Manager, GPS Innovation & Excellence

4040 Carrier Technologies India Limited; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Professional development opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Carrier Global Corporation in Hyderabad seeks a Manager for GPS Innovation & Excellence to drive technology-enabled transformation and operational excellence across GPS. You will lead projects, coordinate cross-functional teams, and deliver measurable business outcomes worldwide.

The role requires a CI background, Lean Six Sigma, Agile awareness, and experience with automation and Power Platform to improve processes and employee experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years in continuous improvement, operational excellence, or transformation.
• Fluent spoken and written English, business level.
• Lean Six Sigma or equivalent CI qualification.
• Knowledge of Agile project delivery methodologies.
• Experience with automation, AI, Power Platform or BI tools.

Responsibilities

• Drive GPS strategy initiatives including technology implementations.
• Lead cross-functional projects with governance and measurable outcomes.
• Identify opportunities to simplify and automate operational processes.
• Collaborate with global stakeholders to translate requirements into solutions.

Skills

Continuous improvement

Project delivery

Agile

Power Platform

Business intelligence

Data analysis

Lean Six Sigma

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Automation tools

BI tools

Job description

Role: Manager - GPS Innovation & Excellence Location: Hyderabad Full/ Part-time: Full Time Build a career with confidence.

Carrier Global Corporation, global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions is committed to creating solutions that matter for people and our planet for generations to come. From the beginning, we've led in inventing new technologies and entirely new industries. Today, we continue to lead because we have a world-class, diverse workforce that puts the customer at the center of everything we do.

About the role

As the Manager, GPS Innovation & Excellence, you will play a key role in shaping the future of Global People Services (GPS) by driving technology-enabled transformation, continuous improvement and operational excellence initiatives. Working closely with global stakeholders across HR, Digital, HR Technology and HR Operations, you will lead projects that improve efficiency, enhance the employee experience and deliver measurable business outcomes. From process optimization and automation to change management and capability development, you will help identify innovative solutions that simplify how we work and enable GPS to deliver outstanding service to employees worldwide.

Key Responsibilities

Drive the delivery of Global People Services (GPS) strategy initiatives, including technology implementations, continuous improvement projects, process optimization, automation and Carrier excellence (Cx) activities that improve the efficiency, quality and employee experience of our GPS operations. Partner closely with the Europe GPS Hub Lead through a strategic dotted-line relationship, supporting regional continuous improvement initiatives, Kaizen activities, operational excellence programmes and capability development, while ensuring alignment with the GPS Innovation roadmap. Lead the planning, coordination and delivery of cross-functional projects, ensuring appropriate governance, stakeholder engagement and agreed deliverables are completed on time, within scope and with measurable business outcomes. Provide strategic recommendations to GPS Leaders on operational priorities and roadmaps. Identify opportunities to simplify, standardise and automate operational processes through the effective use of technology, improving the quality, efficiency and scalability of GPS services. Analyse operational performance, customer feedback and project outcomes to identify improvement opportunities, track benefits realisation and support data-driven decision making. Partner with global stakeholders such as HR Technology, Digital, Process Owners and Operational teams to translate business requirements into scalable technology-enabled solutions. Lead and coordinate the implementation of digital solutions across the GPS ecosystem, ensuring successful deployment, stakeholder engagement and operational adoption. Championing a culture of continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to enhance processes, improving colleague experience and increasing operational efficiency through data-driven decision making. Coordinate improvement activities including Kaizen events and RRCA investigations, ensuring actions are delivered, benefits realised and lessons learned are embedded into future ways of working. Lead cross-functional workshops to define future-state processes and solution design. Support organisational change by developing communication plans, training approaches and adoption activities that enable successful implementation of new processes and technology. Determine project priorities, solution recommendations and implementation approaches with limited oversight, balancing operational requirements, customer experience and business outcomes. Compliance and maintenance of the CX operating procedures and quality management systems (assessments, training, CX certification) across GPS. Lead the implementation of process certification projects.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience. 5+ Year experience in continuous improvement, operational excellence, project delivery or transformation. Strong project management, planning and organisational skills. Excellent analytical and problem-solving capability with the ability to interpret data and make evidence-based recommendations. Fluent spoken and written English, business level. Lean Six Sigma or equivalent Continuous Improvement qualification. Knowledge of Agile project delivery methodologies. Experience with automation, AI, Power Platform or business intelligence tools.

Benefits

• Have peace of mind and body with our health insurance
• Drive forward your career through professional development opportunities
• Achieve your personal goals with our Employee Assistance Programme

Our commitment to you

Our greatest assets are the expertise, creativity and passion of our employees. We strive to provide a great place to work that attracts, develops and retains the best talent, promotes employee engagement, fosters teamwork and ultimately drives innovation for the benefit of our customers. We strive to create an environment where you feel that you belong, with diversity and inclusion as the engine to growth and innovation. We develop and deploy best-in-class programs and practices, providing enriching career opportunities, listening to employee feedback and always challenging ourselves to do better. This is The Carrier Way. Join us and make a difference.

Equal Opportunity & Diversity Statement

Carrier is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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Job Applicant's Privacy Notice: At Carrier we make modern life possible by delivering groundbreaking systems and services that help homes, buildings and shipping become safer, smarter and more sustainable. We exceed the expectations of our customers by anticipating industry trends, working tirelessly to master and revolutionize them. Our team of approximately 56,000 dedicated individuals continues to mold industry standards by pursuing the latest research and developments to improve the lives of our customers. We're constantly growing, seeking out talented, likeminded people who are committed to our primary duty: to be the world’s first choice in security, shipping and HVAC technology.