Director, Innovation and Business Optimization (WMHS)

WM; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 152,000 - 206,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Stock purchase plan

401(k) matching

Paid vacation

Job summary

WM is seeking an experienced leader to accelerate enterprise change by guiding cross-functional teams. You will drive economic and operational efficiency through innovation, agility, scalability, and reliability across existing processes or new ideas.

Responsibilities include managing long-term, multi-discipline projects; developing and piloting new ideas; planning implementations; and leading operations management teams to adopt improved processes while using financial analysis to measure

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Business Administration, Engineering or similar area of study.
• High School Diploma with 4 years relevant experience.
• 10+ years experience with continual business process improvement and innovation, meeting financial, operations and customer demands.

Responsibilities

• Manages complex projects over long periods of time and across multiple disciplines.
• Develops new ideas and processes and manages pilot implementations to drive improved business operation; reports against economic and process improvement.
• Builds implementation plan for new business ideas; responsible for the pilot, reporting, and management training.
• Develops and implements an effective operations improvement process aligned with long-range objectives; collaborates with District Managers and Area Vice Presidents.
• Leads, trains, monitors and motivates operations management teams to implement new processes.
• Uses financial analysis to evaluate current processes' effectiveness.
• Ensures process implementation and improvements through communication and feedback collection.
• Maintains awareness of competition and industry trends.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Business Administration, Engineering or similar

High School Diploma with 4 years relevant experience

10+ years experience in business process improvement and innovation

Job description

Job Summary

Responsible for accelerating the rate of change across the enterprise by leading cross functional teams to drive economic and operational efficiency through innovation, agility, scalability and reliability to existing processes or new business ideas.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Manages complex projects over long periods of time and across multiple disciplines.


• Develops new ideas and processes and manages pilot implementation to drive improved business operation; reports against economic and process improvement


• Builds implementation plan for new business ideas; responsible for the pilot, reporting, and management training


• Develops and implements an effective operations improvement process, consistent with the accomplishment of long range objectives which will enhance effectiveness, while working closely with District Managers, Area Vice Presidents, and other management personnel.


• Leads, trains, monitors and motivates the operations management teams to implement new process.


• Utilizes financial analysis software/techniques to evaluate the effectiveness of current processes.


• Ensures process implementation and improvement through direct communication and solicitation of feedback.


• Maintains awareness of competition and trends affecting the industry.

Qualifications

Must live and work in the US.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree (accredited) in Finance, Business Administration, Engineering or similar area of study, or in lieu of,


• High School Diploma (accredited) and 4 years relevant experience.


• 10+ years previous experience with a proven track record of continual business process improvement and innovation simultaneously meeting financial, operations and customer demands (in addition to education requirement).

Physical Requirements

• Office: This job primarily operates in a professional office environment and routinely requires the use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones, copy machines, etc.

Benefits

At WM, each eligible employee receives a competitive total compensation package that includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and short-term disability. In addition, we offer a stock purchase plan, company matching on a 401(k), and more. Employees also receive paid vacation, holidays, and personal days. Please note that benefits may vary by site.

Pay: The expected base pay range for this position across the U.S. is $152400-205800 $. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific salary offered to a successful candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidate’s relevant experience, education, training, certifications, qualifications, and work location.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran