Head of Operational Excellence

What You'll Do

• Create, deploy, and actively manage consistent manufacturing KPIs and performance dashboards across both sites to drive visibility and accountability for safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity.
• Define, train, deploy, and continually improve operational standards across V-BAT manufacturing in Frisco and X-BAT manufacturing in Seattle, including 5S, root cause analysis, and visual management.
• Develop and institutionalize the manufacturing budget process across both sites, including forecasting, controls, and performance tracking.
• Set financial targets in collaboration with operations and finance teams and drive adherence to budget and cost goals.
• Lead high-impact cross-functional improvement initiatives across both sites to improve quality, delivery, efficiency, productivity, and cost performance.
• Prepare and coordinate senior and executive-level reporting packages for Manufacturing leadership reviews.
• Partner with production, quality, and engineering teams to deploy Lean and continuous improvement practices, adapting execution to the needs of established production and prototype-to-rate manufacturing.
• Own business office functions for Manufacturing across both sites, including goal tracking, KPI dashboards, and process governance.
• Coach and train teams and leaders across both sites to elevate operational discipline, share effective practices, and sustain improvements.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Operations Management, or related field.
• Experience leading operational excellence, Lean, or business office programs within a manufacturing environment, with the ability to lead improvement across multiple sites.
• Demonstrated ability to design, roll out, and sustain structured operational standards and improvement systems.
• Strong background in budgeting, reporting, and performance management at a senior level.
• Excellent communication skills and experience preparing executive-level summaries and presentations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree or formal Lean Six Sigma certification.
• Experience in aerospace, defense, or complex hardware manufacturing environments.
• Proficiency with digital tools for KPI visualization, reporting automation, and business process tracking.
• Track record of influencing change across large, cross-functional manufacturing organizations and multiple sites.

Full-time regular employee offer package: Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity

Temporary employee offer package

Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)

Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check. Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits. Please speak to your talent acquisition representative for more information.