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About the Role

Success Academy is seeking the Leader of Edge, our Continuous Improvement program, based on the Danaher Business System (DBS). This individual will lead a team of Edge practitioners and will have full leadership responsibility for all Edge activities across the enterprise. The role owner is accountable for driving measurable performance improvement across the company by identifying and improving business processes, fostering an Edge mindset, and providing coaching and training.

Responsibilities

Develop the Edge roadmap, aligned with business priorities, in partnership with senior leadership and business and functional leaders to achieve annual targets, functional KPIs, and strategic plan objectives.
Promote and facilitate the diagnosis of workflow impediments and other wastes throughout the business, and provide expert counsel on appropriate Edge tools to eliminate them.
Lead focused Problem Solving Process (PSP) and Kaizen events to drive process improvement and cross-functional communication.
Promote the use and improvement of Edge tools (Standard Work, TPI, PSP, Daily Management, Kaizens) to foster continuous improvement throughout the organization.
Actively lead Policy Deployment and Daily Management initiatives in partnership with business leadership.
Own, deliver, and improve the Edge training program.
Promote and facilitate employee training in Edge Fundamentals, Lean tools, and other Edge training sessions as required.
Evaluate and approve candidates for the Certified Practitioner level.

Requirements

8+ years of demonstrated DBS or similar lean business system experience with proficiency in applying lean or growth principles in a variety of situations.
Mastery of a variety of DBS tools (specifically: Lean, PSP, Daily Management, Kaizen, Standard Work, and Policy Deployment) and proficiency in applying them to deliver measurable results.
Superior training, consulting, and influencing skills.
Effective coaching skills/developer of talent with demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment, with a track record of building and developing high-performing cross-functional problem-solving teams.
Experimentation mindset – able to help teams take and manage risk, drive experimentation to facilitate learning.
Demonstrated ability to lead an organization through significant change without losing momentum; ability to inspire continuous focus on key business drivers, as well as the company's mission and values.
Strong communicator, both verbal and written, to engage, influence, and get buy-in from all levels of internal and external stakeholders.
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, or another relevant industry-related field.

Skills

DBS
Lean
Problem Solving Process (PSP)
Daily Management
Kaizen
Standard Work
Policy Deployment
Lean tools
Edge Fundamentals

Location

New York

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

8+ years

Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Salary/Compensations

$200,000—$225,000 USD

Benefits

Full benefits program
Opportunities for professional growth

About the Company

Success Academy's mission is to reimagine public education by finding profoundly different approaches to delivering a high-quality education at scale.
The company re-conceives every aspect of school design, from writing rigorous new curricula to drawing regularly on the advances in technology and business.
Success Academies has grown to 57 elementary, middle, and high schools, educating 20,000 children.
Future goals include growing to 100 schools and educating 50,000 children across New York City in a holistic pre-K-12 system.
The company is expanding to Florida.

Equal Opportunity

Success Academy Charter Schools is an equal opportunity employer and actively encourages applications from people of all backgrounds.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our organization.
We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
We actively seek applications from people of all backgrounds to strengthen our community and the perspectives needed to flourish in a multicultural world.
Success Academy Charter Schools does not offer employment-based immigration sponsorship.