Manager, Continuous Improvement & PMO

About the role

Work Flexibility: Onsite

Position Summary

The Manager, Continuous Improvement & PMO leads the Mako Robotics Continuous Improvement program and Project Management Office (PMO). This role drives Lean transformation, operational excellence, and portfolio governance across manufacturing operations while facilitating long-range operational strategy and execution. The position is responsible for delivering measurable business results through cost savings, capacity expansion, productivity improvement, and strategic project portfolio management.

What You'll Do

• Develop and execute the site's Continuous Improvement and PMO strategy, aligning initiatives to both annual objectives and 3-5 year operational growth plans.
• Drive Lean manufacturing practices, including Daily Management, Leader Standard Work, Gemba, Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping, and structured problem solving.
• Build a culture of operational excellence focused on safety, quality, delivery, productivity, capacity, and cost performance.
• Lead and develop a Continuous Improvement and PMO team, including direct leadership of PMO resources and capability development across the organization.
• Partner cross-functionally with Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Finance, and Operations teams to identify and implement strategic improvements.
• Own a portfolio of initiatives focused on cost savings, operational efficiency, capacity expansion, and business transformation.
• Facilitate project intake, business case development, prioritization, resource planning, governance reviews, and benefits realization.
• Lead recurring PMO governance reviews to assess portfolio performance, remove execution barriers, track cost savings commitments, and ensure projects deliver expected results.
• Partner with Finance to validate business cases, monitor projected versus realized savings, and drive accountability for operational and financial outcomes.
• Provide leadership with clear visibility into portfolio health, project risks, resource constraints, business impact, and strategic trade-off decisions.
• Lead high-impact cross-functional programs and influence decision-making across all organizational levels, including constructively challenging assumptions and recommending alternative approaches when needed.
• Establish project management standards, governance processes, and best practices while ensuring compliance with applicable quality, financial, EHS, and regulatory requirements.

Leadership & Business Expectations

• Balances near-term improvement needs with long-term cost, capacity, and strategic portfolio commitments.
• Creates clear project ownership, decision rights, resource priorities, and escalation paths across the portfolio.
• Develops Lean, structured problem-solving, project-management, and portfolio-management capability across the Mako organization.
• Communicates risks, tradeoffs, investment needs, progress, and results clearly to site and senior leadership.
• Builds an inclusive, engaged, high-accountability team culture focused on safety, quality, customers, people development, and measurable business outcomes.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Operations, Supply Chain, or a related discipline.
• At least 8 years of relevant manufacturing, continuous improvement, project management, or operations experience, including at least 3 years leading CI initiatives, projects, programs, or technical professionals.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, PMP certification, or equivalent professional qualification.
• Experience leading Continuous Improvement and PMO functions in medical device or other highly regulated manufacturing environments.
• Demonstrated success managing project portfolios tied to cost savings, productivity improvements, capacity expansion, and operational transformation.
• Experience leading portfolio governance reviews, financial benefit tracking, benefits realization, and executive-level reporting.
• Proven ability to influence leaders, challenge conventional thinking, facilitate difficult conversations, and drive accountability across cross-functional teams.
• Strong business and financial acumen with experience connecting operational improvements to measurable P&L impact.
• United States of America Pay Ranges:
• USN: $118,000 - $196,700 USD Annual

Pay and benefits

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Travel Percentage: 10%

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