Enterprise Transactional Excellence Leader (AI-Enabled)

Eaton Group; Beachwood (OH); 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) in the United States. This founding, enterprise-level role drives standards and improvements across SG&A and transactional functions using Lean, process mining, and AI-enabled automation.

You will lead enterprise-wide transformations, mentor practitioners, and establish governance while aligning with ERP and data platforms to deliver measurable business outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt with coaching experience.
• 10+ years leading process improvement/transformation.
• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end process improvement initiatives across corporate and transactional functions, from problem identification through sustained results.
• 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 (DMAIC, DMADV/DFSS) to improve and redesign transactional workflows.
• Perform root‑cause analysis, evaluate process capability, validate outcomes, and implement sustainable controls and governance.
• 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.
• Serve as a founding member of the ETS Office, helping establish operating rhythms, standards, governance, and integration frameworks for future acquisitions.

Skills

Process design

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt

Tools

Celonis

ERP systems

DMAIC/DFSS

Job description

Eaton Corporation seeks a Principal Transactional Excellence Leader for the Eaton Transaction System (ETS) in the United States. This founding, enterprise-level role drives standards and improvements across SG&A and transactional functions using Lean, process mining, and AI-enabled automation.

You will lead enterprise-wide transformations, mentor practitioners, and establish governance while aligning with ERP and data platforms to deliver measurable business outcomes.