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Get Access To All JobsLocation: Lisle, IL
Full Time
Job Title
People and Communications Director (Strategic Business Partner), US West & 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.
Role Overview
This role acts as the enterprise-level architect for high performance culture, leadership capability, organizational effectiveness, and transformation across KONE’s frontline operations in the United States & Canada. This role serves as the principal strategic partner to Senior Vice President who oversee a portfolio exceeding $1.5B USD in P&L, 3,000+ employees, wide-scale unionized field operations, and complex, regionally distributed service organizations.
Acting one level below the CHRO, this leader accelerates transformation by shaping organizational design, simplifying structures and decision paths, elevating leadership capability, mobilizing talent with courage, and embedding execution discipline while reinforcing our corporate culture. They lead with courage, speed, and simplicity – driving cultural and operational shifts required to enable business growth, digital transformation, modernization, and outstanding customer and employee experience.
This role leads and directs a team of 2 senior leaders to deliver and execute and leads/participates on critical committees that drive organizational policy and decision-making requiring strong influencing and business partnering.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategic Business Partnering
- Leadership Effectiveness & Capability
- Team Leadership & Development
- Organizational Development & Workforce Planning
- Change & Transformation Leadership
- Culture, Engagement, DEI, & Belonging
- People Communications
- Data, Insights, & Operating Rhythm
- Governance, Compliance, & Risk Management
Role Requirements
You will bring 10+ years of progressive and successful Human Resources experience, preferably with a multinational company, to KONE. You will use the knowledge gained through your bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (HR, Labor Relations, Business, etc.), or 12+ years of equivalent experience.
Skills & Knowledge Desired
- Advanced influencing, facilitation, storytelling, and communication skills, including the ability to translate complex strategy into simple, repeatable narratives for frontline audiences.
- Demonstrated capability in coaching leaders to lead others—strengthening clarity, accountability, empowerment, and performance through trust-based leadership.
- Strong organization design capability to drive a high-performance culture and operational excellence.
- Ability to operate with multidimensional leadership expectations—balancing transformation, performance, results, and people leadership.
- Strong business and financial acumen; ability to partner on incentives, pricing, fixed costs, and other business levers impacting delivery and profitability.
- Strong analytical and insight capabilities—able to synthesize workforce, engagement, performance, and business data (e.g., Workday, engagement tools, BI) into actionable leadership insights.
- Strong organization design, workforce planning, and capability development skills, including designing and driving multi-district change programs end-to-end.
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience working within Federal and State Employment Laws.
- Proven success in coaching and developing talent and teams.
- Excellent verbal, presentation, facilitation, and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to lead projects across business units, ensuring effective change management and the ability to lead others through change.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a matrix organization.
- Demonstrated ability to set priorities to ensure timely completion of deadlines.
- Ability to navigate ambiguity, provide solutions to problems, and make informed decisions.
Leadership Competencies
- Inspiring Purpose - Leading change and ability to motivate and engage
- Agile Mind - Business Sense
- Focus on Momentum - Drive for results, decisiveness, and composure
- Steady Presence - Resilience and courage
- Authentic Connection – Concern for others and integrity
- Empowering Approach – Delegating and empowering, and Coach and development
Other Responsibilities
- Geographies: U.S., Canada – Travel up to 20%
- Business Model: Multi-country, unionized, field-intensive service operations (Service, New Installations, Modernization)
- P&L Exposure: Supports 1 SVP leading a combined business exceeding $3B USD with ~3,000+ employees
- Leadership Influence: Senior-P&C leader for frontline operations; leads multi-country HR/P&C team
- Environment: High operational complexity, high customer impact, heavy regulatory and labor exposure, accelerating digital transformation
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 experience and opportunities to help you achieve career and personal goals while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.
- We hire individuals who value culture because we believe culture drives innovation
- We value your authentic self.
- 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:
- 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
Annual Base Pay Range:
The national hiring range for this role is $215,800 – $283,290. The compensation package offered will depend on candidate’s ability to meet the requirements of the role, needs for the business strategy, and a range of factors unique to each candidate, including their skill set, years and depth of experience, certifications, and location.
