Director, Transitions Excellence

Pay:  $150,000 - $175,000

The pay listed is the salary range for this position, an estimate and not guaranteed.   Any specific offer will vary based on applicant’s experience, skills, abilities, geographic location, and alignment with market data. 

Benefits:  ABM offers a comprehensive benefits package. For information about ABM’s benefits, visit ABM Employee Benefits | Staff & Management

401(k) – You become eligible to make personal contributions beginning the first of the month following 30 days of employment. You become eligible for the ABM match beginning the first of the month following six months of employment. ABM matches your pre-tax and/or Roth contributions, dollar for dollar, for the first 3%. For the next 2%, ABM contributes $0.50 for each dollar you contribute. Your contributions and match are immediately vested.

We are looking for a dynamic Transition Excellence Team Leader to join our organization. This leader will play a crucial role as a member of the startup team, overseeing team member deployment, monitoring team performance, and ensuring compliance with transition team standards. The ideal candidate will serve as a subject matter expert (SME) in specific areas—soft skills, hard skills, or general services—and contribute to the development of standards, playbook documentation, and best practices stewardship.

Locations:  GEORGIA, NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA

Our Transition Excellence Program

Do value excitement, variety and growth in purpose filled work environment? Are you a skilled leader in helping new facility services teams move from forming to performing?

Come join a dynamic team where impact, learning and improvement are the hallmarks of success. As a member of the team, you will help us apply our Start Smart mentality and processes to new or expanded facility service delivery opportunities placing our client-based teams and client partners on a trajectory of lasting success. You will also travel to new sites or sites with transitions and gain exposure to multiple client environments enhancing your leadership, business acumen and problem-solving skills in manufacturing and distribution sectors. The insights you gain with each client engagement will be documented and shared as best practices to drive improvement.

We have plans to formally help you perform in role, rapidly grow, and prepare for your next role and benefit personally and professionally:

· Intensive new site startups, transformations and launches provide opportunities for accelerated career growth

· Startup and transition environments across geographies provide exposure to a wide variety of clients and industry sectors, broadening your experiences and skills

· Extensive exposure to executives who will provide mentorship and coaching

· In between client engagements you will gain more knowledge through crafted skill building courses, job shadowing, mentoring and more

· While high travel is expected, we aim to ensure this role has scheduled time “off the road”, ideally at least 1 week(s) per month

· Highly competitive compensation, reflecting the importance of this critical role

· In 18 to 24 months of successful performance, you will be ready for a broader role in our organization if you desire different challenges

Key Responsibilities:

· Actively lead as a member of the startup transition excellence team, taking a hands-on approach to team deployment and performance management.

· Monitor team performance metrics to ensure compliance with established transition team standards.

· Serve as a subject matter expert in designated areas, providing guidance and support to team members.

· Collaborate with team members to develop and refine operational standards and best practices.

· Document processes and contribute to the creation and maintenance of playbooks to support team consistency and efficiency.

· Facilitate training sessions and workshops to enhance team skills and adherence to standards.

· Foster a collaborative team environment that encourages open communication and continuous improvement. · Extensive travel as needed, approximately ~3 weeks per month, most months

Basic Qualifications:

· Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience.

· Proven experience in a team lead or supervisory role, preferably within a startup or transitional environment.

· Strong knowledge of team dynamics and performance monitoring.

· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to mentor and develop team members.

· Experience with playbook development and standard operating procedures.

· Ability to adapt to changing priorities and manage multiple tasks effectively.

· Willingness to travel at least ~2 weeks per month as needed, with time at home ensured

Preferred Qualifications:

· Degree in business, operations, or engineering; advanced degree a plus

· Experience leading or participating in large scale projects and/or startups in both new construction phase, greenfield manufacturing sites and long-established sites

· Strong leadership skills, especially in newly formed teams, with experience leading teams within this context.

· Influencing: ability to navigate complex situations and conflict, influence without formal authority and handle tight deadlines with composure

· Process and standardization certifications and training (lean, kaizen, etc.)

Salary : $150,000 - $175,000