KONE Technology and Innovation Unit (KTI) is where the magic happens at KONE. It’s where we combine the physical world – escalators and elevators – with smart and connected digital systems. We are changing and improving the way billions of people move within buildings every day. We are on a mission to expand and develop new digital solutions that are based on emerging technologies.
KONE R&D brings together top talent from different disciplines into an industry-leading product and technology organization. We thrive in solving complex customer challenges, connecting legacy with the latest technologies across hardware and software engineering. In fact, roughly half of our R&D roles are in software. Agile ways of working mean that we are better able to meet our customers’ rapidly evolving needs for speed and innovation, in a global environment.
R&D unit in KTI is responsible for developing digital services at KONE. It’s the development engine for our Digital Services such as KONE 24/7 Connected Services , Office Flow and Partnership Ecosystem.
We are looking for a Senior Lead Data Scientist to join our Technician Assistant team, responsible for developing an AI tool that helps technicians fix elevators faster by analyzing technical documentation, historical service records, and IoT data. Available 24/7, it identifies root causes and provides clear recommendations.
The role is located in Espoo / Hyvinkää Finland. We work in a hybrid model so there’s possibility to work remotely couple of days a week.

• Build, evaluate and optimize the core logic of the AI tool
• Develop the Python backend