Senior Vice President - US West Region & Canada

Company Overview

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. 

Job Overview

Are you ready to lead an organization on both a regional level, but with an influential footprint on an multi-country level as our Senior Vice President, US West Region/Canada for KONE Americas?

As our Senior Vice President, US West Region/Canada, you will be an instrumental leader in driving profitable growth for all business lines (Service, Installation, and Modernization) in your dedicated geography. An area of focus is developing key business plans that align with our global strategy – implementing this on a local level and ensuring this is executed through full circle leadership. You will remain close to our customers to understand best engagement practices and nurturing the customer experience alongside your leaders. In addition to all of this – part of our mission and yours is to continue promoting a positive culture by accomplishing safety and quality goals to achieve customer satisfaction and profitable business results.

You will lead with success if you have a visionary mindset and possess a clear roadmap for the future, all while guiding the team along the way. In doing so, this would encourage creative thinking/innovation/and overall challenge to outside of the box thinking – this would mean encouraging those to take risks and learn quickly. In an ever changing environment, being adaptable and proactive will yield the highest results, but being strategic and quick in reaction will carry just as much weight. Amongst all else, being genuine, empathetic, and listening to understand others will ensure you are bringing an idealized influence to your teams.

Full Coverage: US West: WA, OR, CA, AZ, NV, ID, MT, WY, CO, NM, TX, KS, NE, SD, ND, MN, IA, MO, AR, parts of IL and LA. Canada: All provinces

Hiring requirements

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Management, Engineering, or Related Field

• MBA is a plus

Experience:

• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience

Knowledge & Skills:

• Analytical Skills: Strong analytical skills with a data-driven and continuous improvement mindset. Strong critical thinking skills.

• Influencing & Negotiation: Proficiency in negotiating, influencing, and operational management.

• Leadership: Proven transformational change leadership at the enterprise level. Ability to build high-performance, diverse teams and foster strong engagement and culture.

• Strategic Thinking – Excellent decision making and strategic thinking capabilities.

• Communication – Exceptional presentation, communication, and people skills.

• Global Perspective – Experience leading operations across multiple countries, with a deep understanding of cross-cultural awareness and empathy.

• Financial Acumen: Knowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting, and control principles. Proven history of driving business growth and profitability.

• Regulatory Knowledge: Understanding of federal, state, and local regulations.

• Labor Relations: Understanding of unionized workforces.

• Business Partnering: Experience with business partnering across matrixed global environments.

• Industry Knowledge: Comprehensive understanding of processes, procedures, policies, contracts, and product offerings. Construction and Infrastructure, Automotive and transportation, Energy, Smart Building Technology, etc.

About KONE

At KONE, we foster an innovative and collaborative culture, valuing each individual's contribution. Employee engagement and sustainability are key focuses, promoting ethical practices and mutual respect. We're proud to offer experiences and opportunities to help you achieve career and personal goals while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

We have the courage to hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because we believe diversity drives innovation:

• We value your authentic self

• Diversity, equity and inclusion is embedded in our strategy and values

• Collaborative, creative and supportive work environment

• Passionate about safety, quality and innovation

• We care about the communities where we live and work

Just some of our many benefits include:

United States Benefits

• ·Competitive salary

• ·Flexible work schedule

• Opportunities to learn and grow

• 401K Employer Match

• 401k Employer Non-elective Contribution

• Well-being Program

• Medical, Prescription, Dental and Vision Insurance

• Digital Health Solutions & Telehealth

• Health Savings Account (HSA)

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

• Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP)

• Family & Medical Leave

• Parental Leave

• Leave to Care for a Domestic Partner

• Paid Time Off & Holidays

• Company Paid Life and AD&D Insurance

• Supplemental Life and AD&D Insurance

• Company Paid Short-term and Long-term Disability

• Buy-Up Long-term Disability

• Critical Illness Insurance

• Hospital Indemnity & Accident Insurance

• Identity Theft Protection

• Legal Insurance

• KONE Credit Union

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Commuter Benefits

United States Annual Base Pay Ranges (Multiple potential locations):

• The compensation package offered will depend on their ability to meet the requirements of the role and a range of factors unique to each candidate, including their skill set, years and depth of experience, certifications, and location.  

• Los Angeles/Seattle location is $408,200.00 - $561,300.00 USD. 

• Dallas / Denver / Minneapolis / Houston / Las Vegas / Portland / Sacramento / San Diego area hiring range: $379,800.00 - $522,300.00. 

• San Francisco / San Leandro area hiring range: $443,800.00 - $610,200.00.

• Kansas City / St. Louis / Phoenix / Salt Lake City area hiring range: $355,000.00 - $488,100.00.

Variable Compensation & Other Allowances

• KONE 70/30 Annual Bonus plan at 40% Target Incentive based on achievement of company goals and individual goals.

• You will also be eligible for an annual transportation allowance of $17,000.00 USD.

• This role is also eligible for relocation.

• Additional Executive Physical bonus outcome.

Come share your passion and energy to make a positive impact at KONE for our customers and your career!

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.

Read more on www.kone.com/careers

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