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Manager Systems Excellence & Operations Controls Europe

Birmingham-Midlands-United Kingdom💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-03 → 2026-09-25

Core

Own and drive operational excellence for the EMEA Systems business (Controls Domain) to support business vision, growth strategy, and market needs.

Role type

Manager, Systems Operations Excellence & Controls

Builds

Operational standards, process improvement initiatives, and performance metrics for the Systems business in EMEA.

Domain

Industrial Automation / Instrumentation / Systems Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Operational excellence leadership, Six Sigma/Lean certification, Engineering degree, Project management, Change management, Risk management, Data analytics, Process automation, Stakeholder management, Strategic planning

Preferred skills

AI-enabled operational insight, Matrix organization experience, Continuous improvement culture development

Technologies

Self-serve data analytics tools, Process automation frameworks

Responsibilities

Define and deploy standards and capabilities to enable business vision and growth strategy; Drive end-to-end process improvement and standardization to deliver revenue growth and margin expansion; Track and drive key metrics and KPIs to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities; Manage Installation Excellence Risk and Escalation Process for major projects; Lead Lesson Learnt Process across EMEA Controls to identify poor performance trends and disseminate best practices; Implement and manage Installation Excellence auditing processes for compliance and quality; Drive backlog conversion into revenue through standard work rigour.

Seniority

Manager, strategic leadership & cross-functional coordination

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