Operational Innovation Project Manager

Siemens Energy • United States, United States • 2d ago

A Snapshot of Your Day

We are seeking an analytical Operational Innovation Project Manager. This position reports to the Head of Operational Innovation & Effectiveness and works closely with cluster and factory operations leaders, Maintenance/Mechanical Engineering, EHS, Quality, IT/OT, and Finance to turn operational ideas into scalable, value-creating solutions across the business.

In this role, you will manage a portfolio of cross-functional innovation projects from concept through pilot and scale-readiness, bringing clarity, structure, and discipline to how ideas move from intake to execution. A typical day involves aligning priorities with site leaders, building scale-readiness plans (timelines, investment, value tracking, and risk mitigation), removing delivery blockers, and ensuring pilots are set up for replication, not one-off success. You'll also build local innovation champions in the factories, support change management and adoption, and make progress visible through clear dashboards, reviews, and reporting tied to Transformers (Tr)/Grid Technologies (GT) OKRs (Objectives and Key Results). The impact is tangible: faster time-to-scale, measurable operational value, and innovation embedded into daily operations rather than treated as a side initiative.

How You'll Make an Impact

Leading complex, cross-functional innovation projects from concept through ideation and scale-readiness for global rollout

Managing the innovation project pipeline and active portfolio, ensuring clear priorities, transparency, and disciplined execution from intake to delivery

Developing scale-readiness plans including timelines, investment needs, engagement strategies, value tracking, and risk mitigation

Embedding continuous improvement by driving lessons learned, feedback loops, and proactive risk management across projects and stakeholders

Building innovation capability by developing local innovation champions, partnering with TR functions, and supporting change management for adoption

Strengthening enterprise innovation impact by contributing to TR transformation communities and co-facilitating program events, reviews, and dashboards

What You Bring

Degree in Engineering, process engineering, innovation management, data science, business or equivalent. Masters is a plus

7 or more years of experience in operations/industrial engineering/continuous improvement or project management. Candidates with more experience can be considered for a higher level or vice-versa.

Proven project and portfolio leadership with demonstrated success in innovation management, risk mitigation, budget ownership, and delivering measurable business benefits.

Strong cross-functional leadership and influence, enabling alignment across Operations, Engineering, IT/OT, EHS, Quality, and Supply Chain stakeholders.

Advanced analytical capability, including benefits modeling, data integrity management, and comfort working across OT/IT interfaces to support decision-making.

Program discipline and change enablement expertise, with a track record of creating templates, standard work, repeatable processes, training, and effective communications.

Preferred experience with innovation platforms (e.g., crowdsourcing tools), innovation sprint methodologies, EHS/Quality systems (including standard work/3i), and exposure to transformers or heavy manufacturing.

Travel, as needed (up to ~10%).

About the Team

Grid Technologies

Our Grid Technology division enables a reliable, sustainable, and digital grid. The power grid is the backbone of the energy transition. Siemens Energy offers a leading portfolio and solutions in HVDC transmission, grid stabilization and storage, high voltage switchgears and transformers, and digital grid technology.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world's electricity generation.

Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy: https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo

Rewards

Career growth and development opportunities

Supportive work culture

Company paid Health and wellness benefits

Paid Time Off and paid holidays

401K savings plan with company match

Family building benefits & parental leave

https://jobs.siemens-energy.com/jobs

This job may be based in various locations within the US.??Siemens Energy offers a variety of health and wellness benefits including paid time off and holiday pay.? Details regarding our benefits can be found here: https://benefitsatenergy.com/thinking-of-joining.html .? The base salary range for this position is $93,400-165,700 and the annual incentive target is 10% of base salary.? Specific offers are determined by various factors, such as experience, skills, certifications, and other business needs. Employees typically do not start at the top of the range, though compensation depends on each individual's qualifications.

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Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Siemens Energy is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability unrelated to ability, marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, transgender, sex stereotyping, order of protection status, protected veteran or military status, or an unfavorable discharge from military service, and other categories protected by federal, state or local

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