**About Veralto** Veralto is a global leader in essential technology solutions dedicated to **Safeguarding the World’s Most Vital Resources™** —clean water, safe food, medicine, and trusted everyday essentials. With ~17,000 associates worldwide and more than $5B in annual revenue, Veralto operates through two segments: + **Water Quality** – technologies that help measure, treat, and protect the world’s water across municipal, industrial, commercial, and natural environments. + **Product Quality & Innovation** – solutions that safeguard food, medicine, and essential goods through advanced marking, coding, traceability, authentication, and packaging design technologies. Across its portfolio, Veralto helps customers ensure safer, cleaner, higher-quality products and environments, driven by a deep commitment to sustainability. **About the Veralto Enterprise System (VES)** Our culture of continuous improvement is codified in the Veralto Enterprise System (VES). VES drives every aspect of our culture and performance, giving our companies a sustainable competitive advantage. VES powers a continuous cycle of improvement and excellence: adhering to the FUNDAMENTALS drives OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE, which accelerates GROWTH and inspires world-class LEADERSHIP. Our Veralto Values guide our efforts and expand the positive impact we have on the world as we pursue our powerful purpose. The Veralto Enterprise System Office (VESO) leads the enterprise-wide deployment, evolution, and stewardship of VES. This role is the **VP for Operational Excellence** within VESO and a key member of the VESO L1 Team. **Key Responsibilities** **Enterprise Leadership** + Serve as an active member of the **VESO L1 Leadership Team** , partnering with the SVP VES, VP’s for Innovation and Commercial, and the VESO/VESOU Manager to drive enterprise-wide VES maturity. + Operational Excellence leader deeply grounded in lean business systems—who brings the technical mastery, operations leadership experience, perspectives and credibility to steward, evolve, and scale the Veralto Enterprise System across a global, multi‑OpCo organization. + Lead and develop the **VESO Operational Excellence Director** . **Operational Excellence & VES Fundamentals** + Accelerate **business results** across OpCos by applying the VES Fundamentals & Operational Excellence tools including lean manufacturing, supply chain, and environmental & human safety (EHS) best practices. + Partner with OpCo and site leaders to build and execute **VES roadmaps** aligned with PD/CVD/KPI expectations and long-term sustainability. + Drive adoption of the **VES Fundamentals & Operational Excellence** across all OpCo’s, regions and functions. + Deliver **VES training and coaching at the Gemba** —role modeling VES culture, standards, and leader behaviors. + Act as a “bench strength” resource and sounding board for OpCo priorities + Evolve priority VES tools through the annual VESO strategy process. + Administer, develop and improve the Certified Practitioner process for all Fundamental and Operational Excellence tools. + Coach Leaders on application of VES tools. + Lead/enable annual VES Assessments and the resulting action plans, helping OpCos calibrate scope, complete assessments, and translate heatmap gaps into focused, executable improvement roadmaps. + Develop, package, and deploy VES training content (and improve it through feedback loops) + Prepare quarterly reports for VES office. **Problem Solving & Continuous Improvement** + Facilitate identification of workflow barriers and waste, advising leaders on the right VES tools and approaches to eliminate them. + Serve as **Process Tool Owner** for designated VES tools—driving adoption, improvement, and capability building across a global network of VES Certified Practitioners **Enterprise Engagement & Governance** + Lead the **annual Operations, Supply Chain & EHS Conference** , including content design and facilitation. + Protect VES intellectual property by reinforcing adherence to the **IP Standard Work** . **Your Experience** **Required** + **10+ years** Operations or Engineering leadership + **Bachelor’s degree** in Engineering or Business + Experience as **Plant Manager / Director of Operations** or higher + Demonstrated ability to build a **VES sustainability roadmap** + **Mastery of VES Fundamentals** and strong practitioner-level Operational Excellence experience + Capability and desire to move into a senior Operations or General Management leadership role in the future **Preferred** + Ability to assess business performance through a **General Manager’s lens** + **Master’s degree** in Business, Engineering, or Technical discipline \#LI-AS1 **US ONLY** **:** The below range reflects the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. An associate’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, any collective bargaining agreements, and business or organizational needs. The compensation range for this role is $253400 - $418200 USD per year. This job is also eligible for Bonus Pay. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees. Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law. US residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information. Veralto Corporation and all Veralto Companies are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law. We value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve. Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes. The EEO posters are available **here (https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/posters)** . We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us at applyassistance@veralto.com to request accommodation. **Unsolicited Assistance** We do not accept unsolicited assistance from any headhunters or recruitment firms for any of our job openings. All resumes or profiles submitted by search firms to any employee at any of the Veralto companies (https://www.veralto.com/our-companies/) , in any form without a valid, signed search agreement in place for the specific position, approved by Talent Acquisition, will be deemed the sole property of Veralto and its companies. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Veralto and its companies because of the unsolicited referral. Veralto and all Veralto Companies are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law. We value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve. Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.