Senior CI Portfolio Lead

This role sits in Krakow office and it will be responsible for providing holistic CI support to a large population of finance professionals in the global Revenue/Expenditure process (the role will have the ability to influence 200+ finance staff either directly or indirectly) with the three key areas of responsibilities:

1. leading complex change
2. equipping Finance staff with the right CI behaviours and skills to solve problems on their own
3. integrating the Components of Operational Excellence

Key accountabilities:

• Define, scope and lead process improvement projects in alignment with overall CI Finance strategy and business priorities.
• Run numerous training events and courses, as dictated by the operational need. (~1-2 training courses and >20 smaller CI Curriculum trainings)
• Coach a portfolio of improvement projects, using appropriate CI methodology, including Agile, with each of the projects aiming to develop capability and deliver sustainable business value (also provide ad-hoc coaching support as well as mentor CI practitioners)
• Deliver at least 1 complex E2E project each year
• Develop credible trust-based relationships and work closely with senior stakeholders across the Revenue/Expenditure processes to define process improvement priorities and to create a strong continuous improvement culture within Revenue/Expenditure. Identify the improvement needs and take the initiative whilst ensuring the usage of the correct project selection and project prioritization criteria.
• Work with Revenue/Expenditure stakeholders to identify pain areas and scope opportunities that form the basis of a strong improvement pipeline to be delivered across Revenue/Expenditure and its feeder processes.
• Ensure that effective quality processes are adhered to and that appropriate tools and processes (e.g. Lean Sigma) are being used to drive Continuous Improvement.

• Ability to work in a cross-functional matrix environment, to influence and gain commitment at all organizational levels.
• Coaching for CI across all levels of the organization
• Managing competing demands from different stakeholders.
• Team Player - Ability to work with people from various work streams cutting across functional boundaries and solicit partnership
• Able to identify process gaps/waste and recommend improvements to ensure that process tasks are operated effectively and efficiently
• Strong change management, project management, analytical and problem-solving ability.

• Minimum 5 years work experience with at least 2 years’ experience of operating as a Lean Sigma Certified Greenbelt or Blackbelt or Lean Practitioner or CI Practitioner
• Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or Engineering (desirable)
• Change Management / Project Management and Coaching skills
• Experience delivering or actively supporting improvement projects.
• Experience facilitating workshops and training with groups of staff.
• Ability to coach and develop staff to identify improvement opportunities.
• Effective communicator with the confidence to engage and influence stakeholders at various levels across the organization
• Capacity and confidence to drive end to end improvement initiatives, with ability to influence positive outcomes, gain senior stakeholder support and deliver results while leading and managing multiple priorities.