Director of Innovation & Operational Excellence

WM (Waste Management); United States; On-site; USD 152,000 - 206,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive total compensation package

Stock purchase plan

401(k) company match

Paid vacation, holidays, and personal\

Job summary

WM (Waste Management) is seeking a senior operations leader to accelerate enterprise change by guiding cross-functional teams to improve efficiency through innovation, agility, scalability and reliability of existing processes and new ideas. The role requires directing complex, long-term projects, developing pilots, and building rollout plans while reporting on economic and process improvements.

You will lead operational teams and apply financial analysis to optimize performance across the

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Business Admin, Engineering or similar, or equivalent experience.
• High School Diploma with 4 years relevant experience.
• 10+ years of experience in business process improvement with financial, operations, and customer impact.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional projects and manage pilots to improve operations.
• Develop ideas and pilots to drive economic and process improvements.
• Build implementation plans for new ideas and train management.
• Implement operations improvement processes aligned with long-term objectives.
• Lead and motivate operations management teams to adopt new processes.
• Use financial analysis to evaluate current processes and outcomes.
• Maintain awareness of industry trends and competition.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Project management

Financial analysis

Innovation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Finance/Business Administration/Engineering

High School Diploma + 4 years relevant experience

10+ years experience in process improvement

Tools

Financial analysis software

Job description

WM (Waste Management) is seeking a senior operations leader to accelerate enterprise change by guiding cross-functional teams to improve efficiency through innovation, agility, scalability and reliability of existing processes and new ideas. The role requires directing complex, long-term projects, developing pilots, and building rollout plans while reporting on economic and process improvements.

You will lead operational teams and apply financial analysis to optimize performance across the