Senior Director, Business Optimization

MRO

Senior Director of Business Optimization leading operational excellence and transformation initiatives for measurable improvements. Collaborating with leadership across various departments for effective implementation.

Posted 5/21/2026full-timeRemote • Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

RPA

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Establish and lead operational excellence, lean, six sigma, or business optimization capability
Drive enterprise alignment through OKRs, executive reporting, and performance management
Build and lead improvement initiatives that deliver measurable cost reduction, quality improvements, and cycle time reductions
Scale continuous improvement practices across the organization
Advise leadership on transformation priorities, operational strategies, and resourcing models
Provide coaching and leadership on agile, lean, and structured improvement methods
Deliver change leadership to ensure adoption and sustainment of transformation initiatives
Develop operational dashboards, performance scorecards, and executive reporting frameworks
Build common approaches across departments to enable transparency and accountability
Assist in sourcing initiatives to reduce operating cost and increase scalability
Drive automation, digital workflows, and technology solutions (RPA, analytics, Smartsheet, PowerBI)
Partner with product & technology organizations on operational capability uplift

Requirements

What you’ll need

15+ years leading large-scale transformation, shared services, operations, or enterprise process improvement
Proven stakeholder management across corporate functions (IT, HR, Finance, Operations)
Experience delivering major cost savings, operational efficiencies, and productivity improvements
Strong background in Lean, Six Sigma, and change leadership
Experience leading large organizations through technology, operating model, or sourcing transitions
Master Black Belt / Six Sigma Certifications preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equal Opportunity Employer

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Hard Skills & Tools

leansix sigmabusiness optimizationcontinuous improvementoperational excellenceperformance managementautomationdigital workflowsRPAanalytics

Soft Skills

leadershipstakeholder managementcoachingchange leadershiptransformation prioritiescommunicationcollaborationaccountabilitystrategic thinkingproblem solving

Certifications

Master Black BeltSix Sigma Certifications