Dir Business Transformation

The Westervelt Company•Tuscaloosa, AL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Director of Business Transformation will drive the end-to-end evolution of Westervelt’s operating model. In this role, you will lead a dual mandate: sustaining and elevating our strong Continuous Improvement (CI) program to optimize current operations, while building an AI Center of Excellence (CoE) to propel future innovation. This position requires a strategic, innovative leader with a “builder’s mindset” who moves beyond pilots and experiments to deliver production-ready solutions that improve efficiency, margin, and decision quality across the enterprise. Ultimately, this leader ensures transformation is systematic and durable: converting strategy into execution, experimental concepts into competitive advantage, and continuous improvement into a lasting culture.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field; MBA or other advanced degree strongly preferred
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification is highly desired
10+ years in business transformation, operational excellence, or strategy consulting, with a track record of delivering measurable enterprise impact
Expert knowledge of process improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma, etc.) and experience leading large-scale continuous improvement initiatives
Strong understanding of emerging technologies, especially AI/Machine Learning applications, agentic workflows, and LLMs
Exceptional leadership skills with a strong executive presence and ability to drive change through influence across all functions and levels
Strategic, innovative, and adaptable problem solver with an entrepreneurial spirit
Results oriented, with a passion for continuous improvement and a commitment to delivering tangible business outcomes

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with manufacturing, forestry, or similar industry sectors is a plus

Responsibilities

Define and execute a unified CI + AI transformation roadmap that balances near-term process wins with longer-term AI-driven innovation
Govern a unified portfolio of CI and AI initiatives aligned to enterprise KPIs (cycle time, margin, ROI, etc.)
Systematically identify process waste and high-impact automation opportunities
Identify and prioritize high-impact AI use cases and translate them into well defined business cases with measurable ROI
Establish an enterprise framework for ethical and secure AI use, including guidelines for bias mitigation, data privacy, and compliance to build trust in new technologies
Design human-AI workflows that elevate productivity, decision quality and daily productivity
Lead the application of Lean, Six Sigma, and value stream mapping initiatives to eliminate inefficiencies
Partner with business units to redesign core workflows and standard operating procedures, embedding automation and AI into the “DNA” of daily operations
Define, track, and sustain performance metrics (first-pass yield, customer satisfaction, etc.) to ensure realized benefits are sustained
Drive adoption by building AI literacy, aligning leadership, and translating technical concepts into clear business outcomes
Translate complex technical concepts into clear actionable business narratives
Act as a trusted advisor to VP and C-suite leaders to align stakeholders and champion the transformation vision; use transparent communication to proactively address concerns, build buy-in, and foster trust, to accelerate the adoption of new processes and technologies