Vice President, VES, PQI

Videojet Technologies Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 300,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k) plan

Incentive pay

Job summary

Veralto Corporation seeks a Vice President, Veralto Enterprise System Leader (VESL) to translate strategic ambitions into sustained performance across a global portfolio. Reporting to the Segment SVP, this executive partners with presidents and functional leaders to align strategy, people, and execution.

The role combines strategic oversight with hands-on coaching, leading policy deployment, kaizen, and Growth Rooms, while building leadership capability and ensuring disciplined execution across

Qualifications

• 10+ years leading continuous improvement across growth, innovation and lean.
• Senior leadership experience in a multinational with accountability for performance.
• Deep practitioner expertise in lean/continuous improvement: daily management, standard work and kaizen.
• Experience leading Policy Deployment workshops and executive kaizens.
• Proven ability to coach senior leaders and strengthen organizational capability across functions.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, Business, Marketing, or Operations; MBA preferred.
• Hands-on experience with Gemba, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Shape leadership meeting agendas and business reviews around segment priorities with clear decisions and accountable owners.
• Facilitate annual planning and strategy enablement with resource alignment and measurable outcomes.
• Lead Policy Deployment to connect strategy with actionable plans across the segment.
• Identify barriers to execution and apply VES approaches to sustain improvement.
• Support acquisition integration by aligning VES deployment with new businesses’ needs.
• Advance growth, innovation, and operational performance through targeted improvements.
• Strengthen daily management, standard work, and structured problem solving across teams.
• Surface gaps via performance and operational reviews to steer improvement.

Skills

Strategic judgement

Executive influence

Hands-on problem-solving

Change leadership

People leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Science/Business/Marketing/Operations

MBA or related master's preferred

Job description

The Vice President, Veralto Enterprise System Leader (VESL) will help translate the strategic ambitions of Veralto’s Product Quality & Innovation segment into sustained business performance. Reporting to the Segment SVP and serving on the senior leadership team, this executive will partner with operating company Presidents and functional leaders to advance growth, accelerate innovation, and strengthen execution across a global portfolio. At the center of this mandate is the ability to connect strategy, people, and execution. Working across businesses, functions, and geographies, this leader will help align the organization around its most important priorities, address barriers to progress, and build the leadership capabilities and management practices required to deliver results. The role combines strategic perspective with hands-on engagement, requiring an executive who can challenge thinking, earn the confidence of senior leaders, and help teams solve complex business problems.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Partner with the Segment Leader to shape leadership meeting agendas and business reviews around the segment's most consequential priorities, ensuring discussions lead to clear decisions, accountable owners, and timely follow-through.
• Facilitate annual business planning and strategy enablement, helping ensure critical initiatives are appropriately resourced, supported by clear measures of success, and executed with discipline.
• Lead Policy Deployment, connecting long-term strategy with breakthrough priorities and actionable plans across the segment.
• Work with senior leaders to identify performance gaps and barriers to execution, applying VES approaches to address root causes and sustain improvement.
• Support acquisition integration by aligning VES deployment and capability development with the needs of newly acquired businesses.
• Partner with business leaders to advance growth, innovation, and operational performance through targeted improvement initiatives.
• Strengthen the management practices that help teams identify issues early, make informed decisions, and follow through on commitments, including daily management, standard work, and structured problem-solving.
• Use business performance reviews, operational reviews, and Policy Deployment discussions to surface gaps, focus improvement efforts, and assess progress against priorities.
• Guide high-impact kaizen activity and strategic growth initiatives, including Growth Rooms and Obeya, ensuring improvements are embedded in how teams work.
• Identify successful practices across operating companies and create opportunities for leaders to share, adapt, and scale them.
• Serve as a coach and thought partner to senior leaders, strengthening their ability to apply VES to business challenges and lead sustainable change.
• Define and execute the segment's VES capability and certification roadmap, aligning development priorities with current business needs and emerging strategic requirements.
• Lead and develop the VES organization, mentor operating company VES leaders, and build succession pipelines that support the segment's long-term needs.
• Ensure certified practitioners and trainers are effectively deployed to deliver business impact and strengthen capability across functions.
• Build an active VES leadership community that encourages collaboration, benchmarking, and shared learning across businesses and geographies.
• Manage the VES function's budget and talent priorities, aligning resources with the areas of greatest business need.

LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES

• Strategic and commercial judgment: Takes a general management view of the business, connecting customer needs, growth opportunities, and operational priorities. Identifies where focused improvement can deliver the greatest business impact.
• Executive influence and partnership: Earns credibility with senior leaders through sound judgment, practical insight, and constructive challenge. Builds alignment across businesses and functions and drives accountability through influence.
• Hands-on problem-solving: Moves comfortably between strategic discussions and direct engagement with teams where work happens. Uses data and observation to identify root causes, challenge assumptions, and develop practical solutions.
• Change leadership: Builds commitment to new ways of working and sustains progress through ambiguity and competing priorities. Encourages experimentation and thoughtful risk-taking while maintaining a clear focus on results.
• People leadership and communication: Builds trust, develops others, and creates an inclusive environment where diverse perspectives and candid discussion are valued. Communicates complex issues clearly and translates insights into focused action.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• A minimum of 10 years of experience leading and applying continuous improvement principles across growth, innovation, and lean, with a demonstrated record of sustained business results.
• Senior leadership experience in a multinational organization, gained as an enterprise business system leader or operating company executive with substantial responsibility for continuous improvement and business performance.
• Deep practitioner expertise in lean/ continuous improvement principles or a comparable enterprise business system, including daily management, standard work, structured problem-solving, and kaizen.
• Demonstrated experience leading Policy Deployment workshops, executive or President-level kaizens, and certified practitioner development roadmaps tied to strategic business priorities.
• Demonstrated experience working directly with teams at Gemba to strengthen problem-solving, build capability, and sustain improvements through hands-on learning.
• Significant hands-on practitioner experience in new product development and the application of continuous improvement methods to innovation processes.
• A proven record of building and developing teams, coaching senior leaders, and strengthening organizational capability across functions and geographies.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, Business, Marketing, or Operations required. A master's degree in a related field or MBA is preferred.

The compensation range for this role is $300.000 - $350.000 USD per year. This role is also eligible for Incentive Pay. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Veralto Corporation and all Veralto Companies are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or other characteristics protected by law. We value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve. Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes. The EEO posters are available here. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us at [e-mail] to request accommodation.

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