Senior Director/ Vice President, VES

Description

• Facilitate Trojan’s Strategy enablement process to ensure initiatives are funded, resourced and run with process rigor to achieve sustainable results
• Facilitate installation and ongoing execution of Growth Rooms and other strategic growth tools
• Help L1 Leaders improve their VES Organizational structure and capability and build strong VESL funnel through facilitation of talent pipeline (e.g., chess-boarding, pipeline and succession discussions)
• Identify and build-out VES org structure that will meet Trojan OpCo needs, including a team consisting of direct reports, as well as matrixed associates throughout other functions
• Apply Insights – listen and respond to customer needs – internal and external – applying critical thinking and cultivating breakthrough results
• Help President develop thoughtful agendas for Operational reviews, Senior Management Team forums, Kaizen planning, and general OpCo-wide prioritization
• Organize and facilitate CEO Kaizens, President Kaizens, Shin Kaizens and other events with elevated visibility and/or impact expectations
• Facilitate installation and ongoing execution of Policy Deployment, ensuring OpCo unlocks breakthrough results
• Shape a strong culture of Daily/Visual Management, Standard Work, Problem Solving, and Kaizen
• Work closely with Trojan President and L1 team to identify and execute effective ways to prioritize and drive accountability throughout the OpCo (including in L1 Ops/PD meetings)
• Build and maintain a strong VES culture at Trojan, where associates have positive engagement with VES and feel empowered to drive continuous improvement throughout the organization
• Assess OpCo-wide and functional VES maturity and develop prioritized VES roadmaps to address gaps
• Deliver Results – move strategy to action, champion continuous improvement and deliver sustainable results to win in Trojan’s markets
• Build and manage VES certified practitioner funnel to address Trojan VES gaps and ongoing needs, ensure existing VES certified practitioners are being effectively deployed
• Manage Trojan Kaizen/Event funnel, ensuring events are well planned, well resourced, and well executed; and ensure that all Kaizens are sustained
• Work with President and L1 team to develop and maintain L1 KPIs and hold the team accountable when KPIs are not meeting plan

Requirements

• Skilled in leveraging business metrics and analytics to inform decisions and deliver measurable results
• Able to think strategically and view the business from a general management standpoint
• Customer empathy and desire to understand customer-specific workflows and problems
• Proven track record of success in global environments; additional language fluency beyond English is advantageous
• BS/BA in Business or Engineering; MS/MBA preferred
• Recognized for driving cultural transformation within teams, functions, and organizations to achieve sustained performance improvement
• Ability to build followership and effectively resolve conflicts in difficult situations
• Hands-on and detail-oriented, but also able to see the big picture
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills across all written and verbal formats
• Remote with 50% travel to London, Ontario, Canada and other Trojan global locations
• 10+ years of direct, hands-on experience with continuous improvement operating models (e.g., VES, DBS, Lean Six Sigma, TPS), with prior experience at Danaher, Veralto, or an affiliate strongly preferred
• 5-10+ years of senior leadership experience in commercial and/or operations roles, with a background spanning both disciplines preferred
• Experienced in training, coaching, and developing talent in continuous improvement methodologies across diverse teams and functions

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance