Experian
Operational Excellence Lead
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Company Description
Experian is a global data and technology company, powering opportunities for people and businesses around the world. We operate across a range of markets, from financial services to healthcare, automotive, agribusiness, insurance, and many more. Experian invests in people and new advanced technologies to unlock the power of data. We have an amazing team of 25,200 people in 32 countries.
Job Description
Are you passionate about transforming businesses, improving customer experiences, and delivering measurable commercial impact?
We're looking for an experienced Operational Excellence Leader to lead enterprise-wide change across our organisation. This is an exciting opportunity to influence strategy at the highest level, lead complex transformation programmes, and embed a culture of continuous improvement that delivers lasting results for our customers, colleagues, and business.
What you'll do
- You will be a trusted partner to senior leadership, you will identify, shape, and deliver a portfolio of strategic transformation plans that improve the way we work and the experience we create for our customers.
- Lead the roadmap, aligning transformation activity with strategic our priorities.
- Identify improvement opportunities using customer insight, operational data, financial analysis, and performance metrics.
- Lead large-scale transformation programmes spanning customer journeys, operating models, business processes, technology, and service delivery.
- Build compelling business cases and secure sponsorship from senior partners.
- Deliver complex Lean projects from initial diagnosis through implementation and benefits realisation.
- Champion automation, AI-enabled solutions, process mining, workflow optimisation, and digital improvement opportunities.
- Establish governance, controls, and process ownership to ensure sustainable outcomes.
- Be an internal consultant, providing expert guidance on complex challenges.
- Influence and engage partners at all levels, building understanding across multiple teams.
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Qualifications
What we're looking for
We're interested in people who bring a blend of strategic thinking, operational excellence expertise, and leadership capability.
You'll have:
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification with experience leading complex, cross-functional improvement programmes and delivering validated business benefits.
- Experience in Operational Excellence, Business Transformation, Continuous Improvement.
- Experience influencing senior stakeholders and driving change within matrix organisations where resources are not directly owned.
- Experience delivering transformation across multiple areas, including customer journeys, operating models, business processes, technology, data, controls, and service delivery.
- Exceptional storytelling skills, with the ability to simplify complex information and create compelling narratives that drive action.
Additional Information
Benefits package includes:
- Hybrid working - 40% office based
- Great compensation package and discretionary bonus
- Core benefits include Pension, Bupa healthcare, Sharesave Scheme and more
- 25 days annual leave with 8 bank holidays and 3 volunteering days. You can purchase additional annual leave.
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Grade: EB9
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This is a hybrid remote/in-office role.
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Employee Status: Regular
Role Type: Hybrid
Department: Finance
Schedule: Full Time
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