The Associate Director, Business Transformation plays a critical role in driving process improvement throughout Gannett Fleming and serves as a champion of a "Continuous Improvement" culture. Support business lines across the organization in applying a structured and efficient methodology for data management and process improvement activities.

Recommend the best process and tools, as it relates to the project life cycle to determine root-cause problems, uncover the pain points, facilitate the process improvement, and identify business/application opportunities to improve end-user experiences, while enhancing the consistency and quality of processes and data.

Identify, plan, and implement key projects to improve the quality, reduce costs, increase productivity, and improve cycle time by reducing wasted time, rework, etc. resulting in significant business improvement and end user satisfaction. Complete process improvement projects within a specified time frame while achieving cost saving goals. Achieve buy-in from all decision makers and key stakeholders to ensure successful adoption of the process improvement. Provide management with project status updates, feedback, and appropriate reporting on key responsibilities and objectives.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, Economics, Finance, Accounting, or related discipline. Master's Degree is preferred
• 10+ years of experience and expertise in project management, including complex projects involving multiple functional groups, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience must include relevant business process improvement experience at the analyst level or higher within process improvement.
• Experience with process design, requirements gathering, and facilitation.
• Demonstrated experience building metrics and dashboards for data driven decision making across the spectrum (process owners, executives, team members) and driving continuous improvement.
• Track record of delivering process improvement consulting or process design within a professional services organization.
• Proven knowledge and application of process excellence, Lean six sigma methodology, business analysis, reengineering, and process modeling and related tools and systems.
• Adept at developing project scopes, in addition to managing and delivering on multiple projects and ensuring an adequate level of cost control.
• Experience with large-scale organizational change efforts in a large business environment.
• Proven track record of applying lean principles in support of continuous process improvement in a professional services environment, with strong understanding of the project life cycle.
• Specific experience in leading six sigma improvement initiatives is strongly preferred.
• Hands on knowledge and experience of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems
• Strong knowledge and ability to apply other methodologies and frameworks, such as Agile or Waterfall implementations.

At Gannett Fleming, we believe in improving the lives of the people we serve. We believe in innovation and social responsibility. We believe in the diversity of our team and the creative solutions they provide. We believe in embracing change and emerging technologies while maintaining an unmatched standard of quality. We believe in creating an environment where employees can thrive at home and at work. We believe in engaging our employees, building lasting relationships with our clients, and, in turn, making a difference in the world.

We offer a comprehensive benefits program, which includes medical, dental, vision and life insurance, our tax-deferred 401 (K) savings plan, and the opportunity to incentive compensation for eligible positions. We are committed to your personal growth and professional development, so we offer tuition reimbursement, access to internal and external training programs and support active participation in professional organizations.

Gannett Fleming is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veterans' status or other characteristics protected by law.

Unsolicited resumes from third party agencies will be considered the property of Gannett Fleming

Location: Flexible to included Philadelphia, New York, Baltimore, Chicago, Atlanta, Washington DC, Los Angeles & Option to work fully remote

Core Business Hours: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Employment Status: Full-Time

Internal Requisition ID: 2024-10719

Salary Range:$ 140,000 - $200,000

Salary dependent upon experience and geographic location

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