Senior Director Process Excellence - Global Business Services
Cabot Corporation, Boston, MA, United States
Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) is a leading global specialty chemicals and performance materials company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Our businesses deliver a broad range of products and solutions to customers in every corner of the globe, serving the transportation, infrastructure, environment and consumer industry sectors. We bring the power of innovative chemistry to solve customers' challenges today while preparing them to meet tomorrow’s needs. Our commitment to innovation is driven by a passion to advance our customers' businesses through our deep understanding of their applications and the global trends that impact their operations.
If you do not meet every requirement, or your experience is slightly different that what we have listed, we still encourage you to apply! The Senior Director of Process Excellence leads the Process Excellence organization within Cabot’s Global Business Services (GBS) function. He/she is responsible for developing and executing Cabot’s end-to-end process strategy, with the ultimate goal of driving GBS service efficiency across end-to-endprocesses (Record to Report R2R, Order to Cash O2C, Source to Pay S2C and Plan to Deliver P2D). The Senior Director directly influences and participates in the development of the overall GBS strategy.The Senior Director leads a team of Global Process Experts (GPOs) as well as a pool of analysts ensures and collectively the team ensures measurable outcomes through standardization and continuous improvement leveraging tools including Lean Six Sigma, intelligent automation (RPA), artificialintelligence (AI), process mining, and others.This leader will define and lead the direction, governance, and operating model to deliver scalable, digitally-enabled business processes that improve performance, experience, and efficiency across the organization GBS and the rest of the enterprise. The role report to Senior Vice President, GBS and serves as an active member of the GBS Leadership Team.**How You Will Make and Impact****Strategy & Governance*** Define and own the GBS Process Excellence strategy, roadmap, and operating model; align with enterprise strategy and service management framework and leverage leading digital technologies (e.g. AI)* Establish global process design standards, policies, and governance.* Assess organization structure and evolve format of team as organizational needs change.**Process Transformation & Standardization*** Drive Process Excellence team to deliver efficiencies within their processes o Map processes and measure process adherence* Identify opportunities for improvement* Partner as needed with Digital and other functions to design improvements o Deliver on improvement projects and measure results* Manage portfolio of change initiatives to balance resources and maximize benefits, prioritizing high-impact projects tied to business outcomes (cost, quality, cycle time, experience).* Implement Lean Six Sigma methodologies.* Own the global process taxonomy, maturity model, benchmarking, and continuous improvement pipeline.**Digital Enablement & Automation*** Partner with Digital to deploy process mining (usage of system data logs), task mining (identify highly manual, repetitive work suitable for automation), workflow orchestration (tools that standardize and automate workflow across teams) at scale.* Identify high-impact use cases for AI, generative AI, and intelligent automation to enhance productivity, experience, and generation of data-driven insights* Collaborate with digital and legal teams to ensure responsible AI governance, model training, and value realization.* Lead organizational capability-building for AI adoption, change management, and digital fluency ·* Integrate ERP/enterprise platforms and GBS digital tools with redesigned processes; ensure robust change control and adoption.**Operational Excellence & Performance*** Define and manage GBS performance metrics, dashboards, and regular reviews with business stakeholders. · Drive root cause analysis and corrective actions when issues arise focusing on quality, timeliness, and customer experience.**Risk, Controls & Compliance*** Partner with Internal Audit, Finance, Legal, HR, and other functions to embed controls, data integrity, and policy adherence into process design and daily operations.* Ensure processes are adjusted to accomplish regulatory changes.**Leadership & Culture*** Build a high-performing team attract, develop, and retain top talent.* Scale capability through training and certification programs (yellow/green/black Belt, design thinking, ...).* Role-model a culture of customer-centricity, agility, and accountability and help embed a culture of innovation, agility, and accountability across GBS and the rest of Cabot* Manage / mentor / coach GPOs to drive an excellence mindset and assure processes are fit for purpose and well executed.**Stakeholder Engagement & Change*** Act as strategic partner to global and regional Leaders; translate business needs into process solutions.* Lead change management and communications for process and digital transformation initiatives; secure executive sponsorship and adoption.