Sr. Analyst, Operational Excellence

We're looking for a senior analyst who can drive process improvements, strengthen governance, and turn data into actionable insights through Power BI. This role focuses on improving operational efficiency and supporting data-driven decision-making across a large, complex organization. 

You bring hands-on experience with Lean, Kaizen, and process improvement, paired with strong Power BI and DAX skills. You're comfortable building dashboards, shaping governance frameworks, and partnering across teams to drive measurable results. 

• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to identify inefficiencies, bottlenecks, risks, and opportunities for optimization. 
• Facilitate Kaizen events, process improvement workshops, and cross-functional working sessions. 
• Apply Lean, Six Sigma, root cause analysis, and process mapping methodologies to solve operational challenges. 
• Develop and implement improved, standardized processes, SOPs, workflows, and best practices. 
• Establish and track KPIs to measure the effectiveness and sustainability of improvements. 

• Develop and improve program governance frameworks, operating rhythms, controls, and standards. 
• Identify gaps in processes and controls and implement sustainable solutions to improve accountability, consistency, and execution. 
• Support performance reviews, KPI tracking, risk management, action tracking, and leadership reporting. 
• Partner with cross-functional teams to drive process alignment and adoption of operational improvements. 

• Design, develop, and maintain Power BI dashboards and reporting solutions. 
• Develop and optimize data models, measures, and calculations using DAX. 
• Translate business requirements into actionable dashboards, KPIs, and performance insights. 
• Ensure data accuracy and integrity while automating recurring reporting and reducing manual processes. 
• Leverage strong Excel skills for data analysis and reporting. Required Qualifications 
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Operations, Engineering, Information Systems, Supply Chain, or a related field. 
• 3–5+ years driving process improvements, managing governance frameworks, or supporting operational programs. 
• Strong experience with Lean, Kaizen, Six Sigma, process mapping, and root cause analysis. 
• Experience with program governance, operational controls, and KPI/performance management. 
• Advanced Power BI experience, including dashboard development, data modeling, and DAX.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills. 
• Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and drive sustainable change. 

• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt. 
• PMP or other project/program management certification. 
• Experience in large-scale or complex program environments. 
• Strong knowledge of Power BI, Query, SQL, or additional BI and analytics tools. 
• Experience with change management and executive-level reporting.