The Portfolio Business Unit is seeking an experienced Continuous Improvement professional to drive operational excellence across project execution, business processes, and organizational performance. This role serves as a strategic partner to business leaders, leveraging Lean, Six Sigma, and change management methodologies to improve project outcomes, enhance efficiency, reduce risk, and strengthen KPI performance. The successful candidate will champion a culture of continuous improvement, facilitate cross-functional initiatives, coach leaders and project teams, and implement sustainable solutions that support the Portfolio BU's strategic objectives.

Tasks and Qualifications:

Key Responsibilities

Drive Operational Excellence

• Lead the development and execution of continuous improvement initiatives aligned with Portfolio BU business objectives.
• Identify opportunities to improve project delivery, operational performance, quality, productivity, and customer satisfaction.
• Facilitate process improvement workshops and Kaizen events utilizing Lean and Six Sigma methodologies.
• Establish standardized processes, governance practices, and operating rhythms that improve execution consistency.

KPI Management & Business Performance

• Partner with business leaders to define, measure, and improve critical business and project performance metrics.
• Develop dashboards and reporting mechanisms to provide visibility into operational performance and improvement opportunities.
• Analyze trends, identify root causes of performance gaps, and recommend corrective actions.
• Support leadership teams in driving accountability for KPI attainment and sustained results.

Lean Six Sigma Leadership

• Serve as the Portfolio BU subject matter expert for Lean and Six Sigma methodologies.
• Coach and mentor Green Belts, Champions, project managers, and functional leaders on continuous improvement principles.
• Lead complex improvement projects utilizing DMAIC, Lean, and other structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Promote the adoption of best practices across the organization.

Quality, Risk & Compliance

• Partner with Quality, EHS, and business leaders to investigate corrective actions, recurring issues, and process failures.
• Develop and implement preventive measures to reduce operational risk and non-conformance costs.
• Support root cause analysis, corrective action planning, and long-term process sustainability.
• Monitor business risks and recommend improvements that strengthen organizational performance.

Change Management

• Lead change management efforts associated with business transformation and process improvement initiatives.
• Develop communication, training, and adoption strategies to ensure successful implementation of new processes.
• Build organizational capability and foster a culture focused on continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Strategic Business Partnership

• Serve as a trusted advisor to Business Process Owners and functional leadership teams.
• Collaborate across Project Management, Engineering, Installation, Quality, Safety, and other business functions.
• Influence stakeholders at all organizational levels to drive alignment and successful execution of improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business, Operations Management, Supply Chain, or related discipline.
• 8+ years of progressive experience in Continuous Improvement, Operational Excellence, Process Improvement, or Project Management.
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification.
• Proven experience leading enterprise or business-unit-wide improvement initiatives.
• Demonstrated success implementing KPI-driven performance management systems.
• Strong analytical, facilitation, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience conducting root cause analysis and driving corrective action plans.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to influence without direct authority.

Preferred

• Master's Degree (MBA or related field).
• PMP Certification.
• Experience working within project-based, engineering, manufacturing, automation, or industrial organizations.
• Experience with Value Engineering methodologies and SAVE certification.
• Experience leading large-scale business transformation initiatives.