Business Analyst (Contract) - Chennai

Kone; Chennai; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

KONE is seeking a Business Analyst for our Chennai (Vadapalani) team. The role focuses on analytics to drive business decisions, working with Stream Leads and teams to translate structured thinking into actionable insights and recommendations.

Emphasis is on problem solving, decision support, and delivering measurable business impact. The candidate will structure questions, identify opportunities and risks, and support implementation while coordinating with multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced,

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of relevant work experience.
• Masters degree with outstanding academic performance.
• Fluency in English; other languages a plus.
• Motivation to work in a fast-paced international/multicultural environment.
• Strong social, negotiation and decision-making skills with leadership ability.
• Solid PowerPoint and Excel skills with financial analysis capability.
• Willingness to respond outside standard hours in a transaction-driven setting.
• Problem-solving mindset with hypothesis-building and issue identification.

Responsibilities

• Structure business questions into clear problem statements and analytical approaches.
• Identify insights, opportunities, risks, and trade-offs for informed decisions.
• Support analysis through to implementation follow-up where applicable.
• Manage project execution and stakeholders across timelines.
• Take ownership of sub-workstreams within projects.
• Provide decision-making support and recommendations.

Skills

PowerPoint

Excel

Excel modeling

Financial analyses

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Education

Master's degree in Economics/Engineering/MBA or equivalent

Job description

Did you know KONE moves over one billion people every day? In 2025, we had annual net sales of EUR 11.2 billion. We employ over 60,000 driven professionals in close to 70 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.

Why this role?

KONE is embarking upon an exciting growth phase and this represents an opportunity for you to join our Chennai (Vadapalani) team, as Business Analyst. Key objective is helping teams with analytics and make informed decisions. The role works closely with Stream Leads and team members to combine structured thinking, analysis, and practical business understanding into clear insights and recommendations. While data and analytics are important tools, the focus of the role is on problem solving, decision support, and driving business impact.

What will you be doing?

• Structure business questions and challenges into clear problem statements and create practical analytical approaches.
• Identify insights, opportunities, risks, and trade-offs to support informed decision-making.
• Support work from analysis and insights through implementation follow-up where applicable.
• Manage project execution, assist in setting up project governance frameworks, and manage multiple stakeholders in a time efficient manner.
• Taking ownership for delivery of sub-workstreams of projects.
• Provide decision making support and recommendations.

Are you the one?

• At least one year of relevant work experience.
• Masters degree (Economics, Engineering, MBA or equivalent) with outstanding academic performance
• Language requirements: fluency in English, other languages a plus
• Motivation and drive to work and deliver results in a fast paced international and multicultural environment.
• Excellent social, negotiation and decision-making skills and an ability to show leadership and take initiative.
• Strong technical skills including PowerPoint & Excel, Excel modeling and financial analyses.
• High degree of flexibility and availability required; ability to respond to project needs outside standard working hours in a transaction-driven environment.
• Prioritizes problem-solving through hypothesis-building and identifies key issues.
• Is resourceful and tenacious in approaching problems.
• Proactiveness & resilience.
• Capability to drive cross-functional project delivery.
• Taking ownership of problem solving.