Continuous Improvement Specialist II

Location: Frankfurt, Germany; onsite in the Frankfurt office five days per week

Salary: €59,300.22–€78,424.54 per year, with potential additional bonuses, commissions, or other compensation.

Company

hirify.global provides technology-enabled grading, authentication, vaulting, and sales services for collectible trading cards, autographs, comics, coins, video games, tickets, and memorabilia through brands including PSA, PCGS, Beckett, SGC, and Card Ladder.

What you will do

• Lead end-to-end business process analysis using Value Stream Mapping, DMAIC, and related continuous improvement methodologies.
• Independently manage moderate-scope improvement initiatives and recommend sustainable, data-driven solutions for efficiency, quality, cost, and risk control.
• Plan and facilitate Kaizen workshops, coordinate cross-functional participation, and document outcomes and operational controls.
• Develop and maintain standard work, SOPs, and process documentation to support consistent operations and compliance.
• Define KPIs, analyze operational and financial data, and prepare dashboards, business cases, ROI estimates, and workflow analyses.
• Advise managers, communicate analytical findings to non-technical stakeholders, and support training and knowledge sharing.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Operations Management, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• At least two years of related experience, or an advanced degree with limited professional experience.
• Fluent German and English for collaboration with international, cross-functional teams.
• Developing professional expertise in continuous improvement, analytics, and business operations, with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with data analysis and visualization tools such as Excel, Power BI, or Tableau.
• Ability to work with minimal day-to-day supervision, exercise judgment within established procedures, and provide advisory recommendations.

Nice to have

• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification; certification is required within a defined period if not already obtained.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to help launch the PSA brand and build hirify.global’ Germany operation in the European market.
• Dynamic, collaborative, and international working environment.
• Work with an organization serving a global hirify.global community.
• Competitive salary and benefits, with the stability and resources of an established US business.