Circana

Director, Central Operations – Governance & Standards

Circana

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $102,000 - $120,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Own the enterprise DMS/LSW standards, templates, playbooks, and maturity rubrics (levels 2.1 → 2.4).
  • Lead updates and documentation to ensure clarity and ease of use across global teams.
  • Conduct quarterly maturity audits across teams to assess progress.
  • Ensure weekly board quality: agenda execution, comments on red items, reason codes, pareto stability.
  • Maintain the System Health Scorecard, which includes DMS maturity, LSW usage, PDCA learning rate, and escalations.
  • Identify adoption gaps and partner with T2 leaders on corrective actions.
  • Track enterprise‑wide PDCA (Plan‑Do‑Check‑Act) cycles, trend drivers, and performance signals.
  • Coach T3 leaders on meeting facilitation, pareto creation, and PDCA learning behaviors.
  • Conduct monthly LSW reviews with leaders; ensure protected time, board walks, and reflections occur.
  • Drive adoption of the operating system through clear communication, leader enablement, and consistent governance.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of progressive experience in Continuous Improvement, Operational Excellence, Management Systems or Lean Transformation.
  • Proven track record leading enterprise‑level Lean transformations with measurable results.
  • Deep expertise in Lean tools and systems (value‑stream mapping, standard work, visual management, 5S, mistake‑proofing, flow optimization).
  • Strong auditing, governance, and standard‑writing skills.
  • Ability to synthesize system health, risks, and adoption gaps for senior‑leadership conversations.
  • Demonstrated ability to coach senior leaders and frontline teams in CI principles.
  • Strong executive presence with the ability to influence across global, matrixed organizations.
  • Hands‑on “go‑see” leadership style with the ability to observe routines, identify gaps, and translate observations into action.
  • Experience integrating technology into CI systems (automation, workflow tools, analytics).
Benefits
  • Paid time off
  • Medical/dental/vision insurance
  • 401(k)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
Continuous ImprovementOperational ExcellenceManagement SystemsLean Transformationvalue-stream mappingstandard workvisual management5Smistake-proofingflow optimization
Soft Skills
auditinggovernancestandard-writingcoachingexecutive presenceinfluenceleadershipcommunicationsynthesisobservation