Job description

Must reside within a commutable distance to both Brea, CA and Irvine, CA, as the office location will be relocated from Brea to Irvine in approximately Q1 2028. This is not a hybrid or remote opportunity and requires onsite presence 4 days per week.

Envista is a global leader in the dental industry, uniting more than 30 trusted brands—including DEXIS, Kerr, Nobel Biocare, and Ormco—under one mission: partnering with dental professionals to improve patients’ lives. With a heritage of category-defining innovation, our brands have shaped modern dentistry: Nobel Biocare introduced the first dental implant, Ormco is a pioneer in both traditional and digital orthodontics, DEXIS has long been at the forefront of 2D, 3D and intraoral imaging, and Kerr has supported clinicians for over 135 years. Our high-performing culture is underpinned by our CIRCLe Values and the Envista Business System. Guided by these, we deliver a comprehensive portfolio of technologies, consumables, and services that empower clinicians to provide confident, efficient care—today and for the future. Learn more at http://envistaco.com.

Envista is seeking a dynamic Director, AI Enablement & Productivity to drive AI-enabled business transformation and continuous improvement across the enterprise. This is a high-potential role for a results-driven change agent who thrives in fast-moving, matrixed environments and enjoys shaping how an organization operates and grows. This leader will advance our continuous improvement methods, tools, and ways of working in an increasingly AI-enabled environment.

This role sits at the intersection of strategy, technology, people, and business transformation. It combines transformation expertise with a strong continuous improvement mindset to help teams rethink how work gets done. The leader will embed an AI lens into Kaizen events, problem solving, process improvement, and operational excellence initiatives. This role will partner closely with operating companies, functional leaders, continuous improvement practitioners, IT, and other technical teams to drive adoption and organizational change.

Envista Business System (EBS) is our enterprise approach to driving performance, scaling improvement, and building capability. This leader will accelerate Lean thinking, Kaizen culture, strategy deployment, and cross-functional problem solving through an AI-first lens.

Key Responsibilities

Evolve continuous improvement for an AI-enabled environment. Identify opportunities to strengthen tools, processes, frameworks, and methods by incorporating relevant AI concepts and capabilities.

Bring an AI lens to continuous improvement and problem solving. Embed AI considerations into Kaizen events, value-stream work, problem solving, and process improvement so teams consider not only how to improve existing work, but how work could be done differently.

Help shape the 'how.'. Partner with operating company and functional leaders to translate business opportunities into improved ways of working using continuous improvement methods, process redesign, and, where appropriate, AI.

Guide AI opportunity discovery. Help teams distinguish where AI can materially improve an outcome from situations where traditional process improvement, automation or other approaches are more appropriate.

Develop AI-enabled continuous improvement methods and practices. Create and refine practical approaches, playbooks, facilitation techniques, and tools that practitioners can use consistently across the enterprise.

Build organizational capability. Develop the skills and confidence of continuous improvement leaders and practitioners to incorporate AI thinking into everyday improvement and problem-solving activities.

Facilitate and lead high-value opportunities. Participate directly in selected Kaizen events, strategic problem-solving efforts, and transformation initiatives where AI could materially change the solution space or resulting operating model.

Translate opportunity into action. Clarify the business problem, desired outcomes and process changes, then partner with IT and other technical teams to determine the appropriate delivery approach where technology is required

Job requirements

8+ years of experience in technology, digital transformation, management consulting, product, innovation, organizational transformation, or a related field.

3+ years of experience leading AI, automation, digital transformation, data, or enterprise technology initiatives.

Demonstrated experience translating emerging technologies into practical business outcomes.

Experience leading cross-functional programs in complex organizations.

Strong understanding of generative AI, AI agents, machine learning, automation, and the broader AI ecosystem.

Proven ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences.

Strong executive presence and stakeholder-management skills.

Demonstrated experience driving organizational change and technology adoption.

Strong analytical, strategic-thinking, and problem-solving capabilities.

Ability to travel globally as needed

Preferred

Experience developing enterprise AI strategies or AI transformation programs.

Experience implementing or scaling generative AI solutions.

Experience establishing AI governance or responsible AI frameworks.

Experience building enterprise learning or enablement programs.

Experience working with AI platforms, copilots, agentic systems, LLMs, or AI-enabled business applications.

Experience managing technology vendors and strategic partners.

MBA, advanced technical degree, or equivalent experience.

Experience with Lean, Kaizen, value-stream mapping, root-cause problem solving, operational excellence, and/or structured business systems such as EBS, DBS, TPS, or Shingo.

Operating Company:

Corporate

Envista and its family of companies (Envista) will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Envista will consider unsolicited referrals and/or resumes submitted by vendors such as search firms, staffing agencies, professional recruiters, fee-based referral services and recruiting agencies (Agency) to have been referred by the Agency free of charge and Envista will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt such unsolicited resumes. An Agency must obtain advance written approval from Envista's internal Talent Acquisition or Human Resources team to submit resumes, and then only in conjunction with a valid fully-executed contract approved by the Global Talent Acquisition leader and in response to a specific job opening. Envista will not pay a fee to any Agency that does not have such agreement and written approval in place.

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