Process Transformation Leader - nVent Engineered Building Solutions

nVent; Houston, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 124,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision plans

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

nVent is seeking a Process Transformation Leader for Engineered Building Solutions (EBS) to drive end-to-end process improvements, lean implementation, and data-driven decisions. You will partner with IT and business leaders to align processes with strategy and ensure operational readiness across locations in Houston, TX or Madison, WI.

The role emphasizes influencing senior stakeholders, building scalable business architectures, and delivering measurable performance gains through standardized

Qualifications

• MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in strategic operations, management consulting, or transformation initiatives.
• Proven experience transforming operational structures, preferably in startup or high-growth contexts.
• Strong communication skills with a track record of influencing senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Improve end-to-end value streams to reduce cycle times and boost efficiency.
• Establish standardized, repeatable, scalable business processes across EBS core functions.
• Apply Lean, Six Sigma or similar methods for high-quality, measurable controls.
• Partner with IT and systems architects to align technology with business processes.

Skills

Communication skills

Data literacy

Cross-functional leadership

Education

MBA or advanced degree preferred

Job description

We're looking for people who put their innovation to work to advance our success – and their own. Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions. As a Process Transformation Leader for Engineered Building Solutions (EBS), you will be at the heart of our ambitious journey to redefine business processes. You will experience an environment where your transformative ideas and results-focused approach will thrive.

WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION:

• Improving and analyzing end-to-end value streams to eliminate friction points, reduce cycle times, and increase operational efficiency.
• Establishing standardized, repeatable, and scalable business processes across core functions of EBS.
• Applying Lean, Six Sigma, or similar methodologies to ensure processes are built with high-quality, measurable controls.
• Partnering with IT and systems architects to align technology directly with business processes and data flows.
• Acting as the strategic liaison between leadership and functions to ensure operational readiness.
• Assessing the operational and organizational impact of business strategy shifts and providing data-driven recommendations on structure and prioritization.

YOU HAVE:

• Academic background in Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, or a related field (MBA or advanced degree preferred).
• Ideally 8+ years of previous experience in strategic operations, management consulting, or corporate transformation initiatives.
• Proven experience building or transforming operational structures, preferably within a startup, new venture, or rapidly growing business unit.
• Outstanding communication skills with a proven track record of influencing senior collaborators and guiding cross-functional teams.
• Strong data literacy; able to bring to bear operational metrics and financial parameters to justify architectural decisions.
• Ability to work from our Houston, TX or Madison, WI locations and travel on average 10% of the time.

WE HAVE:

A dynamic global reach with diverse operations around the world that will stretch your abilities, provide plentiful career opportunities, and allow you to make an impact every day. nVent is a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions. We believe our inventive electrical solutions enable safer systems and ensure a more secure world. We design, manufacture, market, install and service high performance products and solutions that connect and protect some of the world's most sensitive equipment, buildings and critical processes. We offer a comprehensive range of systems protection and electrical connections solutions across industry-leading brands that are recognized globally for quality, reliability and innovation. Our principal office is in London and our management office in the United States is in Minneapolis. Our robust portfolio of leading electrical product brands dates back more than 100 years and includes nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, SCHROFF and TRACHTE. Learn more at www.nvent.com.

Core values that shape our culture and drive us to deliver the best for our employees and our customers.

• Innovative & adaptable
• Dedicated to absolute integrity
• Focused on the customer first
• Respectful and team oriented
• Optimistic and energizing
• Accountable for performance

Benefits to support the lives of our employees

Pay Transparency nVent's pay scale is based on the expected range of base pay for this job and the employee's work location. Employee pay within this range will be based on a combination of factors including knowledge, skills, abilities, experience, education, and performance. Where federal, state, or local minimum wage requirements exist, employee pay will comply.

Compensation Range: $123,500.00 - $229,500.00. Depending on the position offered, employee may be eligible for other forms of compensation, such as annual incentives.

• Medical, dental, and vision plans along with flexible spending accounts, short-term and long-term disability benefits, critical illness, accident insurance and life insurance.
• A 401(k) retirement plan and an employee stock purchase plan - both include a company match.
• Other supplemental benefits may include tuition reimbursement, caregiver, personal and parental leave, back-up care services, paid time off including volunteer time, a well-being program, and/or legal & identity theft protection.

People are our most valuable asset. Inclusion and diversity means that we celebrate and encourage each other's authenticity because we understand that uniqueness sparks growth.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by national, federal, state or local law.