Director, Total Compensation - location flexible

About this role

Responsibilities

• Set the global Total Compensation Strategy in alignment with the broader Performance & Reward vision and business strategy.
• Design and maintain global total compensation frameworks that ensure competitiveness, transparency, and internal equity.
• Lead the development of global base pay structures, salary ranges, progression logic, and pay philosophy.
• Own the design and governance of short term incentive programs, ensuring alignment to desired performance outcomes.
• Own global compensation governance, including policies, operational standards, approval matrices, and audit mechanisms.
• Lead annual budget integration for compensation-related costs, working closely with Finance to model scenarios and ensure affordability.
• Provide thought leadership on market trends, competitive positioning, and strategic reward priorities.
• Lead and develop a team of compensation professionals and build strong collaboration across the global Performanc

About KONE Oyj

KONEis aglobal leader in the elevator and escalator industry: our job is to make the world's cities better places to live.At KONE, our mission is to improve the flow of urban life. As a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, KONE provides elevators, escalators, and automatic building doors, as well as solutions for maintenance and modernization, which add value to the life cycle of any building. Purpose The Total Compensation Director is a senior leader within the Performance & Reward function and acts as the global owner of all compensation frameworks, structures, and policies. The role sets the strategic direction for total compensation and ensures a consistent, competitive, and compliant approach across all markets. This position shapes KONE's compensation philosophy, designs core reward frameworks, and leads governance and budget integration to support business performance and strategic workforce needs.