Business System Leader

Business System Leader (M/F/D)  Do you excel at turning strategy into execution and building operating management systems that drive measurable business outcomes? Are you passionate about Lean principles, continuous improvement, and enabling leaders to deliver sustainable growth through disciplined operating rhythms? Partner with the best Baker Hughes is a global energy technology company serving energy and industrial customers in more than 120 countries.

Built on over a century of innovation, the company provides advanced products, services, and digital solutions that support efficient, safe, and lower-carbon energy operations. Its portfolio spans oilfield services and equipment, turbo machinery, industrial technologies, and emerging energy transition solutions such as hydrogen, carbon capture, and emissions management. Baker Hughes continues to help customers meet the world's evolving energy needs through technology leadership, operational excellence, and a strong commitment to sustainability.
Fuel your passion As a Business System Leader, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and sustaining the business management system that translates long-term strategy into focused priorities, executable plans, and measurable results across the combined Quest Integrity and In-Line Inspection organization.
As a Business System Leader, you will be responsible for:
Partnering with business leadership teams to integrate Long-Range Planning (LRP), Annual Planning, and strategic priorities into actionable business plans and measurable outcomes.
Translating strategic objectives into breakthrough initiatives, functional action plans, milestones, and performance targets.
Facilitating leadership alignment on priorities, resource allocation, execution timelines, and critical business decisions.
Coordinating annual operating calendars, including leadership meetings, strategy reviews, business reviews, planning sessions, and organizational events.
Establishing structured leadership operating rhythms that support effective decision-making, accountability, and execution.
Developing, implementing, and continuously improving the business management system used to plan, execute, monitor, and improve business performance.
Integrating strategy deployment, governance, performance reviews, KPI management, daily management, and transformation initiatives into a cohesive operating framework.
Establishing common standards, processes, templates, visual management tools, and review mechanisms across the organization.
Assessing business system maturity and developing roadmaps to improve adoption, capability, and sustainable results.
Championing Lean, Kaizen, and continuous improvement methodologies as core elements of the organization's operating model.
Leading strategy deployment workshops, Kaizen events, value stream reviews, and structured problem-solving activities aligned to business objectives.
Coaching leaders and teams on Lean principles, visual management, standard work, root cause analysis, A3 problem solving, and continuous improvement methodologies.
Supporting the development of internal capability to identify opportunities, implement improvements, and sustain operational excellence.
Maintaining performance scorecards, KPI frameworks, and governance processes that provide clear visibility into business performance.
Identifying performance gaps, driving corrective actions, and supporting leadership teams in achieving strategic and operational objectives.
Supporting organizational transformation and integration activities by aligning management practices, governance processes, and improvement initiatives across the business.
Driving cross-functional collaboration to simplify processes, eliminate duplication, and institutionalize best practices.
Supporting change management, communication, and stakeholder engagement activities that enable successful adoption of business initiatives and transformation programs.
To be successful in this role, you will:
Have a Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Operations, Finance, or a related discipline.
Have significant experience in business operations, strategy deployment, enterprise planning, operational excellence, business transformation, or continuous improvement.
Demonstrate experience leading Long-Range Planning (LRP), Annual Planning, strategic reviews, business reviews, or comparable enterprise planning processes.
Have experience designing and implementing management systems, governance frameworks,…