Staff Process Simplification Manager, Enterprise Experience
First Tech Federal Credit Union · Hillsboro, OR · 1 wk ago
Management$130k–$155k/yrFull-time
Job Duties
- Lead discovery and simplification efforts for complex, ambiguous, and multi-domain problem spaces that span multiple journeys or functions.
- Diagnose systemic process and experience breakdowns across teams, products, and platforms, distinguishing root causes from localized symptoms.
- Translate loosely defined, enterprise-scale pain points into clear, structured, and prioritized problem statements that enable effective decision-making.
- Design scalable, end-to-end simplification solutions with explicitly defined business, operational, and experience outcomes.
- Influence cross-functional leaders and stakeholders without authority, using data, insight, and well-reasoned recommendations to drive alignment and action.
- Define success metrics, benefit realization approaches, and adoption considerations to ensure improvements deliver durable impact.
- Anticipate regulatory, risk, and control implications of proposed changes and proactively partner with appropriate teams to ensure sound execution.
- Provide informal mentorship and guidance to analysts and managers by modeling structured problem-solving and simplification practices, without people management responsibility.
- Apply advanced human-centered design and systems thinking practices to identify root causes of experience friction and structural drivers of breakdowns across end-to-end journeys.
- Synthesize Voice of the Member (VoM) and Voice of the Employee (VoE) insights with operational and quality data to inform enterprise-scale prioritization and solution design.
- Identify and interpret signals that indicate emerging and systemic breakdowns (e.g., repeat contacts, workarounds, escalations, execution variability) before they become entrenched.
- Ensure simplified solutions materially improve ease, clarity, and consistency for frontline employees and members, with attention to durability and scalability.
- Evaluate simplification opportunities to ensure proactive resolution and outcomes that reinforce trust and meaningful experience improvements, not short-term fixes.
- Partner with Experience Analytics to connect operational and process changes to experience, performance, and outcome measures, validating impact and informing iteration.
- Advocate for experience improvements that also deliver strategic efficiency, explicitly avoiding cosmetic, localized, or non-scalable solutions.
- Champion and apply enterprise experience design principles by modeling best practices and influencing decisions through exemplars and insight rather than formal authority.
Essential Skills
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
- 6–8 years of experience in process simplification, operational excellence, or related disciplines.
- Demonstrated success leading complex, cross-functional initiatives.
- Financial services or regulated industry experience is required.
- Advanced Lean, Six Sigma, or equivalent certification is required.
- Strong operational and analytical acumen, with the ability to assess complex, enterprise-scale workflows and connect simplification improvements to meaningful business and experience outcomes.
- Proven ability to simplify cross-functional processes while maintaining appropriate controls, regulatory compliance, and risk discipline within regulated environments.
- High degree of comfort navigating organizational complexity and ambiguity, working effectively across multiple business lines, platforms, and stakeholder groups.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to synthesize insights into clear, persuasive narratives that influence leaders and peers.
- Demonstrated ability to balance experience-centered design thinking with practical, scalable execution to deliver durable operational improvements.
Location
Locations: Hillsboro, OR 97124 | Rocklin, CA 95765 | Marlborough, MA 01752
Target Compensation
- Hillsboro, OR: $129,690 - $155,430 annually + annual bonus
- Rocklin, CA: $144,100 - $172,700 annually + annual bonus
- Marlborough, MA: $129,690 - $155,430 annually + annual bonus
Benefits
- Traditional medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Generous 401K match
- Paid Time Off: Up to 15 vacation days in your first year, 40 hours of sick time, and 3 personal days, which refresh annually
- 11 paid federal holidays
- Special employee pricing on lending products such as mortgage, auto, and personal loans (eligibility for special employee pricing is subject to standard account requirements and underwriting criteria)