Process Improvement Manager

Public Policy Institute; Vallejo (CA); On-site; USD 123,000 - 176,000; Part time

Job summary

Public Policy Institute in Vallejo, CA is seeking a Process Improvement Manager on a part-time cadence to drive daily operations and cross-functional projects. You will mentor teams, build strong networks, and ensure compliance awareness while delivering consistent results.

The role emphasizes resilience, attention to detail, and ownership from day one, with opportunities to lead cross-functional initiatives and refine processes across the organization.

Qualifications

• Ability to mentor or support manager teammates.
• Strong rapport-building and positive presence.
• Comfort with clear managerial expectations.
• Proven cross-functional collaboration judgment.
• Clear, proactive communicator in written form.

Responsibilities

• Support daily operations at our Vallejo site and keep workflows moving.
• Step in on additional duties that support the wider Public Policy Institute mission.
• Anticipate the CA compliance wrinkle before it becomes a fire.
• Catch the small fiercely-supportive details that derail general launches.
• Document the why, not just the what, behind every Networking decision.

Skills

Mentoring teammates

Interpersonal skills

Networking

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Meeting recap writing

Job description

We're looking for a Process Improvement Manager who can carry Cross-Functional Collaboration and Resilience at once without dropping either, here at Public Policy Institute. Picture $123,000 - $176,000, a part-time cadence, and 7 years of Attention Management translating into a manager seat you actually steer at Public Policy Institute.

Key Responsibilities

• Support daily operations at our Vallejo site and keep workflows moving
• Step in on additional duties that support the wider Public Policy Institute mission
• Anticipate the CA compliance wrinkle before it becomes a fire
• Catch the small fiercely-supportive details that derail general launches
• Document the why, not just the what, behind every Networking decision

What You'll Bring

• Demonstrated capacity to mentor or support manager teammates
• Strong rapport-building skills and a genuinely positive presence
• Comfort being measured against a clear manager bar
• Enough Interpersonal Skills to be dangerous, enough Networking to be trusted
• Proven Cross-Functional Collaboration judgment when the textbook answer doesn't fit
• A communicator who writes the meeting recap nobody asked for but everyone reads

Public Policy Institute is a customer-obsessed, fiercely independent Vallejo company that would rather earn trust slowly than buy attention quickly. Ownership runs deep here: you'll own outcomes, not just tasks, from your first week as a Process Improvement Manager.

The Process Improvement Manager role earns $123,000 - $176,000 and opens doors to cross-functional projects that accelerate your Networking and Cross-Functional Collaboration growth.

This listing is current and monitored daily by our talent team.

Bring 6 of grit or a fresh perspective; either way, this Process Improvement Manager role wants you.