Global Ethics & Compliance Manager

Global Ethics & Compliance Manager Location: Espoo, Finland Organization: Global Ethics & Compliance Reporting to: Director, Global Compliance Program Why this role? We are looking for a skilled and experienced Global Ethics & Compliance Manager to lead and further develop KONE’s global compliance training, awareness and communications program. In this role, you will translate compliance risks, requirements and program priorities into practical and engaging learning and awareness activities for different employee groups across KONE. With a proactive and solution-oriented mindset, you enjoy taking ownership, driving initiatives forward and turning ideas into impactful outcomes. You will independently lead the training and awareness area while collaborating closely with the Area Compliance teams and other relevant functions. This is a global individual contributor role with significant independence and broad stakeholder engagement. The position does not include direct people management responsibilities or direct reports. This role provides an opportunity to shape how compliance is understood and put into practice across an international organization. What will you be doing?

• Own and further develop the global compliance training and awareness framework, annual roadmap and delivery plan.
• Develop coherent learning approaches for global, role-based, targeted, onboarding and refresher training.
• Lead the planning, development, deployment and continuous improvement of global compliance e-learnings.
• Coordinate the end-to-end implementation of assigned training programs, including scoping, content development, communications, completion follow-up and evaluation.
• Drive compliance awareness by creating scalable and technology-enabled learning formats.
• Design and deliver global campaigns, articles, leadership messages, toolkits and other materials supporting key compliance priorities.
• Translate complex compliance topics into clear, accessible and engaging communications.
• Support policy and process implementations through targeted communications and awareness activities.
• Ensure that compliance messages remain consistent globally while being relevant to different audiences, functions and countries.
• Define meaningful measures for training reach, completion and effectiveness.
• Use data, employee feedback and compliance insights to identify improvement opportunities.
• Lead workshops and training sessions
• Provide practical guidance and general compliance advisory to stakeholders.
• Provide management with timely and relevant information and reporting.
• Undertake other responsibilities and initiatives within the Global Ethics & Compliance Program as assigned.

Are you the one? We are looking for a compliance professional who combines strong compliance understanding with the ability to turn complex topics into practical learning, communication and engagement. You have:

• Master’s degree in business, law, finance or any other relevant field
• Minimum 5 years of relevant compliance experience, in large international organizations.
• Strong written, verbal, presentation and facilitation skills in English.
• Fluent Finnish and other languages is an asset
• A strong understanding of the principles and regulatory expectations of an effective ethics and compliance program.
• Experience in independently leading training, awareness, communications, learning, change or other cross-functional initiatives.
• Experience in developing and deploying initiatives in an international organization.
• The ability to translate complex compliance requirements into clear, practical and accessible learning and communications.
• Strong stakeholder-management, collaboration and influencing skills.
• Willingness to continuously develop expertise in compliance areas.

A structured and proactive approach to managing multiple priorities, projects and deadlines. -

• The ability to use data, feedback and other available insights to assess effectiveness and drive improvements.
• Experience with learning platforms, digital learning, training reporting, communication tools, project management or external providers is considered an advantage.

We welcome candidates from different relevant professional and academic backgrounds who have sufficient substantive compliance knowledge and the capability to lead a global learning, communications and engagement program. What do we offer? A visible global role with the opportunity to shape how ethics and compliance are understood across KONE. The opportunity to develop learning and awareness solutions for diverse employee populations around the world. A collaborative international working environment and broad exposure to business and functional stakeholders. A role combining compliance expertise, communications, learning, creativity and practical program development. Continuous opportunities for professional development within a global organization. Interested? If you are motivated by making compliance understandable, relevant and actionable, we would be pleased to hear from you. Please submit your application, CV and cover letter through our recruitment system by 13th of November. 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 https://kone.com/global/en/careers.html