Operational Excellence Program Manager

Operational Excellence Program Manager

This role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with a requirement that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.

Who We Are:

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work.

We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today's complex world.

Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what's next.

We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here.

We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs.

We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.

If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you.

Open up opportunities with HPE.

Job Description:

Responsibilities:
- Develop, deploy, and manage Operational Excellence programs aligned with business objectives and strategic priorities.

- Apply strong program and project management disciplines to ensure on-time, on-scope, and high-quality delivery.
- Lead cross-functional initiatives focused on productivity improvement, process optimization, quality enhancement, customer experience, and operational effectiveness.
- Own and operate Operational Excellence frameworks, governance processes, and improvement mechanisms across the organization.
- Establish program governance, metrics, dashboards, KPIs, and regular operational review cadences.
- Drive cross-functional execution to translate insights into process, policy, workflow, and organizational improvements.
- Manage program scope, schedules, risks, dependencies, communications, and stakeholder alignment.
- Develop business cases and measure realized business value from Operational Excellence initiatives.
- Communicate program status, risks, outcomes, and recommendations to leadership and stakeholders.
- Partner with Engineering, Operations, Quality, Customer Experience, and Business teams to institutionalize prevention-focused practices.
- Promote a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, operational discipline, quality, and learning.
- Support additional Operational Excellence initiatives and perform other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience Required:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering , Business, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, or related field (required).
- Master's degree desirable .
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification required .
- Typically 7+ years of experience in Program Management, Project Management, Operations, Quality, Continuous Improvement, Business Transformation, or related disciplines.
- Experience leading complex cross-functional programs in a matrixed organization.
- Experience driving process improvement and operational effectiveness initiatives.

Knowledge and Skills:
- Strong understanding of Operational Excellence principles, continuous improv...