Senior Manager, Operational Excellence & Improvement

HireRight; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401K

Paid time off

Job summary

HireRight, based in Nashville, Tennessee, seeks a Senior Manager of Continuous Improvement to drive Lean initiatives across HR, Finance, IT, and other functions. You will lead value stream mapping and Kaizen events, shaping labor productivity and cost reduction initiatives with measurable business impact.

You will work with leadership to develop dashboards, KPIs, and scorecards, quantify financial benefits, and present executive-level business cases.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of industrial engineering, operational excellence, process improvement, or continuous improvement experience.
• Experience performing Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen events, time studies, and workflow analysis.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Power BI, Visio, and process mapping tools.
• Experience developing metrics, dashboards, and productivity analyses.
• Strong communication and facilitation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise-wide continuous improvement initiatives focused on reducing corporate costs and increasing operational efficiency.
• Conduct Value Stream Mapping (VSM) exercises to identify non-value-added activities, process bottlenecks, and improvement opportunities.
• Facilitate Kaizen events and process improvement workshops with cross-functional teams.
• Apply Lean principles to eliminate waste and improve transactional and administrative processes.
• Develop and implement standardized work procedures and best practices.

Skills

Value Stream Mapping

Kaizen events

Time studies

Workflow analysis

Analytical thinking

Facilitation

Communication

Lean Six Sigma

Data interpretation

Dashboards & metrics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering/Operations Management/Business Administration/Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

Visio

Process mapping tools

Job description

HireRight, based in Nashville, Tennessee, seeks a Senior Manager of Continuous Improvement to drive Lean initiatives across HR, Finance, IT, and other functions. You will lead value stream mapping and Kaizen events, shaping labor productivity and cost reduction initiatives with measurable business impact.

You will work with leadership to develop dashboards, KPIs, and scorecards, quantify financial benefits, and present executive-level business cases.