Process Excellence Lead — Automation & Growth

Obra-Capital,-Inc.; Carrollton (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Arra Finance seeks a Business Process Excellence Manager to act as an internal consultant, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, scalability, automation, and performance with a focus on originations. You will partner with IT, development teams, and vendors to diagnose processes and drive end-to-end improvements.

Key strengths include implementing agile practices, translating business needs into clear requirements and user stories, and delivering measurable outcomes in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Operations Management, Finance, or a related field required; MBA a plus; equivalent experience considered.
• 3 to 5+ years in business operations, process improvement, product ownership, business analysis, or management consulting
• Experience partnering with IT or development teams to define and deliver system and process changes
• Financial services or auto finance preferred; originations experience strongly preferred
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; able to distill complex information into clear, actionable insights
• Proven ability to map processes, identify inefficiencies, and develop practical solutions
• Able to translate business needs into clear requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria; working knowledge of agile and scrum practices
• Familiarity with Lean/Six Sigma or equivalent methods; continuous improvement mindset
• Comfort with implementing automation and workflow technology solutions
• Strong written and verbal communication; able to present recommendations to leadership and influence across functions without direct authority
• Collaborative working style; self-directed and comfortable with ambiguity
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office; familiarity with BI tools a plus
• Experience applying AI tools to improve analytics and operations

Responsibilities

• Serve as an internal consultant to leaders to improve efficiency, scalability, automation, and performance with a focus on originations.
• Diagnose processes, act as voice of business with IT/vendors, and support deployment and adoption of changes.
• Drive measurable improvements across the organization through end-to-end improvement efforts.

Skills

Process mapping

Lean Six Sigma

Agile & Scrum

Automation & workflow

Analytical thinking

Communication & influence

IT/Dev collaboration

Originations experience

Office productivity

AI tools adoption

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business/related field

MBA (plus)

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Workflow automation tools

BI tools

Job description

Arra Finance seeks a Business Process Excellence Manager to act as an internal consultant, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, scalability, automation, and performance with a focus on originations. You will partner with IT, development teams, and vendors to diagnose processes and drive end-to-end improvements.

Key strengths include implementing agile practices, translating business needs into clear requirements and user stories, and delivering measurable outcomes in a fast-paced