**Competencies / Knowledge, Skills and Behaviors*** Strategic Thinking & Framework Ownership – Designs scalable models and governance.* Process Excellence Mastery – Lean Six Sigma, E2E optimization, statistical rigor.* Digital Fluency – ERP integration, automation, process/task mining, analytics.* Financial Acumen – Business cases, ROI, P&L impact, benefit tracking and realization.* Change Leadership – Orchestrates adoption and behavioral change at scale.* Stakeholder & Executive Communication – Clear, persuasive, partnership-oriented and* outcome-driven.* Risk & Compliance – Controls embedded by design; audit-ready operations.* People Leadership & Mentoring – Builds capability and succession pipelines**Success Measures (KPIs & Outcomes)*** Cost-to-Serve Reduction: e.g., 10–20% over 12–24 months via standardization/automation.* Cycle Time & Productivity: % reduction in E2E cycle times; productivity uplift per FTE.* Quality & Compliance: Defect rate reduction; audit findings closed; control maturity scores.* Experience: CSAT/NPS improvements; reduction in escalations and rework.* Adoption & Standardization: % of processes on global standards; STP rates; automation* coverage.* Benefits Realization: Delivery vs business case; tracked in a formal benefits ledge**What You Will Bring To Cabot****Education/Experience*** 15+ years of experience in GBS/shared services, process excellence, operational excellence, or* large-scale transformation roles in a global company.* Bachelor’s degree required, MBA or equivalent preferred.* Certification: Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (master black belt preferred). Agile/SAFe, Prosci/Change* Management certification a plus.* Strong digital process skillset: process mining (e.g., Celonis/Power BI + Process Mining),* automation (RPA/IPA), workflow/orchestration.* Proven track record leading large, cross-regional programs (Americas, EMEA, APAC) and* governing portfolios of continuous improvement, automation, and transformation.* Experience with ERP platforms (SAP/Oracle/Workday/MS Dynamics) and service management* tools (e.g., ServiceNow).* Demonstrated excellence in people-leadership and executive stakeholder management* including influencing without authority and board-level communication.* Track record in change management at scale.**How We Will Support Your Success*** ## The pay range for this role is from $228,700 to $331,600. The actual compensation offered to the successful candidate will depend on the candidate's skill, qualifications, experience and location. In addition, all positions are eligible for health benefits on the first day of employment, 401K savings plans, vision, dental and annual bonus based on company performance.* ## #J-18808-Ljbffr
Our businesses deliver a broad range of products and solutions to customers in every corner of the globe, serving the transportation, infrastructure, environment and consumer industry sectors. We bring the power of innovative chemistry to solve customers' challenges today while preparing them to meet tomorrow’s needs. Our commitment to innovation is driven by a passion to advance our customers' businesses through our deep understanding of their applications and the global trends that impact their operations.
If you do not meet every requirement, or your experience is slightly different that what we have listed, we still encourage you to apply! The Senior Director of Process Excellence leads the Process Excellence organization within Cabot’s Global Business Services (GBS) function. He/she is responsible for developing and executing Cabot’s end-to-end process strategy, with the ultimate goal of driving GBS service efficiency across end-to-endprocesses (Record to Report R2R, Order to Cash O2C, Source to Pay S2C and Plan to Deliver P2D). The Senior Director directly influences and participates in the development of the overall GBS strategy.The Senior Director leads a team of Global Process Experts (GPOs) as well as a pool of analysts ensures and collectively the team ensures measurable outcomes through standardization and continuous improvement leveraging tools including Lean Six Sigma, intelligent automation (RPA), artificialintelligence (AI), process mining, and others.This leader will define and lead the direction, governance, and operating model to deliver scalable, digitally-enabled business processes that improve performance, experience, and efficiency across the organization GBS and the rest of the enterprise. The role report to Senior Vice President, GBS and serves as an active member of the GBS Leadership Team.**How You Will Make and Impact****Strategy & Governance*** Define and own the GBS Process Excellence strategy, roadmap, and operating model; align with enterprise strategy and service management framework and leverage leading digital technologies (e.g. AI)* Establish global process design standards, policies, and governance.* Assess organization structure and evolve format of team as organizational needs change.