Product Owner, Service Digital Channels

Digitalizing KONE's marketing, sales and customer interactions will be one of the key areas in KONE's new "Sustainable success with customers" strategy. In the future, the best experience can be created by working together with customers and partners in every step of the process, from early engagement to upgrading equipment.

Commercial & Operations Solutions unit within KONE IT is designing, developing, maintaining and supporting solutions across KONE's digital and digitally enabled customer journey - marketing, sales, field service and project delivery and customer service. Especially for marketing and sales, our purpose is to enable superior customer experience and high-rising sales by transforming how KONE interacts with customers.

We are now looking for a
 

Product Owner, Service Digital Channels

Are you passionate about shaping the future of digital experiences? Are you driven by innovation and a desire to create products that delight users? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!

In this role as Product Owner, you work in close collaboration with KONE global business lines and our key user network globally, and with them create concepts and functional specifications for Service Digital Channels such as KONE Online, KONE Mobile and future B2B Customer Portals. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams in IT including design & development to deliver best-in-class digital experiences.

The position is based in Espoo, Finland and you will report to Product Manager, Channels & Service Sales within the Commercial & Operations Solutions in KONE IT.

In this role, you get to:

• Realize maximum value from product investments through the product life cycle by defining the product roadmap, prioritizing the product backlog, and planning theirexecution.
• Clarify the needs of stakeholders and target users and translating them into product backlogs in form and shape of epics, features & stories.
• Own the solution design for customer facing channels such as KONE Online, KONE Mobile and future B2B customer portals, while understand the big picture with interdependencies to integrated solutions.
• Set up the overall product performance KPIs and targets including for operations and IT activities related to benefit realization. Responsible for regularly following the KPIs and communicating them to key stakeholders.
• Facilitate agile ways of working and overall planning, bring clarity, and manage the backlog efficiently & transparently.
• Apply incremental and iterative development while learning driven development principles through agile ceremonies.
• Ensure that the product operations and performance are as planned in-line with the product value proposition, and timely corrective actions are taken when needed.
• Be responsible for managing the financial aspects of the product lifecycle taking the total cost of ownership across the lifecycle into account including development costs, license costs, run costs.
• Promotecontinuous improvement to the product and ways of working within the agile team.
• Use feedback loops to understand stakeholder and user needs and use that knowledge while planning and executing the product roadmap.
• Stay informed about industry trends and best practices to drive innovation and competitive advantage in the customer channels.

Skills & experience we`re looking for:

• Minimum of 8+ years of experience in working with product development incl. IT processes, system development, cloud-based technologies.
• Proven experience as Product Owner, Product Designer, or similar role, preferably in digital product development
• Highly motivated team player with a service-oriented mindset, enjoying consulting and co-creating solutions.
• Passion for delivering exceptional digital experiences and driving continuous improvement.
• Hands-on experience in applying designing thinking techniques combined with Agile (Scrum, Kanban, XP) and DevOps ways of working.
• Good understand of the B2B and B2C digital landscape to identify opportunities in capabilities such as e-commerce and CIAM (customer identification and access management)
• Strong willingness to drive items and continuous improvement forward with friendly and respectful ways of working.
• Proven experience working in an international environment with the ability to excel in virtual organizations. Ability to both work independently as well as contribute effectively to virtual teams in a multicultural setting.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills in English, including effectively communicating complex topics at a comprehensible level.
• Open-minded with a sense of humor, contributing to a positive and dynamic work environment.

Contact information:

If you have any questions regarding the role, please be in touch with Luis Velez, +358504867855 luis.velez@kone.com, Monday 25th March 13.00-15.00 or Wednesday 27th March 14.30-15.30.

If you're ready to take your career to the next level and make a difference in the world of Digital Channels, we want to hear from you! Please attach a CV and cover letter to let us know a little more about you and apply via our careers-site www.kone.com/jobslatest on 2nd of April.

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