Operational Excellence Manager

You will lead complex cross-functional improvement initiatives and provide hands-on operational excellence consultancy to business teams. You will use Lean Six Sigma Black Belt expertise, data analysis and stakeholder collaboration to improve efficiency, customer outcomes and process performance. You will build a pipeline of opportunities, deliver measurable and sustainable benefits, and develop continuous improvement capability through coaching, mentoring, facilitation and knowledge transfer. You will report to the Director, Transformation and Operational Excellence.
What You'll Be Doing
Partner with business teams to identify, assess and prioritise improvement opportunities aligned to customer, operational, financial and control objectives, building a credible pipeline of Lean Six Sigma and operational excellence initiatives ranging from rapid improvement activities to complex Black Belt projects.
Lead complex improvement projects through the full DMAIC lifecycle (Define, Measure, Analyse, Improve, Control), developing business cases, implementation plans, and managing milestones, risks, issues and dependencies to ensure successful delivery.
Analyse process, customer and performance data to identify root causes, quantify opportunities and support fact-based decision-making, while facilitating workshops using tools such as process mapping, value stream analysis, root cause analysis, hypothesis testing, capability analysis and solution design.
Matrix-lead cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders from operational management to Director level, ensuring improvements consider customer impact, operational risk, controls, compliance, data privacy and audit readiness.
Identify, shape and implement process, automation, workflow, process mining, low-code and AI-enabled improvement opportunities, while defining measures, controls and handover arrangements to ensure sustainable outcomes.
Build continuous improvement capability by coaching Yellow Belts, Green Belts and project teams, delivering Lean Six Sigma training and workshops, and contributing to the enhancement of operational excellence methodologies, templates, training materials and communities of practice.
What we're looking for
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification, with proven experience leading complex, end-to-end DMAIC improvement projects.
5+ years of relevant experience in Operational Excellence, Continuous Improvement, Business Transformation, Process Improvement or a similar environment, including at least 2–3 years operating at Black Belt level.
Practical experience with Lean Six Sigma methodologies, including DMAIC, process mapping, root cause analysis, value stream analysis, hypothesis testing, process capability and control planning.
Experience mentoring Yellow Belts, Green Belts or project teams in the practical application of Lean Six Sigma.
Understanding of automation and digital improvement opportunities, including areas such as RPA, workflow optimisation, process mining, low-code solutions and AI.
Experience working in a large, international or matrix organisation.

Employment type
Full-time

Work arrangement
Hybrid