VP, Global VES Leader, PQI

Reporting to the Vice President and Group Executive of PQI, the Veralto Enterprise System Leader (VESL) will be a key member of the senior management team responsible for leading the strategy design and implementation of the Veralto Enterprise System (VES) to support the PQI Segment’s continued success.

This executive will lead the roadmap to embed VES into the company culture, allowing PQI to achieve Policy Deployment (PD) and Key Performance Indicator (KPI) targets. The VESL will oversee all platform-wide VES activities, focusing on fundamentals, lean, innovation, and growth.

This role includes coaching and training senior leaders and associates to enable process improvements and sustain stronger results using VES tools and analytics.

COMPETENCIES REQUIRED

• A key member of the L1 leadership team responsible for defining, developing, and leading the strategy design and overall implementation of VES Capability and VES Certification roadmap across the PQI Platform globally.
• Teamwork and leadership skills to develop high-performing cross-functional teams.
• Ability to influence others and drive sustainable change.
• Results-oriented with a strong customer focus and ability to deliver results.
• An inclusive and authentic leader who earns trust and builds psychological safety in a global organization with high awareness and actions that foster a diverse and inclusive team.
• Hands-on, detail-oriented, and capable of strategic thinking.
• High energy, independent worker, able to operate in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment.
• Serve as a role model for Veralto Values: Operational Excellence, delivering results as a team, unlocking ingenuity for customer success, and serving humanity with purpose and integrity.
• Technical excellence - must possess the technical skills necessary to be seen as credible in Veralto by peers and managers; must have significant practitioner experience in New Product Development.

• Responsible for leading and executing VES processes and tools through their work with associates and management - guiding, coaching, and providing resources as needed. 
• Consult with senior leaders about the pain points in their functions and determine how VES can be applied.  
• Champion the key VES fundamentals – daily management, standard work, and problem-solving.  Strong command of the PSP process with a proven ability to pragmatically get to the root cause and execute effective countermeasures.   Able to identify which VES tool must be applied and when.
• Lead PD workshop installs with linkage to the strategic plan and key breakthroughs.
• Provide guidance and support for Obeya/Growth rooms.
• Strong Gemba orientation and technical skills necessary for credibility. Ability to build a strategy through identifying gaps and root causes, executing countermeasures, and leading through influence.
• Excellent communication skills to work with individuals across all levels of the organization.
• Communication—must communicate effectively in written and verbal forms and at all organizational levels.
• Experimentation mindset – able to help teams take and manage risk and drive experimentation to facilitate learning.
• Demonstrates key leadership traits, including integrity, adaptability, vision, judgment, courage, and passion.

EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, Business, Marketing, or Operations required. Master’s degree in a related field or MBA preferred.
• Years of Experience: Minimum 10 years of experience leading and applying continuous improvement principles (VES) to various business situations across growth, innovation, and lean.
• Executive VES or L1 leader at a major operating company; has led PD install workshops, Certified Practitioner roadmaps and President Kaizens
• Strong followership to drive focus and impact of results.  Must be a pragmatic leader who thinks and acts strategically, viewing the business from a general management perspective.
• A ‘Gemba-based’ leader who has demonstrated experience working with Teams at Gemba to drive great VES adoption with an eye towards ‘hands-on’ learning.
• Computer skills (data analysis, word processing, spreadsheets,