Prologis
Job Title
Director, Operational Excellence
Company Prologis
A Day in the Life Drive transformation at the world’s leading logistics real estate company. As our
Director of Operational Excellence , you’ll deliver meaningful impact across the enterprise. Partnering closely with the VP of Operational Excellence and senior leaders across the business, you’ll spearhead large‑scale initiatives that standardize, optimize, and innovate how we work—helping us achieve our ambitious goals and deliver exceptional value to our customers. This is a high‑visibility role, ideal for a strategic, hands‑on individual passionate about driving lasting operational change.
Key Responsibilities Include Contributor-Level Leadership
Partner with VP of Operational Excellence and Lead Director to deploy strategy supporting enterprise transformation.
Oversee large‑scale initiatives to standardize, optimize, and improve processes across business lines.
Drive continuous improvement, fostering innovation and operational efficiency.
Ensure alignment with financial targets and KPIs, while supporting governance frameworks to track success.
Communicate effectively with executives and stakeholders to gain buy‑in.
Deploy cost optimization strategies and lead internal process standardization.
Operational Strategy & Execution
Collaborate with senior leadership to define and execute operational improvement strategy.
Lead complex enterprise‑wide transformation efforts and process improvement initiatives.
Manage financial readiness, conduct P&L diagnostics, and recommend cost savings.
Apply Lean methodologies and tools to optimise processes across departments.
Communicate status updates, ROI, and results to senior leadership.
Facilitate improvement events (e.g., VSMs, Kaizen, pilots, analytics, systems thinking).
Develop and oversee project plans, budgets, and timelines.
Build business intelligence reporting with analytics teams, aligning to strategic objectives.
Guide development and auditing of Standard Work to ensure policy alignment.
Meet regularly with project sponsors, provide timely documentation, and elevate key issues.
Demonstrate initiative, independence, and accountability with a “can‑do” mindset.
Serve as a role model for continuous improvement, leveraging innovation including AI/ML.
Change Management
Influence and facilitate change without formal authority.
Lead change initiatives to ensure adoption of new processes, tools, and technologies.
Develop and execute change management plans (communication, training, stakeholder engagement).
Partner with leadership to assess impacts, mitigate resistance, and foster adaptability.
Building Blocks for Success Required
7+ years applying Lean Six Sigma to drive improvement; 5+ years facilitating large‑scale Lean Transformations.
Deep experience in Lean tools/methods (Hoshin Kanri, VSMs, Kaizen, A3 thinking, daily management, 5S, Visual Management, Standard Work).
Skilled in strategy deployment, stakeholder management, and executive communications.
Strong data analytics capability for problem solving and root cause analysis.
High emotional intelligence, relationship building, and communication skills.
Self‑starter, strategic thinker, adaptable in ambiguity, committed to continuous learning and personal development.
Proven success leading cross‑functional, complex projects with executive‑level engagement.
Preferred
Bachelor’s degree.
Experience in transactional Lean environment is a plus.
Experience with Tableau, Sigma, Salesforce, Lucid, Monday.com, and ChatGPT is a plus.
Salary Range Hiring Salary Range of: $138,000 - 173,000. Salary and whole compensation package (bonus target & LTI) to be determined by the candidate’s location, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.
Benefits All full‑time roles in the US come with a robust benefits package which includes healthcare, dental, and vision insurance for employees and eligible dependents. Prologis also offers several other wellness, financial, and work/lifestyle‑specific benefits. Our 401(k) retirement plan has a company match of 50% up to 12% of eligible compensation. We also offer generous PTO with a starting accrual of 22 days a year in addition to paid holidays and volunteer time.
