Director, Growth Initiatives (Hybrid)

Who we are

In a life without sound, our work provides meaning. As a leading provider of innovative hearing care solutions, we are not just a company that makes products: we are a team on a mission to help people enjoy the delight of hearing. To enable a life without limitations, through our core business brands – Advanced Bionics, Audiological Care, Phonak, Sennheiser (under license) and Unitron – we develop, manufacture and distribute solutions that push the limits of technology and redefine the future of our industry.

Valencia, CA

Director, Growth Initiatives (Growth Leader)

The role of the Growth Leader Advanced Bionics reports to the GVP Cochlear Implants (CI) and works closely with the VP Global Growth Initiatives.

As Growth Leader CI, you play a pivotal role in helping Sonova accelerate its growth journey with the help of a Continuous Improvement mindset and approach. In this role you will:

• Provide the leadership, role-modeling, coaching, and support to all levels of the organization to build a Continuous Improvement culture and mindset (Sonova Excellence System) with a particular focus on our customer-facing and transactional areas (Sales, Marketing, Product Mgmt, R&D, customer service etc.).
• Identify areas of productivity improvements, process breakthrough and functional growth capabilities and work with business leaders and teams to realize them

Responsibilities:

• Sonova X System. Establish a Continuous Improvement culture by acting as a coach and mentor and providing ongoing education to the AB Leadership team and their teams.
• Continuously improve performance fundamentals. Deploy, train and coach Sonova X methods, incl. Daily & Visual Mgmt., Kaizen, Problem Solving, Value Stream Mapping, Standard Work, Leadership Standard Work and Hoshin Kanri
• Drive for results. Assist in achieving Strategic Plan objectives in collaboration with the functional owners. Proactively lead problem solving processes to identify root causes and countermeasures for deviations and resolve transactional performance issues.
• Manage funnel of improvement initiatives. Support leaders in defining and implementing a prioritized Continuous Improvement roadmap. Drive a funnel of process improvement initiatives to implement the roadmap.
• Kaizens. Identify, prepare, and lead Kaizen with a focus on realized results and sustainment.
• Continuously elevate commercial capabilities and expand the Sonova toolbox. Continuously challenge process outcomes and apply Continuous Improvement tools, functional expertise and change management to improve, sustain, standardize and deploy key commercial and operational processes.
• Evolve the Sonova X System. Collaborate with the global Sonova X community to create and deploy new standards and procedures and develop and deliver trainings.
• Ensure that all improvements implemented are consisten