GSO North America Continuous Improvement Leader

Corteva Agriscience has an exciting opportunity for a North America Continuous Improvement Leader (CI Leader) at our Johnston IA location. At Corteva Agriscience, you will help us grow what’s next. No matter your role, you will be part of a team that is building the future of agriculture – solving the world’s food problems through innovation, technology, and putting people first.

The CI Leader executes CI strategy within North America, translating global standards into actionable plans. This role leads a regional CI team, manages governance processes, and partners with leadership to embed CI behaviors and deliver measurable business impact. Key responsibilities include prioritizing initiatives, ensuring alignment with global objectives, and driving improvements in cost, quality, reliability, and efficiency. The Regional Leader fosters collaboration across functions, supports capability development, and champions cultural transformation to sustain continuous improvement as a core business practice.

This is a hybrid role: Remote Monday and Friday; onsite Tuesday–Thursday.

Responsibilities:

• Lead regional CI teams and consultants to execute initiatives of varying complexity. Support global projects and share best practices across regions. Partner with regional leaders to identify key opportunities and approaches for improvement.
• Lead LMS implementation and sustainment within region. Ensure alignment with global standards and drive maturity through coaching and audits.
• Develop and deliver regional CI training programs. Mentor CI consultants and operational leaders to build capability.
• Facilitate kaizen events and workshops for complex regional challenges. Ensure alignment with global facilitation standards.
• Use data and analytics to identify improvement opportunities and monitor performance.
• Manage regional governance, performance metrics, and reporting.
• Act as a change agent by driving adoption of CI methodologies and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Engage stakeholders to align CI initiatives with business priorities and ensure collaboration across functions.
• Aligns regional teams with global CI standards and ensures consistent deployment across functions. Partners with key stakeholders to embed standardized processes and governance.
• Support development and deployment of CI strategy and methodology within scope of role.
• Builds and develops the regional CI team (hiring, onboarding, performance management, succession planning); allocates resources, manages stakeholder relationships, and leads governance routines to sustain CI culture.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Engineering, Business, or related field is required; Masters in related field strongly preferred.
• Experience in manufacturing, supply chain, or agricultural operations preferred.
• Extensive experience in CI, Lean, Six Sigma, change management and operational excellence; Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (or equivalent) or higher is strongly preferred.
• Proficiency in data analytics and visualization tools.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills; ability to lead without authority. Ability to communicate effectively in English is essential (written and verbal).
• Ability to present and facilitate effectively for diverse cross-functional groups and across all organizational levels.
• Domestic travel required 25-40%
• Incidental international travel

Benefits – How We’ll Support You:

• Numerous development opportunities offered to build your skills

• Be part of a company with a higher purpose and contribute to making the world a better place

• Health benefits for you and your family on your first day of employment

• Four weeks of paid time off and two weeks of well-being pay per year, plus paid holidays

• Excellent parental leave which includes a minimum of 16 weeks for mother and father

• Future planning with our competitive retirement savings plan and tuition reimbursement program

• Learn more about our total rewards package here - Corteva Benefits

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Are you a good match? Apply today! We seek applicants from all backgrounds to ensure we get the best, most creative talent on our team.

Corteva Agriscience is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to embracing our differences to enrich lives, advance innovation, and boost company performance. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, military or veteran status, pregnancy related conditions (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), disability or any other protected status in accordance with federal, state, or local laws.