Enterprise Transactional Excellence Architect

Eaton Corporation; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 165,000 - 242,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton Corporation seeks a Principal Transactional Excellence Leader for the Eaton Transaction System (ETS) to drive enterprise-wide process improvements across Procure-to-Pay and transactional functions. You will lead end-to-end initiatives, apply Lean Six Sigma methodologies, and build capability with leaders through coaching, training, and governance.

This role emphasizes AI-enabled workflows, standardization, and measurable business impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
• Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt certification with experience coaching and developing practitioners.
• Experience applying DMAIC and DMADV/DFSS methodologies with measurable results.

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 to improve and redesign transactional workflows.
• 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.
• Define and maintain enterprise transactional standards and exception-management protocols across P2P.
• Design AI-enabled and automated workflows that follow a standardize-before-automate approach and Lean principles.
• Collaborate with Solution Architecture to maximize existing platform capabilities before pursuing custom solutions.
• Partner with Process Intelligence teams to advance process mining, conformance monitoring, and performance analytics.
• Advise Global Process Owners and senior leaders on value-stream design, governance, and performance management.
• Lead ETS training, certification, and practitioner development programs.
• Mentor transactional excellence practitioners and functional improvement leaders.
• Serve as a founding member of the ETS Office, helping establish operating rhythms, standards, governance, and integration frameworks for future acquisitions.

Skills

Process Improvement

Lean Six Sigma

DMAIC/DFSS

Data Analysis

Stakeholder Engagement

Change Management

Process Mining

RPA/AI in transactional

ERP systems

Executive Influence

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Celonis

ERP systems

RPA/AI platforms

Job description

Eaton Corporation seeks a Principal Transactional Excellence Leader for the Eaton Transaction System (ETS) to drive enterprise-wide process improvements across Procure-to-Pay and transactional functions. You will lead end-to-end initiatives, apply Lean Six Sigma methodologies, and build capability with leaders through coaching, training, and governance.

This role emphasizes AI-enabled workflows, standardization, and measurable business impact.