Senior Manager, Business Process Optimization

About the role

For our client, we are seeking a Senior Manager, Business Process Optimization to join the team of a leader in the Aerospace & Defense space. This leader will shape enterprise process improvement efforts that strengthen operational performance across transactional and corporate functions. The role will partner with business leaders to redesign end-to-end workflows, validate results with data, and drive sustainable adoption of improved ways of working. It will also help advance process standards, support automation and AI-enabled solutions, and influence enterprise-wide change initiatives across multiple locations.

Location: Remote - US based candidates only, no visa sponsorship available

Responsibilities

• Map and analyze end-to-end business processes to identify inefficiencies.
• Redesign processes focused on desired business outcomes while aligning with value streams.
• Lead implementation of redesigned processes and ensure adoption for sustainable change.
• Pilot new ideas and tools, documenting successes for broader enterprise application.
• Collaborate with leaders across the organization to secure decisions and funding for process improvements.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in process improvement and transformation, with a focus on transactional and corporate functions.
• Proven expertise in DMAIC and DMADV/DFSS methodologies with validated results.
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt required; Master Black Belt preferred, with experience certifying practitioners.
• Strong analytical skills for baseline building and data-driven results validation.
• Fluency in process mapping techniques such as value stream mapping and SIPOC.
• Experience establishing enterprise process standards or global operating models.
• Hands-on knowledge of automation and AI applied to transactional processes.

Benefits

• Flexible hybrid work arrangement with remote options based in Florida or Ohio.
• Access to professional development and certification opportunities.
• Potential for travel across company locations for project work.
• Opportunities to lead significant enterprise-wide change initiatives.

Pay

$120,000 – $145,000 annually