Operational Excellence Lead, Financial Services

About the job

​

Our client is a leading corporate based in Melbourne who is looking for an Operational Excellence lead to support their operational excellence and transformation agenda across the company.

 

Our client is seeking a full time employee who will identify, design and implement operational improvement initiatives to reduce cost and improve productivity. You will lead a small team, which you will help to develop and coach around best practice methodologies / core consulting skills relating to operational improvement.

 

This role is based in Melbourne, Victoria.

 

As the Operational Excellence Lead, you will:

​

• Identify, Strategise, Design and Implement operational improvement initiatives and projects

• Lead and deliver company wide process optimisation reviews, identifying opportunities, prioritising, and developing plans and associated benefits

• Develop monthly reporting and presentations for Executive leaders on status and outcome of initiatives and KPI's

• Support tracking and reporting of benefit realisation targets

• Coach and mentor a small team on process optimisation and operational excellence best practices (including LEAN), methodologies and frameworks to ensure quality and standardisation

• Manage Executive and Team level stakeholder relationships, helping to influence and engage team members through change and design of initiatives

• Promote and celebrate great change management practices, in line with culture work

 

Who we're are looking for:

​

• Significant experience as an Operations Advisory Consultant at a Consulting firm, preferably centred around process improvement

• Experience leading projects or workstreams of work to deliver tangible outcomes (productivity improvement, cost reduction targets etc)

• Demonstrated ability to influence, strategically advise and support senior stakeholders

• Experience leading and developing improvement initiatives whilst considering people, technology, process and new ways of working

• Strong people leadership skills, with evidence of mentoring and leading teams to deliver projects

• Strong understanding of problem solving methodologies and frameworks as well as strong project and time management skills with a track record of delivery.

• Full working rights in Australia required

 

What's on offer:

​

• Great company with a focus on work/life balance, cultxxure and being an employer of choice

• Excellent L&D / training plan and initiatives

• Lots of opportunity for growth and plenty of career opportunities across the company

• Competitive salaries and bonus

• Flexible work options, hybrid working model