DIR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

Job Overview

The Director of Continuous Improvement will lead enterprise-wide initiatives that strengthen TE Connectivity’s culture of operational excellence. This role is not only about improving processes—it is about developing people, enabling leaders, and embedding a continuous improvement mindset across the organisation. Working globally and cross-functionally, they will align business strategy with execution, foster collaboration, and build the organisational capabilities that drive long-term success. This is a fully remote opportunity.

Responsibilities

• Leading global continuous improvement programs that build capability and deliver measurable results.
• Partnering with senior leadership to connect enterprise strategy with day-to-day operations.
• Embedding standard frameworks and best practices to drive consistency across functions.
• Diagnosing organisational performance gaps and enabling teams to implement effective solutions.
• Building a culture of inclusion, learning, and accountability where employees thrive and innovate.
• Apply deep understanding of business concepts to shape informed, enterprise-level decisions.
• Anticipating Future Possibilities: Encourage innovation, experimentation, and continuous learning to keep the organisation competitive.
• Decision Making: Use data, insight, and judgment to support decisions that balance short-term needs with long-term goals.
• Problem Solving: Apply proven methods to anticipate, diagnose, and resolve complex organisational challenges.
• Sustainable Growth: Cultivate a growth mindset across teams, mentoring and coaching to strengthen collective capability.
• Trade-offs and Risks: Make sound choices under pressure, balancing risk, opportunity, and integrity.
• Communication: Communicate clearly and persuasively, adapting style to influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Vision and Strategy: Translate enterprise strategy into actionable goals that inspire and align people.
• Process Improvement: Promote continuous improvement of processes, products, and services as a vehicle for people development and enterprise success.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent combination of education and professional experience
• Experience in Human Resources leadership roles, including partnership with manufacturing, plant, site, or operational teams.
• Experience designing and deploying Organizational Design, workforce planning, or operating model transformation initiatives.
• Proven ability to facilitate workshops and lead large-scale group problem-solving, strategy, or change management sessions across multiple locations.
• Demonstrated success coaching and influencing leaders, managers, and employees at all organizational levels to drive adoption of new ways of working.
• Experience applying continuous improvement principles to people, talent, organizational effectiveness, or HR processes and programs.
• Experience leading enterprise-wide continuous improvement, operational excellence, Lean, or business transformation initiatives.
• Ability to influence, coach, and develop leaders at multiple organizational levels.
• Strong strategic thinking, business acumen, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Experience driving organizational change and building sustainable improvement cultures.
• Ability to work effectively across functions, regions, and cultures.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to fostering inclusive, collaborative, and high-performing teams.
• Experience aligning organizational design and workforce strategies with business objectives and enterprise transformation efforts.

Competencies

SET: Strategy, Execution, Talent (for managers)