M6M6 — Vice President
Senior Director/VP, Operational Excellence
Global or multi-site scope, often a member of corporate management. Sets enterprise-wide OE strategy and best practices.
What this level means
Owns a major function or division; accountable for organization-wide outcomes.
- Scope
- A major function or division
- Autonomy
- Accountable for division strategy and outcomes
- Complexity
- Enterprise priorities and external factors
- Impact
- Division-wide / organization-wide
- Decision rights
- Owns strategy, budget, and org for a division
- Leadership
- Leads the leadership of a division
- Typical experience
- 15–25 yrs
What you'd do
- Oversee multiple sites or regions
- Chair governance of continuous improvement programs
- Set enterprise-wide OE strategy
- Lead global CI initiatives
- Ensure global alignment with corporate goals
- Represent OE at the highest corporate levels
- Drive innovation and best practices
- Develop global partnerships
- Mentor global leaders
- Foster a global culture of excellence
- Set global OE strategy
- Lead global CI initiatives
- Develop global partnerships
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Global leadership
- Visionary planning
- Strategic risk management
- Global partnership development
- Innovation leadership
- Corporate governance
- Mentorship
- Cultural excellence
- Global leadership strategies
- Visionary planning techniques
- Strategic risk management
- Global partnership development
- Innovation in global operations
- Corporate governance principles
- Mentorship and leadership development
- Cultural excellence strategies
- Global leadership
- Visionary planning
- Strategic risk-taking
- Global partnership development
- Innovation Leadership
- Corporate governance
- Mentorship
- Cultural excellence
What good looks like
- 15–20+ years of broad manufacturing experience
- Executive leadership roles
- Proven global leadership experience
- Strong visionary planning skills
- Experience in strategic risk management
Common titles
Senior Director/VP, Operational Excellence
What it pays
Market-pay benchmarks for this family × level are being recalibrated across all survey sources and will return shortly.
O*NET / SOC: 13-0000 — Business & Financial Operations Occupations (inferred)