Senior Director, Head of Transformation Operations

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🦀 Maryland – Remote

🦀 Maryland – Remote

💵 $197k - $280k / year

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Uwi (AI Recruiter by HeroHunt.ai)

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11 - 50 employees

👥 HR Tech

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

☁️ SaaS

HR Tech • Artificial Intelligence • SaaS

Uwi (AI Recruiter by HeroHunt. ai) is an innovative recruitment platform that automates the full cycle of talent acquisition. It is powered by advanced AI technologies such as RecruitGPT, which enables it to conduct AI-driven candidate searches and screenings. Uwi can autonomously reach out to potential candidates and personalize outreach using prompt-based AI. Its platform integrates with various data sources to find candidates globally, offering services such as LinkedIn profile searches and outreach automation to provide efficient recruitment solutions with minimal effort from users. This service aims to reduce the time and costs associated with hiring by leveraging AI's capabilities to find the best talent worldwide.

📋 Description

• Serve as the transformation leader and strategic partner to the Head of Operations ADS Growth Projects US. • Lead transformation initiatives supporting organic growth, acquisitions, and operational expansion in the US. • Develop and execute transformation roadmaps aligned with ADS and Lonza strategic priorities. • Drive cross-functional alignment across Operations, Engineering, HR, Finance, Quality, EHSS, Supply Chain, Legal, ADS Transformation and Corporate functions. • Drive Innovation and establish a scalable ADS US Production System aligned with Lean principles, Operational Excellence methodologies, and global ADS strategy. • Drive standardized management systems, governance routines, visual management practices, performance management frameworks, and continuous improvement processes. • Act as the primary coordination point between US growth initiatives and global ADS Head of transformation. • Identify opportunities for standardization, replication, and organizational leverage across ADS. • Ensure consistency of operating models and leadership systems across current and future US growth sites. • Lead business-side integration efforts for acquisitions and strategic investments. • Coordinate assessment and integration assumptions in close collaboration with LONZA Strategy team. • Develop integration governance, Day-1 readiness plans, synergy capture plans, and long-term integration roadmaps. • Ensure cultural integration and organizational alignment across acquired businesses. • Translate global ADS strategic priorities into actionable implementation plans for the US organization. • Ensure alignment between growth projects, operating organizations, and global ADS objectives. • Champion a culture of accountability, problem-solving, continuous improvement, and operational discipline. • Establish Capability and Training Frameworks ensure successful scaling of organization of growth ambitions. • Establish governance frameworks supporting effective oversight of transformation and M&A initiatives in alignment with global PMO and strategy function. • Ensure visibility of strategic risks, resource constraints, organizational readiness, and cross-project dependencies.

🎯 Requirements

• Strong and proactive leader who provides guidance, sets high expectations, and measures performance • Bachelors degree in Science, Engineering and/or Business. • Master`s degree and Experience with 6S and Lean Manufacturing, Lean Six Sigma green belt or black belt preferred. • Ability to effectively deal with ambiguity, translate long term objectives into short term tactical plans and balance risk for overall plant and business success • Provides clear definition of workstream scope, roles and responsibilities, and resolves disputed areas • Ability to build working relationships and effective partnerships at all levels in the organization • Active communicator which communicates effectively with Project Team, Workstream Leaders, Site Leadership Team, and external partners • Proactive, self-starter with the ability to take on several projects at one time, lead workstream level daily tasks, as well as being responsible for a program with cross-functional projects • Expertise running large scale, capital projects within a matrix organization • Ability to work to tight deadlines in a fast-moving environment • Demonstrates ownership, delivers results, and achieves targets • Strong ability to negotiate and influence • Data driven decision maker and problem solver, with strong problem-solving skills • Understanding of operational excellence, including continuous improvement methodologies (e.g. Lean, Six Sigma, etc.) • Strong understanding of and proven experience with cGMP requirements for biologics manufacturing • Strong knowledge of current industry trends and can use the latest technologies • Strong interpersonal and executive presence.

🏖️ Benefits

• performance-related bonus • medical and dental coverage • 401k plan • life insurance • short-term and long-term disability insurance • employee assistance program • paid time off (PTO) • and more.