About KaiNexus:
We are a rapidly growing software company with offices in Austin and Dallas, Texas. Our core product is a revolutionary SaaS platform that helps organizations manage their improvement and innovation programs. Our mission is to create software that helps organizations spread continuous improvement. We have a rapidly expanding international customer base of healthcare, logistics, and manufacturing companies that includes Fortune 100 companies known for being leaders in innovation. We are growing our Customer Experience team to support, build, manage, and grow our customers’ innovation and improvement programs.
About Working for KaiNexus
KaiNexus was founded on the simple belief that people and organizations want to improve. They want to improve their lives, their families, their communities, and their work. We know that improving is hard, and we believe that we can utilize technology to connect people to spread a culture of improvement.
KaiNexus is a fast-paced, dynamic environment. We are collaborative problem solvers who approach challenges from many different angles, leveraging our diverse backgrounds to rapidly identify and implement solutions. We believe in investing in our employee’s personal and professional development to make themselves, our company, and the world a better place. Flexibility, maintaining a healthy work/life balance, and family time are a priority for us. Our team is given a lot of responsibility and each person has the opportunity to help improve the software we create, our internal processes, and contribute to our vision. We are a tech-minded, highly motivated, successful, and fun team. As part of KaiNexus, you must have the desire to put in the time it takes to get the job done, be eager to learn new things and wear many hats, and be ready for a challenge.
Position Description
We are seeking an energetic and self-aware professional with lean and continuous improvement experience to join our Austin team. The perfect candidate will be a flexible and dynamic self-starter who is highly analytical and detail-oriented. The position requires confidence to solve big challenges and the skills to inspire others. This position has high visibility to leadership and offers excellent potential for growth and development.
The Lean Project Manager (LPM) primarily serves as a multi-faceted business partner to our internal Sales, Marketing, Customer Experience, and Platform Development teams. In addition, this person may work with strategic clients to implement improvement projects. The right candidate will be comfortable with the A3 format and will be able to coach teams to drive their projects to completion.
Location: Austin, Texas, Some Travel Required
Title: Lean Project Manager
Reports to: Senior Lean Strategy Director
The Lean Project Manager (LPM) is a permanent position that creates and executes strategic plans across all areas of KaiNexus and our customer base. You will work closely with leadership and other teams to collaboratively solve problems and implement solutions. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated superb communication, organization, and time management skills and can effectively manage multiple, diverse and complex problems at the same time.
Required Qualifications
- 3-5 years experience leading improvement projects, rapid improvement events, and kaizen events
- High emotional intelligence and strong interpersonal communication skills (both verbal, non-verbal, and written)
- Bias for action and the ability to work independently
- Passion for excellence and the capacity to think strategically
- Talent to execute projects from start to finish
- Analytical mind that enjoys problem-solving
- Detail-orientation with excellent organization skills and the ability to manage multiple projects concurrently
- Excellent responsiveness with a strong customer-centric approach and the ability to serve the organization at all levels
- Tech-savvy with a drive to learn new concepts
- Unique flair, creativity, and a desire to join a team that prides itself on its personality
Confidence sometimes holds us back from applying for jobs we really want. But we'll let you in on a secret: there's no such thing as a 'perfect' applicant. KaiNexus is a place where everyone can grow. So however you identify and whatever background you bring with you, please apply if this is a role that would make you excited to come into work every day.
Commitment & Consideration
- Company-sponsored health plan
- Retirement savings plan with company match
- Generous parental leave policy
- Disability insurance
- Professional development & education reimbursement
- This is a full-time salaried position. Salary will be based on experience
KaiNexus is committed to a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. Each individual has the right to work in a professional atmosphere that promotes equal employment opportunities and prohibits unlawful discriminatory practices. It is the policy of KaiNexus to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, citizenship, national origin, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. KaiNexus prohibits any such discrimination or harassment.
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