Operational Excellence Director
About The Position
Radwell International is seeking a Director of Operational Excellence to serve as a visible catalyst for change in a growing, dynamic organization. This is a high-impact opportunity to lead organizational wide transformation, influence executive decision-making, and move the business from good to great by embedding a culture of continuous improvement, data-driven decision-making, and operational discipline. You will lead strategic, cross-functional initiatives that improve performance, elevate employee engagement, and deliver productivity that fuels future growth and raise the bar on how the organization operates. As a visible change leader, you will gain deep business and customer insight, inspire new ways of working, and accelerate your path to broader executive leadership—while leaving a lasting legacy through developing people and building capability. This role is ideal for a seasoned change leader who combines strategic vision with hands-on execution and influence.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in operations, engineering, or Operational Excellence leadership.
- Proven success leading large-scale Lean / Continuous Improvement transformations.
- Deep expertise in Lean, Six Sigma, structured problem solving, and strategy deployment.
- Strong financial and analytical acumen with experience delivering measurable business results.
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, STEM, or related field required (MBA a plus); Lean Six Sigma Black Belt preferred.
Nice To Haves
- MBA a plus
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt preferred
Responsibilities
- Set the vision, purpose, and roadmap for Operational Excellence (Lean-CI) aligning priorities to business strategy and financial goals.
- Partner with business leaders across all functions / levels to drive transformational change and elevate business performance.
- Develop and manage a healthy improvement funnel, ensuring focus on the highest-impact opportunities.
- Lead complex, strategic, cross-divisional improvement events and transformation initiatives.
- Deploy resources effectively to address business challenges, improve operational health, and accelerate results.
- Lead deployment and maturation of the Continuous Improvement system across the organization.
- Utilize structured processes, systems, analytics, and KPIs (including leading indicators) to drive results.
- Facilitate strategy deployment and contribute to weekly, monthly, and quarterly business reviews.
- Elevate productivity, quality, and customer outcomes through disciplined improvements execution and performance management.
- Share best practices internally and externally to continuously raise the bar.
- Ensure effective initiative improvement tracking and performance management.
- Build organizational capability in Lean, problem solving, and data-driven execution.
- Inspire employee engagement and involvement in continuous improvement at all levels.
- Coach and mentor leaders to strengthen decision-making, storytelling, and change leadership skills.
- Cultivate Operational Excellence as a way of life, not a program.
Benefits
- health, dental, and vision coverage
- company sponsored short-term and long-term disability benefits
- $50,000 in Life insurance
- 401(k) Plan
- common paid Company Holidays
- 15 days of PTO annually
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
