Generalist, People & Communications (HR)

Why this role?

At KONE, we believe in building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued. As a People & Communications Generalist, you will be a part of a dynamic team responsible for supporting and enhancing our people-focused initiatives, while contributing to the overall culture and success of the organization. This role offers opportunities to grow your career within an exciting global environment and directly contribute to making KONE a great place to work.

As a People & Communications Generalist, you will support local people and communication operations within Malaysia. You’ll work closely with teams to ensure smooth operations, from onboarding to payroll, while supporting our company-wide initiatives in culture, diversity, and employee engagement.

What will you be doing?

As a People & Communications Generalist, you'll play a pivotal role in supporting local HR and communication operations to ensure smooth, efficient processes across the board. Here's what your day-to-day might look like:

• Guide and Support: Provide expert advice to line managers and employees on how to use the People & Communications operating model, ensuring self-service options and available resources are utilized effectively.

• Onboarding Excellence: Manage a seamless onboarding experience for new hires, aligning with global processes. You'll keep materials updated, organize induction sessions, and analyze feedback to continuously improve the process.

• Smooth Offboarding: Oversee offboarding procedures, from organizing exit interviews to completing necessary processes, ensuring a respectful and efficient transition for departing employees.

• Champion Culture & Well-being: Actively contribute to initiatives that promote a positive workplace culture, driving diversity, equity, inclusion, and employee well-being activities.

• Benefits & Relocation: Administer local benefits and support relocation efforts for international hires, coordinating with providers such as Graebel, Crown, and CIDB to make transitions as smooth as possible.

• HR Operations: Handle employment-related tasks like time and attendance tracking, payroll preparation, and document coordination, ensuring everything is completed accurately and on time.

• Data & Systems Management: Help maintain organizational data by preparing uploads and promoting the use of Workday reports and dashboards. You’ll also review and approve Workday tasks to keep everything running smoothly.

• Annual HR Cycles: Collaborate with the People & Communications Center of Expertise to support the execution of key annual processes, such as leadership and talent reviews, by assisting with translations, training, and communication.

• Engagement Surveys: Assist in launching engagement surveys, analyzing results, leading team discussions, and helping plan and implement action steps for continuous improvement.

• Payroll Coordination: Consolidate and prepare monthly payroll submissions, ensuring everything is accurate and working closely with vendors for smooth processing.

Are you the one?

• Fresh graduates or candidates with up to 3 years of working experience in a People & Communications or HR-related role.

• You have a good understanding of local labor laws and People & Communications practices.

• You are detail-oriented with strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks.

• You possess excellent communication skills and can work both independently and as part of a team.

• Experience with HR systems such as Workday is a plus.

• You are enthusiastic about people development and have a passion for building an inclusive workplace.

What do we offer?

• Career progression and opportunities within a global organization.

• Total reward elements that engage and motivate our employees and help us make KONE a great place to work.

• Comprehensive learning and development programs covering a wide range of professional skills.

• You are surrounded by fun colleagues and a lively working environment. The best part is all leaders are great and open-minded.

Click on apply if you have a passion for meeting up with people and a desire to make an impact in the elevator and escalator industry.

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