knowledge while planning and executing.* Strong willingness to drive items and continuous improvement forward with friendly and respectful ways of working.* Proven experience working in an international environment with the ability to excel in virtual organizations. Ability to both work independently as well as contribute effectively to virtual teams in a multicultural setting.* Excellent collaboration and communication skills in English, including effectively communicating complex topics at a comprehensible level.* Open-minded with a sense of humor, contributing to a positive and dynamic work environment.We are looking for a collaborative and proactive team player who approaches challenges with an open mind, adapts quickly in a dynamic and agile environment, and creates structure, clarity, and results in a transparent way. We also value strong communication and interpersonal skills in English, enabling effective collaboration and relationship-building with business stakeholders and colleagues.**What do you get in return?** 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 sharing of information and ideas. We offer our employees a modern work environment and flexible working conditions. Most importantly, we respect our talented employees and offer a supportive global team and opportunities for professional growth develop your expertise and career.**For further information** Should you have any questions regarding the role, please contact Marcel Keppels, IT Product Director for Lifecycle, Modernization and Engineering, via email at [e-mail]**Want to join the #PeopleFlow?**If you think this could be your next inspiring challenge, please submit your application including a cover letter and CV as soon as possible via our Careers site Shape the future of cities. Join our flow. | KONE Careers latest on **25******t**h September 2026.**We look forward to hearing from you!