Variable Compensation
KONE Annual Bonus plan at 25% Target Incentive (70/30) based on achievement of company goals and individual goals.
Come share your passion and energy to make a positive impact at KONE for our customers and your career!
Beware of Recruitment Scams!
KONE is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.
Location: Lisle, IL
Full Time
Job Title
People and Communications Director (Strategic Business Partner), US West & 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.
Role Overview
This role acts as the enterprise-level architect for high performance culture, leadership capability, organizational effectiveness, and transformation across KONE’s frontline operations in the United States & Canada. This role serves as the principal strategic partner to Senior Vice President who oversee a portfolio exceeding $1.5B USD in P&L, 3,000+ employees, wide-scale unionized field operations, and complex, regionally distributed service organizations.
Acting one level below the CHRO, this leader accelerates transformation by shaping organizational design, simplifying structures and decision paths, elevating leadership capability, mobilizing talent with courage, and embedding execution discipline while reinforcing our corporate culture. They lead with courage, speed, and simplicity – driving cultural and operational shifts required to enable business growth, digital transformation, modernization, and outstanding customer and employee experience.
This role leads and directs a team of 2 senior leaders to deliver and execute and leads/participates on critical committees that drive organizational policy and decision-making requiring strong influencing and business partnering.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategic Business Partnering
- Leadership Effectiveness & Capability
- Team Leadership & Development
- Organizational Development & Workforce Planning
- Change & Transformation Leadership
- Culture, Engagement, DEI, & Belonging
- People Communications
- Data, Insights, & Operating Rhythm
- Governance, Compliance, & Risk Management
Role Requirements
You will bring 10+ years of progressive and successful Human Resources experience, preferably with a multinational company, to KONE. You will use the knowledge gained through your bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (HR, Labor Relations, Business, etc.), or 12+ years of equivalent experience.
Skills & Knowledge Desired
- Advanced influencing, facilitation, storytelling, and communication skills, including the ability to translate complex strategy into simple, repeatable narratives for frontline audiences.
- Demonstrated capability in coaching leaders to lead others—strengthening clarity, accountability, empowerment, and performance through trust-based leadership.
- Strong organization design capability to drive a high-performance culture and operational excellence.
- Ability to operate with multidimensional leadership expectations—balancing transformation, performance, results, and people leadership.
- Strong business and financial acumen; ability to partner on incentives, pricing, fixed costs, and other business levers impacting delivery and profitability.
- Strong analytical and insight capabilities—able to synthesize workforce, engagement, performance, and business data (e.g., Workday, engagement tools, BI) into actionable leadership insights.
- Strong organization design, workforce planning, and capability development skills, including designing and driving multi-district change programs end-to-end.
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience working within Federal and State Employment Laws.
- Proven success in coaching and developing talent and teams.
- Excellent verbal, presentation, facilitation, and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to lead projects across business units, ensuring effective change management and the ability to lead others through change.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a matrix organization.
- Demonstrated ability to set priorities to ensure timely completion of deadlines.
- Ability to navigate ambiguity, provide solutions to problems, and make informed decisions.
Leadership Competencies
- Inspiring Purpose - Leading change and ability to motivate and engage
- Agile Mind - Business Sense
- Focus on Momentum - Drive for results, decisiveness, and composure
- Steady Presence - Resilience and courage
- Authentic Connection – Concern for others and integrity
- Empowering Approach – Delegating and empowering, and Coach and development
Other Responsibilities
- Geographies: U.S., Canada – Travel up to 20%
- Business Model: Multi-country, unionized, field-intensive service operations (Service, New Installations, Modernization)
- P&L Exposure: Supports 1 SVP leading a combined business exceeding $3B USD with ~3,000+ employees
- Leadership Influence: Senior-P&C leader for frontline operations; leads multi-country HR/P&C team
- Environment: High operational complexity, high customer impact, heavy regulatory and labor exposure, accelerating digital transformation
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 experience and opportunities to help you achieve career and personal goals while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.
