Program Manager, Operational Excellence

Location: Remote in the United States, with a preference for candidates available to work from the Corvallis, Oregon or Houston, Texas office. Travel may be required 10–25% of the time, primarily domestically.

Salary: $150,537–$181,682 target base salary annually; full base salary range of $134,964–$211,098 annually.

Company

hirify.global develops nuclear power technology and operates within a regulated commercial nuclear environment.

What you will do

• Lead operational excellence strategies and continuous improvement initiatives across multiple departments.
• Facilitate value stream mapping, A3 problem solving, FMEA, Lean, and other operational excellence methodologies.
• Lead kaizen events and coach employees and leaders in the application of improvement tools.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to streamline processes, eliminate redundancies, and reduce cost of poor quality.
• Define performance metrics and support balanced scorecard reporting, data analysis, and actionable recommendations.
• Improve the use of PowerBI, KanBo, and similar platforms to track initiatives, accountability, and business impact.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field, with significant applicable operational excellence or continuous improvement experience.
• 7+ years of operational excellence experience, including work in a non-manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated leadership of improvement initiatives delivering tangible business results.
• Ability to coach and mentor others, manage priorities, and communicate effectively in writing, presentations, and interpersonal interactions.
• Understanding of quality assurance regulations and standards, including 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, 10 CFR 21, and NQA-1.
• Must be eligible to work under Department of Energy 10 CFR Part 810.

Nice to have

• Lean or Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.
• Root cause analyst certification.
• Experience with nuclear corrective action programs and causal analysis.
• Experience in the commercial nuclear industry or with ASME NQA-1 and ISO 9001 quality systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work is available, with office work in Corvallis or Houston preferred.
• Opportunity to promote innovation, adaptability, and continual improvement across the enterprise.
• Full-time employment with compensation determined by relevant skills, experience, education, training, and internal equity.
• Employee benefits are provided through hirify.global’s benefits program.