AI-Enabled Enterprise Transactional Excellence Lead

Eaton Group; Menomonee Falls (WI); On-site; USD 165,000 - 242,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton is seeking a Principal Transactional Excellence Leader for the Eaton Transaction System (ETS) to guide enterprise- wide process improvements and standards across Hire-to-Retire and transactional value streams. This founding role blends Lean design with AI-enabled automation, focusing on measurable business outcomes and superior user experience.

You will coach leaders, establish governance, and partner with Solution Architecture to maximize platform capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
• 10+ years leading process improvement and business transformation initiatives for Hire-to-Retire (H2R).
• 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.
• 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 (DMAIC, DMADV/DFSS) to improve and redesign transactional workflows.
• Perform root-cause analysis, evaluate process capability, validate outcomes, and implement sustainable controls and governance.
• Partner with process owners and Solution Architecture teams to align process, technology, and system capabilities.
• Quantify business impact through improvements in cost, quality, speed, risk, and productivity.
• Coach leaders and teams in continuous improvement disciplines and capability building.
• Serve as a founding member of the ETS Office, helping establish operating rhythms, standards, governance, and integration frameworks for future acquisitions.

Skills

Process Improvement

Process Mining

Lean Six Sigma

AI-enabled Workflows

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Celonis

Automation Tools

Job description

Eaton is seeking a Principal Transactional Excellence Leader for the Eaton Transaction System (ETS) to guide enterprise- wide process improvements and standards across Hire-to-Retire and transactional value streams. This founding role blends Lean design with AI-enabled automation, focusing on measurable business outcomes and superior user experience.

You will coach leaders, establish governance, and partner with Solution Architecture to maximize platform capabilities.