Business Process Improvement, Senior Specialist

Thomson Reuters Markets Espana SL.; Pomona (CA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern California Edison is seeking a Senior Specialist in Business Process Improvement to lead data integrity, remediation, and quality initiatives supporting Inspection programs. You will perform desktop reviews, validate inspection data, and drive process improvements with stakeholders to enhance data accuracy and program performance.

This hybrid role requires experience with Lean Six Sigma, SAP, SAS, Excel, and data analysis, and it reports to the Inspection organization.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of experience with business process improvement or operational excellence initiatives.
• Advanced proficiency navigating SAP to research, validate, and analyze asset, inspection, and operational data.
• Demonstrated experience analyzing large, complex datasets from multiple sources to identify trends, risks, and data quality issues.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, LOOKUP/XLOOKUPs, and automation/scripting.
• Experience with SAS Analytics and programming to support reporting, data validation, and operational decision-making.
• Proven ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with both field and office-based personnel.
• Strong knowledge of Inspections organization and associated operational processes.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate, influence, and partner with cross-functional teams, leadership, and external stakeholders to drive solutions and achieve business objectives.
• Strong critical-thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make timely, sound decisions while operating with minimal direction.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-volume, and evolving environment, effectively balancing competing priorities and deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex technical information to a variety of audiences.
• Proven track record of driving process improvements, data integrity initiatives, and operational excellence through data-driven decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Assists with process design and modification for continuous business improvement and monitors and evaluates the effectiveness of business systems and processes.
• Supports the development of business plan scenarios to evaluate different priorities and potential options to achieve company objectives.
• Performs root cause analysis and proposes process improvement plans to secure approval from leadership.
• Utilizes tools and processes related to Lean Six Sigma and Agile practices to ensure successful accomplishment of expected projects and associated goals.
• Tests and integrates new tools to enhance documentation approvals and ensure adherence to regulatory requirements.
• Identifies potential risks and develops mitigation strategies to ensure compliance, high quality and on-time delivery.
• Analyses data to identify opportunities for process improvement and cost savings while staying up to date with industry trends and technological advancements.
• Develops and documents requirements, and assists in the development, testing, and implementation of
• Solutions.
• A material job duty of all positions within the Company is ensuring the protection of all its physical, financial and cybersecurity assets, and properly accessing and managing private customer data, proprietary information, confidential medical records, and other types of highly sensitive information and data with the highest standards of conduct and integrity.

Skills

Excel

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

SAP

SCE GeoView

Design Manager

SAS Analytics

Job description

Business Process Improvement, Senior Specialist

Become aBusiness Process Improvement, Senior Specialistat Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this role, you will lead critical data integrity, remediation, and quality improvement initiatives supporting Inspection programs. Leveraging advanced analytical and technical expertise, you will perform detailed desktop reviews, validate inspection data, and ensure inspection readiness and compliance. You will drive process improvements, identify and resolve complex data issues, and partner with internal and external stakeholders to enhance data accuracy, operational effectiveness, and overall program performance. This position plays a key role in strengthening data governance and enabling informed decision-making across Inspection programs.

As Business Process Improvement, Senior Specialist, your work will help power our planet, reduce carbon emissions and create cleaner air for everyone. Are you ready to take on the challenge to help us build the future?

• Assists with process design and modification for continuous business improvement and monitors and evaluates the effectiveness of business systems and processes.
• Supports the development of business plan scenarios to evaluate different priorities and potential options to achieve company objectives.
• Performs root cause analysis and proposes process improvement plans to secure approval from leadership.
• Utilizes tools and processes related to Lean Six Sigma and Agile practices to ensure successful accomplishment of expected projects and associated goals.
• Tests and integrates new tools to enhance documentation approvals and ensure adherence to regulatory requirements.
• Identifies potential risks and develops mitigation strategies to ensure compliance, high quality and on-time delivery.
• Analyses data to identify opportunities for process improvement and cost savings while staying up to date with industry trends and technological advancements.
• Develops and documents requirements, and assists in the development, testing, and implementation of
• Solutions.
• A material job duty of all positions within the Company is ensuring the protection of all its physical, financial and cybersecurity assets, and properly accessing and managing private customer data, proprietary information, confidential medical records, and other types of highly sensitive information and data with the highest standards of conduct and integrity.

Minimum Qualifications

• Five or more years of experience with business process improvement or operational excellence initiatives.

Preferred Qualifications

• Extensive experience utilizing enterprise systems such as SAP, SCE GeoView, Design Manager, and other operational systems of record.
• Advanced proficiency navigating SAP to research, validate, and analyze asset, inspection, and operational data.
• Demonstrated experience analyzing large, complex datasets from multiple sources to identify trends, risks, and data quality issues.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, LOOKUP/XLOOKUPs, and automation/scripting.
• Experience with SAS Analytics and programming to support reporting, data validation, and operational decision-making.
• Proven ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with both field and office-based personnel.
• Strong knowledge of Inspections organization and associated operational processes.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate, influence, and partner with cross-functional teams, leadership, and external stakeholders to drive solutions and achieve business objectives.
• Strong critical-thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make timely, sound decisions while operating with minimal direction.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-volume, and evolving environment, effectively balancing competing priorities and deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex technical information to a variety of audiences.
• Proven track record of driving process improvements, data integrity initiatives, and operational excellence through data-driven decision-making.

Additional Information

• This position’s work mode ishybrid.The employee will report to an SCE facility for a set number of days with the option to work remotely on the remaining days. Unless otherwise noted, employees are required to work andreside in the state of California. Further details of this work mode will be discussed at the interview stage.The work mode can be changed based on business needs.
• Visit our Candidate Resource page to get meaningful information related to benefits, perks, resources, testing information, hiring process, and more!
• Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
• The primary work location for this position is Pomona.

About Southern California Edison

The people at SCE don't just keep the lights on. Our mission is so much bigger. We’re fueling the kind of innovation that’s changing an entire industry, and quite possibly the planet. Join us and create a future with cleaner energy, while providing our customers with the safety and reliability they demand. At SCE, you’ll have a chance to grow personally and professionally, making a real impact in Southern California and around the world.

Southern California Edison is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

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