Senior Specialist, Service And Ux Design

KONE Technology and Innovation Unit (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.

KONE Design is a global multi-expertise team designing next-generation services, game-changing physical and digital products to inspire our customers and end-users with meaningful and engaging experiences. We all share a human-oriented and holistic approach to make future living better in an urban environment.

We are now looking for a

Senior Service and UX Design Specialist

to join the diverse group of design professionals in the global KONE Design team in Espoo, Finland (with remote working opportunities for two days a week).

In this role, you will collaborate with various functions across the company, as well as with our customers and end-users. You will support a wide range of projects, currently with a primary focus on customer-facing channels and internal sales processes. You’ll apply a design mindset and methodologies from early concept creation and prototyping to the final implementation of digital solutions. You bring strong expertise in service and digital product design, along with a fearless, challenger attitude. Welcome to the team!

You’ll love this position if

• You have a proactive and systematic way of working

• You feel empathy toward customers and end-users, and can understand and analyze their jobs-to-be-done through constant and iterative co-creation

• You know your design toolbox and can creatively identify and apply the best tools and methods for the task at hand

• You gather insights and inspiration from customers, trends, and benchmarks, and turn them into actionable opportunities and concrete solutions

• You can communicate your ideas and solutions through prototypes and mock-ups

• You also possess the skills and knowledge to build production-ready designs

• You understand how technologies can be leveraged to develop digital products and outstanding customer experiences

• You are a creative and strategic thinker with the ability to see the big picture and innovate new solutions. You maintain a helicopter perspective and connect the dots throughout projects

• You have strong presentation, communication, and facilitation skills in English, a knack for storytelling to convince stakeholders with insights, and a willingness to share your experience and expertise within the team

• You can easily plan and schedule design tasks and have some experience guiding and leading fellow designers within a project

• You are a team player with strong social skills that help you build professional relationships with internal stakeholders

We hope you have

• A Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Design or Business (e.g. MSc Econ or MBA)

• Several years of experience in service design and digital product design

• Experience with tools like Miro and Figma

• Strong written and spoken English

• Previous experience working in an agile, multidisciplinary team (a plus)

• Understanding of front-end technologies (a plus)

We offer

• Fun, passionate, and highly experienced teammates

• A truly global team working across various design disciplines

• Opportunities to strengthen your skills and learn new ones

• The chance to impact innovative services and solutions in a top-tier company in the industry

• Benefits from being part of a solid, established corporation

Want to join the #PeopleFlow?

If you think this could be your next inspiring challenge, please submit your application as soon as possible via our Careers site www.kone.com/jobs latest by August 13th, 2025.

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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