**Process Transformation & Standardization*** Drive Process Excellence team to deliver efficiencies within their processes o Map processes and measure process adherence* Identify opportunities for improvement* Partner as needed with Digital and other functions to design improvements o Deliver on improvement projects and measure results* Manage portfolio of change initiatives to balance resources and maximize benefits, prioritizing high-impact projects tied to business outcomes (cost, quality, cycle time, experience).* Implement Lean Six Sigma methodologies.* Own the global process taxonomy, maturity model, benchmarking, and continuous improvement pipeline.**Digital Enablement & Automation*** Partner with Digital to deploy process mining (usage of system data logs), task mining (identify highly manual, repetitive work suitable for automation), workflow orchestration (tools that standardize and automate workflow across teams) at scale.* Identify high-impact use cases for AI, generative AI, and intelligent automation to enhance productivity, experience, and generation of data-driven insights* Collaborate with digital and legal teams to ensure responsible AI governance, model training, and value realization.* Lead organizational capability-building for AI adoption, change management, and digital fluency ·* Integrate ERP/enterprise platforms and GBS digital tools with redesigned processes; ensure robust change control and adoption.**Operational Excellence & Performance*** Define and manage GBS performance metrics, dashboards, and regular reviews with business stakeholders. · Drive root cause analysis and corrective actions when issues arise focusing on quality, timeliness, and customer experience.**Risk, Controls & Compliance*** Partner with Internal Audit, Finance, Legal, HR, and other functions to embed controls, data integrity, and policy adherence into process design and daily operations.* Ensure processes are adjusted to accomplish regulatory changes.**Leadership & Culture*** Build a high-performing team attract, develop, and retain top talent.* Scale capability through training and certification programs (yellow/green/black Belt, design thinking, ...).* Role-model a culture of customer-centricity, agility, and accountability and help embed a culture of innovation, agility, and accountability across GBS and the rest of Cabot* Manage / mentor / coach GPOs to drive an excellence mindset and assure processes are fit for purpose and well executed.**Stakeholder Engagement & Change*** Act as strategic partner to global and regional Leaders; translate business needs into process solutions.* Lead change management and communications for process and digital transformation initiatives; secure executive sponsorship and adoption.**Competencies / Knowledge, Skills and Behaviors*** Strategic Thinking & Framework Ownership – Designs scalable models and governance.* Process Excellence Mastery – Lean Six Sigma, E2E optimization, statistical rigor.* Digital Fluency – ERP integration, automation, process/task mining, analytics.* Financial Acumen – Business cases, ROI, P&L impact, benefit tracking and realization.* Change Leadership – Orchestrates adoption and behavioral change at scale.* Stakeholder & Executive Communication – Clear, persuasive, partnership-oriented and* outcome-driven.* Risk & Compliance – Controls embedded by design; audit-ready operations.* People Leadership & Mentoring – Builds capability and succession pipelines**Success Measures (KPIs & Outcomes)*** Cost-to-Serve Reduction: e.g., 10–20% over 12–24 months via standardization/automation.* Cycle Time & Productivity: % reduction in E2E cycle times; productivity uplift per FTE.* Quality & Compliance: Defect rate reduction; audit findings closed; control maturity scores.* Experience: CSAT/NPS improvements; reduction in escalations and rework.* Adoption & Standardization: % of processes on global standards; STP rates; automation* coverage.* Benefits Realization: Delivery vs business case; tracked in a formal benefits ledge**What You Will Bring To Cabot****Education/Experience*** 15+ years of experience in GBS/shared services, process excellence, operational excellence, or* large-scale transformation roles in a global company.* Bachelor’s degree required, MBA or equivalent preferred.* Certification: Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (master black belt preferred). Agile/SAFe, Prosci/Change* Management certification a plus.* Strong digital process skillset: process mining (e.g., Celonis/Power BI + Process Mining),* automation (RPA/IPA), workflow/orchestration.* Proven track record leading large, cross-regional programs (Americas, EMEA, APAC) and* governing portfolios of continuous improvement, automation, and transformation.* Experience with ERP platforms (SAP/Oracle/Workday/MS Dynamics) and service management* tools (e.g., ServiceNow).* Demonstrated excellence in people-leadership and executive stakeholder management* including influencing without authority and board-level communication.* Track record in change management at scale.**How We Will Support Your Success*** ## The pay range for this role is from $228,700 to $331,600. The actual compensation offered to the successful candidate will depend on the candidate's skill, qualifications, experience and location. In addition, all positions are eligible for health benefits on the first day of employment, 401K savings plans, vision, dental and annual bonus based on company performance.* ## #J-18808-Ljbffr