AI-Driven Transactional Excellence Leader

Eaton; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 165,000 - 242,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and welfare benefits

Retirement benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Eaton is seeking a Principal Transactional Excellence Leader for the Eaton Transaction System. This founding role will shape enterprise standards, drive AI-enabled workflow improvements, and partner with architecture to deliver measurable SG&A efficiency across the Plan-to-Perform value streams.

The candidate must lead with Lean Six Sigma discipline, apply process mining, and mentor leaders while integrating automation with human-led work. This is a high-impact, enterprise-wide position at Eaton.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum 10 years of experience leading process improvement and business transformation initiatives for Plan-to-Perform Value Stream.
• Authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end process improvement initiatives across corporate and transactional functions, from problem identification through sustained results.
• Assess current-state processes using observation, stakeholder engagement, process mining, and data analysis to identify waste, variation, rework, and ineffective handoffs.
• Establish process visibility, measurement integrity, and accurate performance baselines; identify previously unmeasured work.
• Drive root-cause resolution by improving upstream process conditions, not downstream symptoms.
• Apply Lean Six Sigma methodologies to improve and redesign transactional workflows.
• Perform root-cause analysis, evaluate process capability, validate outcomes, and implement sustainable controls and governance.

Skills

Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt

DMAIC/DFSS methodologies

Process mapping

Process mining

Data analysis

Executive stakeholder influence

AI-enabled transformation

RPA and AI solutions

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Celonis

Job description

Eaton is seeking a Principal Transactional Excellence Leader for the Eaton Transaction System. This founding role will shape enterprise standards, drive AI-enabled workflow improvements, and partner with architecture to deliver measurable SG&A efficiency across the Plan-to-Perform value streams.

The candidate must lead with Lean Six Sigma discipline, apply process mining, and mentor leaders while integrating automation with human-led work. This is a high-impact, enterprise-wide position at Eaton.