Digitization Functional Manager

Stella Contracting, Inc; Dallas (TX); Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Remote Digitization Functional Manager to drive its digital transformation initiatives. This role requires strong strategic planning and execution skills to enhance productivity and reduce costs across various business functions. The ideal candidate will possess a robust understanding of business operations, digital tools, and a vision for operational excellence.

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience in digital transformation or business process management.
• Proven experience leading digitization or automation initiatives in medium to large-scale organizations.
• Lean/Six Sigma experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage the digitization roadmap.
• Lead functional implementation of digitization tools.
• Monitor performance metrics of digitized processes.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Process improvement mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems

Bachelor's degree in Operations Management

Tools

Microsoft Power Platform

UiPath

DocuWare

Kofax

SharePoint

ServiceNow

Job description

As a Remote Digitization Functional Manager, you will be responsible for leading the strategic planning, execution, and continuous improvement of digital transformation initiatives across business functions. Your primary focus will be to identify manual or inefficient workflows, evaluate digitization opportunities, and implement solutions that enhance productivity, reduce costs, and align with business objectives.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams such as operations, IT, finance, HR, and external vendorsto manage the implementation of technologies including document management systems, robotic process automation (RPA), low-code platforms, and workflow tools. As a functional leader, youll also ensure end-user adoption, change management, and performance measurement of digitized processes.

This role is ideal for a tech-savvy strategist and project manager with a deep understanding of business operations and a passion for driving operational excellence through digitization.

Key Responsibilities:

Develop and manage the digitization roadmap, aligning with enterprise-wide digital transformation goals

Identify and evaluate business processes that can benefit from digitization, automation, or AI/ML technologies

Lead the functional implementation of digitization tools (e.g., document scanning systems, OCR, RPA, e-forms, workflow automation)

Collaborate with IT to ensure proper system integration, data security, and infrastructure support

Act as a liaison between business units and technical teams, translating functional needs into technical requirements

Oversee end-to-end project lifecycles, including planning, testing, training, and deployment

Conduct impact assessments, manage stakeholder communication, and ensure change management best practices

Monitor performance metrics, adoption rates, and ROI of digitized processes

Stay current on digitization trends, technologies, and compliance requirements relevant to the industry

Develop SOPs, user manuals, and training materials to support new digital workflows

Required Qualifications:

Bachelors degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Operations Management, or a related field

2 years of experience in digital transformation, business process management, or operations leadership

Proven experience leading digitization or process automation initiatives in medium to large-scale organizations

Familiarity with tools and platforms such as Microsoft Power Platform, UiPath, DocuWare, Kofax, SharePoint, or ServiceNow

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a process improvement mindset (Lean/Six Sigma experience preferred)

Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills in a remote work setting

Ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage multiple projects simultaneously.