Continuous Improvement Lead
Budapest, Hungary Regular Posted on Mar. 13, 2026 Closing on Apr. 17, 2026Location: Budapest, Hungary
Job type: Permanent, Full-time, Hybrid
About the job
Our Team:
This position is part of Sanofi Business Operations, within Continuous Improvement & Process Excellence organization and reporting to the Head of Continuous Improvement.
Continuous Improvement & Process Excellence drives continuous improvement and process excellence, ensuring existing service towers adopt a standard framework, methodologies and tools to deliver upon end-to-end process excellence ambition.
The role will provide Continuous Improvement leadership to help standardize and transform our end-to-end process. The role is focused on complex initiatives, that can span transversally across end-to-end process areas and regions, in an environment with a high degree of interdependency.
Main responsibilities:
Provide Continuous Improvement (CI) guidance to Business Operations department.
Maintain and promote the CI framework.
Contribute to Business Operations CI Program, especially during assessment, design and execution phases.
Provide consultancy, mentoring, coaching to CI initiatives.
Lead some CI initiatives, especially the transversal ones. Develop and provide supporting tools and methodology.
Disseminate CI culture across Business Operations department
Design and execute CI training programs
Contribute to CI governance with various stakeholders
Provide the right factual data to Process Owners so they can take the best decisions.
Identify and promote synergies across the different end-to-end process.
About you
Experience:
3-5 years experience in GBS / BPO Shared Services industry or consulting industry.
Certification in CI methodology (Black Belt certified or any other equivalent certification).
Knowledgeable in business process in scope (e.g. Finance, HR, Procurement, Manufacturing & Supply, R&D)
Proven track record of impactful contributions to CI programs with tangible results
Soft skills:
Excellent stakeholder management skills, including with Senior stakeholders
Excellent written and oral communication & inter-personal skills, ability to develop high-quality documents
Ability to lead and motivate team members with indirect reporting relationships across multiple geographies. through a CI journey.
Entrepreneurial mindset, and ability to work independently and take initiative under pressure.
Strong collaboration mindset with ability to work with a group of people with different functional expertise.
Adaptability to deliver in ambiguous context, flexible, comfortable with changes.
Efficient analytical skills, attention to details.
Technical skills: Knowledge/certification on Continuous Improvement methodology (Lean, Six sigma Black Belt).
Education: Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Business Administration or Science
Languages: Fluent in English is mandatory. Other language is a plus.
Why choose us?
- Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team
- Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally
- Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact
- Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave
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