Process Improvement Manager
About The Position
NextStep is a digital, AI-first career platform dedicated to helping top-performing consultants navigate career transitions. By leveraging a data-driven approach, NextStep matches consulting professionals with high-fit exit opportunities while enabling companies to connect with exceptional talent. The platform is developed in collaboration with Consulting Comedy, the largest consulting-focused community globally, boasting 1M+ subscribers. On behalf of our partner network, we're recruiting a Process Improvement Manager in New York. As Process Improvement Manager, you'll identify inefficiencies and implement changes that make the business run better.
Requirements
- Previous experience in consulting (MBB, Big 4, or boutique firms)
- 3-5+ years of experience in process improvement, operational excellence, or transformation roles
- Strong expertise in process improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, or similar)
- Experience leading cross-functional projects with measurable business impact
- Excellent stakeholder management and change management skills at all organizational levels
Responsibilities
- Map current processes to find bottlenecks, redundancies, and opportunities for improvement
- Design and implement solutions that reduce costs, improve speed, or enhance quality
- Lead cross-functional improvement initiatives from diagnosis through implementation
- Use Lean, Six Sigma, or other methodologies to drive measurable operational gains
- Track KPIs and metrics to quantify the impact of process changes
- Train teams on new processes and ensure adoption across the organization
- Build business cases for improvement projects and present recommendations to leadership
- Create standardized workflows and documentation that scale across departments
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