- We hire individuals who value culture because we believe culture drives innovation
- We value your authentic self.
- 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:
- 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
Annual Base Pay Range:
The national hiring range for this role is $215,800 – $283,290. The compensation package offered will depend on candidate’s ability to meet the requirements of the role, needs for the business strategy, and a range of factors unique to each candidate, including their skill set, years and depth of experience, certifications, and location.
Variable Compensation
KONE Annual Bonus plan at 25% Target Incentive (70/30) based on achievement of company goals and individual goals.
Come share your passion and energy to make a positive impact at KONE for our customers and your career!
Beware of Recruitment Scams!
KONE is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding TN Visa Sponsorship as a Communications Director
Frame your credentials around PR specialty
TN classification for Communications Directors requires a bachelor's degree in communications, public relations, or journalism. If your degree is in a related field like marketing, document how your coursework and title align specifically with the PR manager category CBP adjudicates.
Target employers with recent visa filings
Companies with recent visa filings for communications or PR roles demonstrate established experience with visa sponsorship. Filtering by employers who have sponsored work visas before for your role type cuts your prospecting time significantly and signals genuine sponsorship readiness.
Request a support letter before your border crossing
Canadian citizens applying at a port of entry need a detailed employer support letter, not just an offer letter. The letter must specify your TN-qualifying occupation title, degree requirement, and intended duties. A vague or generic letter is the most common reason CBP requests secondary inspection.
Use Migrate Mate to find TN-ready employers
Migrate Mate filters Communications Director postings by TN visa sponsorship history, so you're not cold-applying to companies unfamiliar with the process. Search by role and location to reach employers already prepared to issue the documentation you need.
Clarify your Mexican TN timeline with the consulate
Mexican citizens apply for TN status at a U.S. consulate and face a separate appointment and processing timeline from Canadians. Confirm current wait times at your nearest consulate early in your job search so you can set a realistic start date in negotiations with your prospective employer.
Negotiate a TN renewal clause into your offer
TN status is granted in three-year increments with unlimited renewals. Build renewal responsibility and timing into your employment agreement before signing so your employer understands their obligation to file renewal documentation before your status expires.
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Find Communications Director JobsCommunications Director TN Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Communications Director role qualify for TN visa sponsorship?
Yes, Communications Director positions typically qualify under the TN visa's public relations specialist and manager category, provided the role requires and you hold a bachelor's degree in communications, public relations, journalism, or a closely related field. CBP officers evaluate both the job duties and your credentials at the time of application, so alignment between your degree and the stated role is essential.
How does the TN visa compare to H-1B for Communications Director roles?
TN is generally faster and more predictable for Canadian citizens: you can present at a port of entry and receive status the same day, with no lottery and no annual cap. H-1B requires employer sponsorship months in advance, a random lottery selection, and USCIS petition processing. For Mexican citizens, the TN process involves a consular appointment but still avoids the H-1B lottery entirely, making it the more reliable path for most USMCA nationals.
Can I use Migrate Mate to find Communications Director jobs that sponsor TN visas?
Yes. Migrate Mate is built specifically for TN visa job seekers and lets you filter Communications Director postings by sponsorship availability. That means you're reaching employers who already understand TN requirements and are prepared to provide the documentation CBP or a U.S. consulate needs, rather than spending time educating companies unfamiliar with the process.
What happens to my TN status if I'm laid off as a Communications Director?
TN status is employer-specific, so a layoff ends your authorization to work for that employer immediately. You're not automatically out of status, but you must secure a new qualifying TN offer and either apply for a new TN at a port of entry or file a change of status with USCIS. There is no formal grace period codified for TN holders equivalent to the 60-day H-1B grace period, so moving quickly on a new offer is important.
Do I need USCIS to approve my TN visa before starting work as a Communications Director?
Canadian citizens do not need USCIS pre-approval. You present your credentials, employer support letter, and offer documentation directly to CBP at a port of entry or pre-clearance location and receive TN status on the spot if approved. Mexican citizens must obtain a TN visa through a U.S. consulate before entering, which does involve a State Department appointment and processing period before work can begin.
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