
Lean and Quality Operations Leader
Washington, DCJob$123–204K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago
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The Lean and Quality Operations Leader influences process and quality improvement approaches, projects, and programs, with moderate autonomy and operational judgment. The role leads operating cadences, supports deployment of the Lean Operating Method, and plans and coordinates corporate Kaizen events. It also tracks KPIs, supports continuous improvement, and partners across functions to standardize processes and support change adoption.
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Job Description Summary
Rollen zur Prozess- und Qualitätsverbesserung Beeinflusst Ansätze, Projekte und Programme im Funktionsbereich oder der betroffenen Unternehmensorganisation und die Arbeitsweise.Beeinflusst die Qualität, Effizienz und Effektivität des eigenen Teams.Hat wesentlichen Einfluss auf die Prioritäten.Geleitet von professionellen Praktiken und Richtlinien, die von der Rolle selbst geprägt sind.Die Rolle verfügt über eine moderate Autonomie und erfordert ein hohes Maß an operativem Urteilsvermögen.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
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Lead operating cadences
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Lead the development and execution of the team’s weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual meeting rhythms, including agenda design, content coordination, and follow-up on action items.
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Track and report key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure team effectiveness and progress against goals. Support the development and execution of action plans to address gaps and drive continuous improvement.
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Partner with cross-functional teams to standardize shared processes, ensuring consistency and scalability.
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Act as a change agent by planning, communicating, and supporting the adoption of new processes, tools, and behaviors. Ensure team readiness and engagement through clear communication, training, and feedback loops.
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Lean Operating Method Deployment
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Facilitate and maintain the monthly Community of Practice call and its content, which is a network of Lean leaders that share good practices to accelerate performance improvements in SQDC.
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Support the development of new Lean tools as the Business system develops. Maintain updates to existing content and track revision changes as needed.
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Manage content on the Lean Watt Page, ensuring relevant content is shared across the GE Vernova organization, providing visibility and information pertaining to the Lean Operating Method, company-wide Lean events, and Lean and Quality resources.
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Kaizen Facilitation and Project Management
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Own the end-to-end planning, logistics, and reporting for all corporate Kaizen events, with a focus on driving impactful outcomes across the enterprise.
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Support ad hoc kaizen facilitation across functions and businesses at various levels of the organization, as needed. This could include partnering with other corporate functions as a Lean Leader, facilitating strategy planning events, and more.
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Provide Operational Excellence reporting support and coordinate Lean inputs into consolidated enterprise reviews.
Qualifications:
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Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university.
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5-7 years of experience with lean, project management, quality, and KPI management. Strong operations background: Manufacturing, Logistics, Materials, Fulfillment, etc.
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Prior leadership role or leadership experience in an influencing role.
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Strong business acumen and cross-functional experience and awareness.
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Clear, concise, and effective communicator across all levels of the organization, including executives
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Strong alignment with GE Vernova culture and values: Innovation, Customers, Lean, One team, and Accountability
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Comfortable working in a matrixed environment, influencing and motivating diverse teams to achieve a unified goal.
Desired Characteristics:
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Problem-solver who proactively identifies problems, works collaboratively to find solutions, and develops and executes action plans to drive impact across an organization.
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Prior leadership program experience, such as OMLP, DTLP, FMP, CAS/LTT, Lean Leadership Programs.
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Strong project management and process improvement skills.
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Balances innovation with standard work rigor.
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Ability to travel 20-30%
*Sponsorship not supported
Additional Information
GE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunity Employer (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights\_10\_20.pdf) . Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
Relocation Assistance Provided: No
For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $122,600.00 and $204,400.00. The Company pays a geographic differential of 110%, 120% or 130% of salary in certain areas. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set.
Bonus eligibility: discretionary annual bonus.
This posting is expected to remain open for at least seven days after it was posted on October 20, 2026.
Available benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability benefits, life insurance, 12 paid holidays, and permissive time off.
GE Vernova Inc. or its affiliates (collectively or individually, “GE Vernova”) sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs GE Vernova reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace, or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a GE Vernova welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.
GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
How this job compares
Set against the 13,116 open Operations jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$123–204K/yr
- Washington, D.C. median$101–170K/yr58 salary ranges
- US median$97–150K/yr5,344 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $164K, is 17% above the Washington, D.C. median midpoint ($139K) — in the middle half of Operations salary ranges in Washington, D.C..
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 95 open Operations jobs in Washington, D.C. and 13,116 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Operations postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years at the median (7,366 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 3,800 of the 13,116 open Operations jobs (29%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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