Lead Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Analyst

State Employees' Credit Union; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

State Employees' Credit Union is seeking a Lead Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Analyst to drive operational excellence across the credit union. The role focuses on identifying OPEX opportunities, developing improvement roadmaps, and leading initiatives that deliver measurable business value.

The ideal candidate holds a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt with 7+ years of experience, strong data skills, and the ability to influence senior leadership while delivering executive-level presentations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 7 years of Lean Six Sigma Black Belt experience.
• Strong background in Operational Excellence and structured problem solving.
• Ability to translate data into insights and portfolio development.
• Experience with formal change management methodologies (Prosci, Kotter, CAP).
• Proven track record driving improvements and influencing senior leadership.
• Experience influencing senior leadership to shape strategy and drive accountability.
• Strong relationship builder; excellent written and verbal communication.
• Ability to create and deliver executive level presentations.

Responsibilities

• Lead opportunities and develop improvement roadmaps aligned to strategy.
• Coach black belts to deliver improvement initiatives with measurable outcomes.
• Define KPIs and dashboards and validate benefits with Finance.
• Deliver executive level progress and financial reports.
• Develop reusable tools, standards, playbooks.

Skills

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

Data analytics

Change management

Executive communication

Portfolio development

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Power BI

Clarity

JIRA

AI/ML

Job description

If you are motivated and believe in the credit union philosophy of "People Helping People," join our team! Position Overview: The Lead Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Analyst is a highly skilled and experienced professional who plays a crucial role in driving operational excellence across the Credit Union. The lead will play a key role identifying OPEX opportunities, developing improvement roadmaps tied to organizational strategy and goals, and leading improvement initiatives that deliver tangible business value and operational excellence.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Weighted 30% - Lead role identifying operational excellence improvement opportunities based on data, analytics, and financial goals. Define and prioritize improvement roadmaps tied to strategic goals and objectives for assigned portfolios.
• Weighted 30% - Lead and/or coach (black belts) improvement initiatives to deliver against the improvement roadmaps to deliver measurable financial and service outcomes.
• Weighted 20% - Define KPIs and dashboards tied to operational excellence portfolios and initiatives. Perform benefit validation in partnership with Finance.
• Weighted 10% - Deliver executive level progress and financial outcome reporting and dashboards for assigned portfolios.
• Weighted 10% - Develop operational excellence reusable tools, standards, and playbooks.

Required Education & Experience (Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities):

• Bachelor’s degree Min 7 years direct experience Certified Lean Six Sigma black belt
• Strong background in Operational Excellence, Lean Six Sigma or structured problems solving methodologies
• Ability to translate data into insights and portfolio development
• Experience with formal change management methodology (i.e. Prosci, Kotter, CAP, etc..)
• Proven track record driving improvement initiatives and influencing senior leadership to measurable outcomes
• Experience influencing and partnering with senior leadership to shape strategy, align priorities, and drive accountability
• Strong relationship builder at all levels
• Strong communication skills both writing and verbal
• Ability to create and deliver executive level presentations

Preferred Education & Experience (Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities):

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Analytics, or related field
• 7+ years of experience
• Change Management certification
• Background in strategy and/or consulting
• Experience with Power BI and creating executive dashboards
• Experience with Clarity and JIRA for project and portfolio management
• Experience with AI and Machine Learning

Job Environment & Physical Requirements:

Travel up to 10% of the time

Fully Remote

SECU provides equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons regardless of race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or other classification protected by law.

Disclaimer

State Employees' Credit Union reserves the right to fill this role at a higher/lower level based on business need. State Employees' Credit Union is a not-for-profit, member-owned financial cooperative with a "Do the Right Thing" mission and a goal of helping people in our community. SECU values the differences in our staff and in our North Carolina communities. We believe that embracing the uniqueness of individuals makes our cooperative stronger, more innovative and better able to serve SECU members.