Manager Systems Excellence & Operations Controls Europe

Johnson Controls; Bassersdorf; Vor Ort; CHF 180.000 - 240.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Johnson Controls is seeking a seasoned leader to own and drive Operational Excellence for the EMEA Systems (Controls) business. You will define standards, deploy capabilities, and act as the operational champion across regional leaders to fuel growth and profitability.

You will partner with multiple functions to improve revenue, margins, cash performance, risk management, and project execution excellence, while pushing for self-service analytics, process automation, and AI-enabled insights to

Qualifikationen

• 10+ years of leadership in Operations or Operational Excellence.
• Engineering degree required; Lean Six Sigma certification preferred.
• Strong PM and change-management capabilities.
• Proven ability to lead in a matrix organization with diverse stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and data-driven decision-making skills.

Aufgaben

• Own and drive Operational Excellence for the EMEA Systems (Controls) business.
• Define and deploy standards, capabilities, and best practices to support growth.
• Partner with regional leaders to improve revenue, margins, cash, and risk management.
• Act as operational champion for standardized processes, tools, and change-management.
• Lead KPIs monitoring, risk actions, and governance across projects.
• Collaborate with Service, Finance, Commercial, Procurement, Legal, L&D and others.
• Drive self-service analytics, automation, and AI-enabled insights for performance.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Project management

Change management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Data analysis

AI-enabled insights

Process automation

Ausbildung

Engineering degree

Lean Six Sigma

Jobbeschreibung

What You Will Do

Own and drive Operational Excellence for the EMEA Systems (Controls) business, defining and deploying standards, capabilities, and best practices that support business growth and market needs.

Partner with Regional and Country Systems Leaders to enhance end-to-end operations, delivering revenue growth, margin improvement, cash performance, risk management, and project execution excellence.

Act as the operational champion and subject matter expert, driving adoption of standardized processes, tools, and change-management initiatives across the business.

How You Will Do It

Lead Operational Excellence initiatives that improve business productivity, customer experience, and customer satisfaction through process, tool, and reporting standardization.

Drive continuous improvement across Systems delivery operations, focusing on efficiency, quality, safety, cost, and delivery performance.

Develop and implement performance improvement and process standardization programs to increase profitability and operational effectiveness.

Monitor KPIs and business metrics, identifying trends, risks, and opportunities, and ensuring corrective actions are implemented.

Manage risk and escalation processes on major projects, ensuring stakeholder alignment and effective mitigation strategies.

Lead lessons learned, auditing, compliance, and governance processes to promote best practices and improve execution performance.

Collaborate closely with Service, Finance, Commercial, Procurement, Legal, L&D, and other functional teams to deliver strategic initiatives.

Drive adoption of self-service analytics, process automation, and AI-enabled operational insights to improve decision-making and operational performance.

Own key operational and financial metrics, improving backlog conversion, project governance, and execution rigor across the region.

What We Look For

• 10+ years of leadership experience in Operations, Operational Excellence, Project Management, or a related engineering environment.
• Engineering degree required; Lean Six Sigma certification preferred.
• Strong project management and change management capabilities.
• Proven ability to lead in a matrix organization and influence diverse stakeholders.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and customer-focused mindset.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and data-driven decision-making skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and drive continuous improvement in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with process automation, digital transformation, and AI-enabled operational insights.