Operating System Leader

Operating System Leader

At DuPont, we are solving some of the world's most challenging problems through innovation, collaboration, and operational excellence. We are seeking a visionary Operating System Leader to help define and scale the next chapter of the DuPont Business System.

This newly created, high-impact leadership role offers a unique opportunity to build and lead a global team of continuous improvement experts while shaping the standards, tools, and capabilities that drive performance across our company. Reporting directly to the Vice President of Operational Excellence, you will be a key member of the Global OpEx Leadership Team and serve as a catalyst for enterprise-wide transformation.

If you are passionate about Lean principles, business systems, leadership development, and creating sustainable cultures of continuous improvement, we want to hear from you.

As the Operating System Leader, you will develop and deploy the foundational tools, management systems, and improvement methodologies that enable DuPont teams around the world to achieve breakthrough performance.

• Establish, standardize, and continuously enhance the company's Business System Essentials tools and methodologies based on industry-leading practices.
• Drive the development and codification of key improvement frameworks, including:
• Policy Deployment (in partnership with the Chief Strategy Officer)
• Value Stream Mapping (in partnership with the VP of Operational Excellence)
• Problem Solving Processes
• Kaizen Methodology
• Leader Standard Work
• Change Management

• Design practitioner certification programs and learning pathways for the Business System.
• Develop and deliver Business System training programs, including a Bootcamp.
• Create and lead a global network of certified instructors to expand organizational capability and accelerate adoption.

• Partner with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, Commercial, and Innovation leaders to embed the Business System across the organization.
• Facilitate workshops, Kaizen events, and strategic improvement initiatives that improve core business KPIs.
• Support deploying standardized improvement practices globally across all businesses and functions.

• Partner with business leaders, VP/GMs, and Global Leadership Teams to implement Policy Deployment and strategic execution processes.
• Lead the integration of the Business System and Essential tools into newly acquired businesses.
• Strengthen operating rhythms through data-driven performance management, effective KPI development, and high-impact Monthly Operating Reviews.
• Ensure alignment of Operational, Commercial, and Innovation Excellence frameworks within a unified DuPont Business System.

• Champion DuPont's Core Values:
• Safety & Respect
• Integrity & Accountability
• Grow & Improve
• Solve Problems with Customers
• Inspire leaders at all levels to embrace continuous improvement as a way of operating and leading.

This is more than a leadership role. It is an opportunity to define how operational excellence is practiced across one of the world's leading science and innovation companies.

You will:

• Build and shape a newly created global function.
• Work directly with senior enterprise leaders.
• Influence strategy, execution, and business performance across multiple businesses and functions.
• Leave a lasting legacy by strengthening the capabilities, culture, and performance of DuPont for years to come.

Join us and help create the operating system that powers DuPont's future.