Innovation Specialist, Digital Innovation

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KONE moves two billion people every day. As a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, we employ over 60,000 driven professionals in more than 60 countries worldwide joined together by a shared purpose, to shape the future of cities. In 2024, we had annual net sales of EUR 11.1 billion.

KONE has consistently been featured on Forbes list of World's Best Innovative Companies, World's Best Employers & World's Largest Public Companies. At KONE, we believe in teamwork and a work culture where everyone can be who they are. This is exactly what makes us strong and successful.

Innovation Specialist masters an engineering area of expertise as SME, ensuring best-in-class competence and deliverables on own specific technological area. The role operate both in New Product Development and in Product Change management, across all business lines.

General

• Responsible for technical consultancy and deliverables over specific domain, and over given timeframe, fulfilling requirements and specification received

Technical expertise

• Responsible for the technical output of given task assignment. Ensure to explore solution alternatives to carry out tasks.
• Responsible for the quality of such output and for defining and executing proper verification and validation plan
• Accountable for future-proofness of deliverables from own specialty point of view.

Ways of working

• Accountable for selecting suitable process, methods, tools etc. on specific competence area in order to ensure deliverable meeting stakeholder requirements
• Ensure to explore any solution alternative to carry out task
• Responsible that own output is properly documented

Develop capabilities

• Specialists ensure best practices and know-how are shared across the teams
• Specialists create proposal for engineering tools & process improvement or new development

• M.Sc., B.Sc. or equivalent knowledge level in engineering / computer science
• 2-3 years of experience in similar role
• Basic knowledge of ML/AI/Gen AI and its applications/limitations, data analytics, cloud architecture and related technologies, design thinking
• Passion and experience in prototyping, both in software and hardware (electrical/electronic)
• Good understanding of system integration aspects
• Knowledge and experience of 3D printing is a plus
• Knowledge of Python is a plus
• Knowledge of applicable patents on the specific subject matter expertise
• Knowledge of applicable design tools
• Specific skills on own specialty area, if any

• Career progression in opportunities within a global organization
• Total reward elements that engage and motivate our employees and help us make KONE a great place to work
• Comprehensive learning and development programs covering a wide range of professional skills
• You are surrounded by fun colleagues and a lively working environment. The best part is all leaders are great and open-minded

Click the Apply button and complete the online application process. A member of our Talent and Culture team will review your application and will be in contact with additional information accordingly.

In the meantime, feel free to browse our website for additional information on our company, brands and culture – KONE Corporation.

KONE is proudly ranked as World's Best Employers in Forbes magazine and to be named one of Singapore's Best Employers by The Straits Times and Statista for the third consecutive year in 2025

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.

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Seniority level: Associate

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Product Management and Marketing

Industries: Industrial Machinery Manufacturing