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer Prologis is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religions, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Employment Type Full time
Location Chicago, Illinois
Additional Locations
Cerritos, California (Cerritos Office)
Charlotte, North Carolina (Charlotte Office)
Dallas, Texas (Dallas Office)
Denver, Colorado
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Indianapolis, Indiana (Indianapolis Office)
LAX Office
Miami, Florida
New Jersey‑E Rutherford Office
New York, New York (New York City Office)
San Francisco, California (San Francisco Office)
Seattle, Washington
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Company Prologis
A Day in the Life Drive transformation at the world’s leading logistics real estate company. As our
Director of Operational Excellence , you’ll deliver meaningful impact across the enterprise. Partnering closely with the VP of Operational Excellence and senior leaders across the business, you’ll spearhead large‑scale initiatives that standardize, optimize, and innovate how we work—helping us achieve our ambitious goals and deliver exceptional value to our customers. This is a high‑visibility role, ideal for a strategic, hands‑on individual passionate about driving lasting operational change.
Key Responsibilities Include Contributor-Level Leadership
Partner with VP of Operational Excellence and Lead Director to deploy strategy supporting enterprise transformation.
Oversee large‑scale initiatives to standardize, optimize, and improve processes across business lines.
Drive continuous improvement, fostering innovation and operational efficiency.
Ensure alignment with financial targets and KPIs, while supporting governance frameworks to track success.
Communicate effectively with executives and stakeholders to gain buy‑in.
Deploy cost optimization strategies and lead internal process standardization.
Operational Strategy & Execution
Collaborate with senior leadership to define and execute operational improvement strategy.
Lead complex enterprise‑wide transformation efforts and process improvement initiatives.
Manage financial readiness, conduct P&L diagnostics, and recommend cost savings.
Apply Lean methodologies and tools to optimise processes across departments.
Communicate status updates, ROI, and results to senior leadership.
Facilitate improvement events (e.g., VSMs, Kaizen, pilots, analytics, systems thinking).
Develop and oversee project plans, budgets, and timelines.
Build business intelligence reporting with analytics teams, aligning to strategic objectives.
Guide development and auditing of Standard Work to ensure policy alignment.
Meet regularly with project sponsors, provide timely documentation, and elevate key issues.
Demonstrate initiative, independence, and accountability with a “can‑do” mindset.
Serve as a role model for continuous improvement, leveraging innovation including AI/ML.
Change Management
Influence and facilitate change without formal authority.
Lead change initiatives to ensure adoption of new processes, tools, and technologies.
Develop and execute change management plans (communication, training, stakeholder engagement).
Partner with leadership to assess impacts, mitigate resistance, and foster adaptability.
Building Blocks for Success Required
7+ years applying Lean Six Sigma to drive improvement; 5+ years facilitating large‑scale Lean Transformations.
Deep experience in Lean tools/methods (Hoshin Kanri, VSMs, Kaizen, A3 thinking, daily management, 5S, Visual Management, Standard Work).
Skilled in strategy deployment, stakeholder management, and executive communications.
Strong data analytics capability for problem solving and root cause analysis.
High emotional intelligence, relationship building, and communication skills.
Self‑starter, strategic thinker, adaptable in ambiguity, committed to continuous learning and personal development.
Proven success leading cross‑functional, complex projects with executive‑level engagement.
Preferred
Bachelor’s degree.
Experience in transactional Lean environment is a plus.
Experience with Tableau, Sigma, Salesforce, Lucid, Monday.com, and ChatGPT is a plus.
Salary Range Hiring Salary Range of: $138,000 - 173,000. Salary and whole compensation package (bonus target & LTI) to be determined by the candidate’s location, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.
Benefits All full‑time roles in the US come with a robust benefits package which includes healthcare, dental, and vision insurance for employees and eligible dependents. Prologis also offers several other wellness, financial, and work/lifestyle‑specific benefits. Our 401(k) retirement plan has a company match of 50% up to 12% of eligible compensation. We also offer generous PTO with a starting accrual of 22 days a year in addition to paid holidays and volunteer time.
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer Prologis is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religions, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Employment Type Full time
Location Chicago, Illinois
Additional Locations
Cerritos, California (Cerritos Office)
Charlotte, North Carolina (Charlotte Office)
Dallas, Texas (Dallas Office)
Denver, Colorado
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Indianapolis, Indiana (Indianapolis Office)
LAX Office
Miami, Florida
New Jersey‑E Rutherford Office
New York, New York (New York City Office)
San Francisco, California (San Francisco Office)
Seattle, Washington
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