Global elevator, escalator, and mobility systems manufacturer with 69,000+ employees
Schindler Group operates a geographically distributed manufacturing and service network—69,000 employees across 100+ countries, with R&D and production sites in the US, Brazil, Europe, China, and India. The tech stack is enterprise-heavy (SAP, Microsoft Office suite, SAP CRM) with emerging developer tooling (Python, Git, Jira, Visual Studio Code), signaling IT modernization alongside core manufacturing operations. Active hiring spans engineering (largest department), ops, and sales, with a heavy focus on mid-level and senior roles—typical for a mature, global organization scaling service delivery and modernization projects.
Notable leadership hires: Project Engineering Lead, Assistant Project Lead
Schindler Group manufactures elevators, escalators, and moving walkways, with annual mobility for over two billion people globally. The company serves office and residential buildings, airports, shopping centers, and specialty structures through a network of over 1,000 branch offices. Revenue-generating activities split between new installations and modernization of existing systems, supported by a large field service organization. Core operational challenges include safety compliance, cost control, reducing equipment downtime, and meeting project deadlines across dispersed geographies. The company maintains manufacturing footprints and R&D capabilities across multiple continents to serve regional markets.
Schindler uses SAP (ERP and CRM), Microsoft Office and Teams, and manufacturing protocols (CAN, TCP/IP, UART). Engineering teams adopt Python, Git, Jira, and Visual Studio Code for software development.
Schindler posts roles across 25 countries: Switzerland, Germany, Canada, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Turkey, Brazil, US, UK, India, Sweden, Czechia, China, Singapore, Mexico, Egypt, Italy, Ireland, Austria, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Myanmar, New Zealand, and Colombia.
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