Director of Global Culture & Continual Improvement

About Gleason
With more than 2,200 employees and 13 manufacturing facilities worldwide, Gleason Corporation is a leader in gear technology. Gleason's product and service offerings include gear and transmission design software, gear manufacturing machines and related accessories, gear metrology equipment and automation systems. Gleason products are used by customers in e-mobility, commercial vehicles, aerospace, agriculture, mining, sustainable energy, construction, power tools, marine and many other industries

Working for Gleason, you will be connected to work that matters, putting your expertise to its best use while developing skills for the future. The result is a career defined by you, supported by Gleason and built on tangible accomplishments. As we continue to grow and evolve, we are looking for the right people to join us on our mission. If you are interested in being part of our team, there are a few things you should know: We are energized by challenges and the effort needed to solve them. We like working with people who are positive, adaptable and growth-minded. We care how work gets accomplished and are deeply invested in the success of our customers and colleagues. If this sounds like you, we invite you to read on and learn more.

Why work at Gleason?
• Excellent benefits package including a 6% Company 401(k) match
• Flexible scheduling
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Formal and informal Development opportunities.


The Director of Global Culture and Continual Improvement reports to the Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and is responsible for shaping and sustaining a high-performance values-driven culture aligned with the Gleason Business Principles while driving continuous improvement methodologies that support a structured problem-solving approach throughout the organization.

Key Responsibilities:
• Culture Development and Assimilation
◦ Develops and executes a global set of initiatives oriented around key elements of culture evolution which is aligned with the company’s vision, values and strategies.
◦ Is the global champion for supporting the creation and delivery of training for the Gleason Business Principles which is the foundation for the Company’s cultural aspirations.
◦ Leads a sustainable process to ensure the training is exhibited through action on a daily basis – supported and practiced by the Leadership team and aligned with Strategy Deployment goals and the Corporate Objectives.
◦ Through established metrics, CEI (Culture Evolution Index) demonstrates progress (and countermeasures, where needed) on a semiannual basis.
◦ Conducts the annual Leadership Development Program – ensuring that the content is relevant, drives improvements and most importantly, engages our high potential talent with Gleason’s approach to the Core Behaviors and Process Principles – with a focus on structured problem-solving methodologies.
◦ Partners with executive leadership to embed cultural principles into business practices, leadership behaviors and employee interactions.
◦ Leads global initiatives to assess, evolve, and reinforce culture through data-driven insights and employee feedback.
◦ Integrates culture into onboarding, training and leadership development programs.
◦ Serves as a cultural ambassador, fostering inclusion, collaboration, and accountability across all levels of the organization.
◦ Leads change management efforts to support cultural transformation and organizational agility.
• Continual Improvement
◦ Develops and leads continual improvement strategies based on structured problem-solving methodologies (Six Steps of Problem Solving).
◦ Identifies specific areas for process optimization that could lead to global best practices throughout the organization.
◦ Develops other leaders to become problem solving experts – thus, multiplying continual improvement efforts.
◦ Facilitates cross-organizational continual improvement projects to optimize key processes.
◦ Champions continual improvement methodologies (e.g., Lean, Six Sigma, PDCA, etc.) to enhance operational efficiency and innovation.
• Talent Management Initiatives
◦ Is responsible for supporting existing talent management efforts through a systemic and robust process, driven by metrics and countermeasures, where appropriate
◦ Using KPI’s and automation drives improvements to the existing TM process so that it is easily viewable, measurable and actionable.
◦ Reports on the overall progress of our Talent Management initiative on a semiannual basis
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Key Competencies:
• PEOPLE – Comfortable with multiple cultures. Familiar with talent manag