# Head of Lean Six Sigma

**Company:** [Squint.Ai](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/squint-ai)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Business Operations
**Salary:** $170k – $300k/yr
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** Lean Six Sigma, Master Black Belt, Manufacturing Operations, Process Improvement, Time Studies, AI Tools, Continuous Improvement, Bottleneck Analysis, Factory Operations, Model Evaluation
**Posted:** 2026-09-08

> Leads Lean Six Sigma strategy across sales, deployment, product, engineering, and marketing, translating factory-floor expertise into repeatable AI-enabled improvement practices. Requires a Master Black Belt, 6–10 years of manufacturing experience, measurable transformation leadership, and frequent customer-site travel.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Define and document Lean Six Sigma playbooks for diagnosing factory bottlenecks, selecting use cases, and delivering measurable value.
- Build go-to-market processes for applying AI on the factory floor, including discovery, qualification, and operator adoption.
- Join pre-sales conversations and teach sales teams to assess manufacturing maturity, bottlenecks, and initial use cases.
- Work within customer pilots to identify what works, improve outcomes, and create repeatable deployment practices.
- Collaborate with engineering and product teams on manufacturing use cases, gold-standard time studies, model evaluation sets, and customer-segment priorities.
- Travel to customer engagements and run workshops.
- Serve as the manufacturing subject-matter expert for marketing copy, product marketing, webinars, and industry conferences.

## Requirements
- Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt certification.
- Approximately 6–10 years of experience in manufacturing operations or consulting for manufacturers while owning outcomes.
- Demonstrated experience leading at least one end-to-end manufacturing transformation, with measurable results.
- Hands-on experience with factory-floor process improvement, including throughput, scrap, changeover time, or inventory turns.
- Daily, hands-on use of AI tools.
- Based in San Francisco or willing to relocate, with frequent travel to customer sites.

## Benefits
- Competitive salary and equity
- Medical, vision, and dental coverage
- Flexible paid time off
- Wellness benefit
- Family planning benefits
- Mental health services
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Company retreats
- Subsidized transportation to and from the office
- Daily lunch and dinner, snacks, and beverages

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