Business System Leader
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, turbomachinery, 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.
You will partner with business and functional leaders to connect Long-Range Planning (LRP), Annual Planning, strategy deployment, operating reviews, performance management, and continuous improvement into an integrated operating rhythm that strengthens accountability, execution, and business performance. This role offers a unique opportunity to influence strategy execution, drive organizational alignment, and enhance operational excellence across a global business.
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, performance management processes, and operating rhythms.
- Demonstrate strong financial, operational, and business acumen with the ability to connect business performance to strategic outcomes.
- Have experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives within global and matrixed organizations.
- Possess strong facilitation, stakeholder management, program management, and executive communication skills.
- Demonstrate the ability to analyse complex information, identify trends and opportunities, and develop actionable recommendations for leadership teams.
- Have experience applying Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, or continuous improvement methodologies to improve organizational performance.
- Be capable of influencing senior leaders and driving change through collaboration, credibility, and relationship-building.
- Preferred to have Lean Six Sigma certification or equivalent operational excellence qualification.
- Preferred to have experience leading business transformation, integration, or organizational change initiatives.
- Desired to have experience developing enterprise-wide business systems, performance management frameworks, or strategy deployment processes.
- Desired to have knowledge of energy, industrial, engineering, inspection, integrity management, or technology-driven businesses.
Work in a way that works for you
We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:
Working with us
Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We invest in the health and well-being of our workforce, train and reward talent and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other.
Working for you
Our inventions have revolutionized energy for over a century. But to keep going forward tomorrow, we know we have to push the boundaries today. We prioritize rewarding those who embrace change with a package that reflects how much we value their input. Join us, and you can expect:
- Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing initiatives
- Comprehensive private medical care options
- Safety net of life insurance and disability programmes
- Tailored financial and retirement programmes
- Additional voluntary and elected benefits
The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: Project Management Staff Director - Processes and Tools
