Travel Management Specialist

Puesto: Travel Management Specialist*
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 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.
Are you ready to make your next career move to join our team as our  Senior Compensation Specialist ?
Do you have experience leading projects from start to finish, coordinating multidisciplinary teams, and managing stakeholders at different levels of the organization?
Are you confident in communicating complex compensation topics both verbally and in writing, including presentations to senior leaders?
Can you work under pressure, meet tight deadlines, and still deliver high-quality results focused on the client?
Do you have the ability to multitask, prioritize, and manage multiple projects simultaneously without losing attention to detail?
Do you enjoy solving problems and conducting root cause analysis, using data to identify issues and propose effective solutions?
Are you someone who works independently, takes initiative, and drives projects to completion with minimal direction?
Do you feel comfortable working in a collaborative and multicultural environment, interacting with various lines of business, supply chains, and global teams?
Are you customer-oriented and results-driven, and do others recognize you for your proactive communication and meticulous attention to detail?

Compensation Specialist  , you will be instrumental in developing and implementing compensation strategies that enhance business performance while ensuring equity and transparency within the organization. Working within the P&R/People & Communications (P&C) function, you will be a trusted advisor to business partners, leaders, and global stakeholders, aligning compensation practices with KONE's Pay Philosophy and local market standards.

Leading the local deployment and customization of global compensation programs, such as annual compensation cycles and reward initiatives.
Collaborating with the Global P&R Center of Excellence to implement and refine compensation strategies, policies, and processes that align with organizational goals.
Performing market research and compensation analyses to provide data-driven insights and recommendations to management.
Ensuring pay equity, transparency, and compliance with regulations across the Americas, including managing pay equity analyses and conducting compensation surveys.
Supporting incentive compensation programs, including the KONE Bonus Plan, by overseeing audits, calculations, training, and communications.
Partnering with Finance and regional P&R leaders on local sales and operations incentive plans and ensuring compliance with Fair Labor Standards Act requirements for non-exempt overtime calculations.
Translating compensation strategies into HRIS configurations and generating actionable insights through compensation dashboards and business intelligence reports.
Leading key global and local initiatives as part of the Annual Operating Plan, applying project management methodologies for effective delivery.
Acting as a collaborative consultant, facilitating cross-functional alignment and addressing complex compensation cases with strong analytical skills and proactive stakeholder engagement.

In this role, you'll contribute to fair, competitive, and performance-driven rewards that support overall business success.

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Psychology or a related field
~ Highly proficient in Excel (pivot tables, formulas, b look ups, etc.)
~ Experienced in building dashboards, working with compensation data, and applying analytics to support decision-making
~ Fluent in English (written and verbal), French proficiency (a plus)?

Passionate about safety, quality and innovation

• Comprehensive health and wellness plans for the entire family

• 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.