Senior Operational Excellence Specialist

At Shopify, our mission is to make commerce better for everyone. To do that, we rely on a team of outstanding and passionate people who are committed to getting better at what they do each and every day.

As we scale at Shopify, we continue to evolve the ways we work in Talent. Our Operational Excellence team partners with Talent teams to help them design and build simple and efficient ways of working, while delivering an exceptional employee experience.

We're looking for a SeniorOperational Excellence Specialist. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work with teams across Talent to create real transformation for our Talent services as you help teams design new ways of working that create seamless employee experiences.

In this role you'll be:

• Helping teams solve problems in their areas, through various methods (Lean, Service Design, Design Thinking, Agile, etc.)
  
• Partnering closely with other teams in Talent to ensure the right stakeholders are at the table (think Talent Insights, Talent Technology, etc.)
  
• Helping develop the ‘Operational Excellence' toolkit of resources and templates to stay up to speed on the latest in the world of process improvement
  
• Developing strong relationships with stakeholders and teams within the Talent team
  
• Identifying areas that might need our support and helping prioritize the team's roadmap of projects
  
• Help create a healthy culture of process, technology, and knowledge management in Talent
  

Qualifications

• You have a background in Lean, Six Sigma, Service Design, Design Thinking, Agile, etc. and have proven experience solving large, cross functional projects using any of these approaches
  
• You act as a partner in the problem solving process and are able to collaborate with the team and stakeholders to drive the project forward
  
• You have a good understanding of both project management and knowledge management practices and have leveraged these practices in successful implementations
  
• You're able to easily translate traditional problem solving concepts when coming into our unique organizational culture and can adapt your language and approach as required to gain trust and credibility
  
• You are the opposite of rigid - you're able to quickly pivot your approach, change your priority, and adjust solutions as needed
  
• You have excellent relationship building and communication skills - you're able to clearly and concisely communicate your point to various audiences and you can adjust your approach when required
  

If you are interested in applying, please include your interest in taking on this challenge, and why you're excited to apply.

We know that looking for a new role can be both exciting and time-consuming, and we truly appreciate your effort. This posting will close on Thursday, May 20th at 11:59 pm EST. We are looking forward to learning more about you and your interest in joining our team.

At Shopify, we are committed to building and fostering an environment where our employees feel included, valued, and heard. Our belief is that a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion enables us to truly make commerce better for everyone. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous peoples, racialized people, people with disabilities, people from gender and sexually diverse communities and/or people with intersectional identities. Please take a look at our 2020 Sustainability Report to learn more about Shopify's commitments.