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Description

This role helps improve how Heathrow works across day‑to‑day operations and long‑term changes. You will shape and deliver practical improvements that support reliable service, better quality and value for passengers and partners.

Working across teams, you will focus on how processes operate and where change can improve outcomes. The role brings together people, process, technology and infrastructure to create simple and effective ways of working that support the airport environment.

• Shape and deliver process improvements that improve efficiency, service and value
• Identify process challenges and turn them into clear, practical improvements
• Work across teams to embed consistent and effective ways of working
• Use data and insight to measure progress and support decision‑making
• Manage a pipeline of improvement activity to deliver measurable results

• Experience delivering process or operational improvement activity
• Ability to work with a wide range of teams and stakeholders
• Ability to review data and draw clear, practical insights
• Experience using process mapping or similar tools
• Understanding of improvement methods such as Lean or similar approaches
• Experience supporting or managing team delivery and outcomes

Ideally, you will also have

• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or similar
• Experience in a complex operational environment
• Experience balancing cost, pace and service outcomes

Introduction

Together, we’re working to welcome millions more passengers, while ensuring aviation can continue to be a force for good by leading global efforts in sustainability.

Join Heathrow’s Development team and you’ll be part of this, making every journey better for millions each year, now and in the future.

We’re the team that’s responsible for our multi‑billion pound programmes to successfully transform Heathrow into an extraordinary airport, whilst delivering outstanding value for passengers and airlines.

Development covers project management, process improvement, business change, master‑planning, infrastructure and our ambitious capital investment programmes. This includes Heathrow Expansion, the UK’s biggest privately funded infrastructure project and flagship for delivering lasting economic growth.

It brings together people with the skills to deliver prestigious projects that make a lasting impact, from transforming terminals to making big reductions in our carbon emissions.

Every day will test your skills and give you the opportunity to make your mark.

The Heathrow development function acts on the direction set by the Strategy team, informed by data/insight, to determine, develop, deliver and measure the best solutions to meet business needs, be it through People, Process, Technology or Infrastructure change. The development team shapes, improves and influences the experience of millions of passengers who pass through the airport every year.

Managing a team of Process Improvement leads, the Process Improvement Manager works across the complex Heathrow environment to deliver process improvement initiatives that improve efficiency, quality, service and value for customers, while developing and delivering the Process Improvement Strategy. The role works collaboratively across the development team and the wider business to understand business process challenges/ inefficiencies, influencing and shaping solutions spanning technology, infrastructure, people and process change for the benefit of the Heathrow operation.

• Shape and deliver process improvements that improve efficiency, service and value
• Identify process challenges and turn them into clear, practical improvements
• Work across teams to embed consistent and effective ways of working
• Use data and insight to measure progress and support decision‑making
• Manage a pipeline of improvement activity to deliver measurable results

• Experience delivering process or operational improvement activity
• Ability to work with a wide range of teams and stakeholders
• Ability to review data and draw clear, practical insights
• Experience using process mapping or similar tools
• Understanding of improvement methods such as Lean or similar approaches
• Experience supporting or managing team delivery and outcomes
• Lean Six Sigma certification required, Black Belt preferred or Green Belt with strong background and experience utilising tools and methodology

• Experience in a complex operational environment
• Experience balancing cost, pace and service outcomes

There’s something so special about working at the world’s most iconic airport. Its sights. Its sounds. Its constant air of excitement. Heathrow is an amazing backdrop to a career filled with unique opportunities.

Every day, you’ll discover a world full of fresh possibilities and end the day buzzing with stories to tell, as you encounter people from all cultures, nationalities and experiences. A world full of pride for what we do and no end of exciting career prospects to explore.

It brings out the best in all of us. And inspires everyone to deliver on our ambitious plans. Together, we’re working to welcome millions more passengers while ensuring aviation can continue to be a force for good by leading global efforts in sustainability.

Join us on that journey and we’ll help you achieve your ambitions too. Supporting you to learn, encouraging you to be yourself, backing you to achieve more than you might ever have imagined. Because there’s no place like Heathrow.

We offer competitive salaries and excellent benefits that will support you now and in the future. As well as performance‑based annual bonuses and our longer‑term Share in Success Bonus plans, we also offer generous annual leave allowances and market‑leading pensions. With family friendly policies, access to private health insurance and a wide range of wellbeing tools, we’ll support you to be at your best inside and outside work. And of course, we’ll provide varied learning and development opportunities too. Here you’ll find everything you need for a fulfilling career journey that can take you in exciting directions.

Our Hybrid working approach offers the opportunity for colleagues in some roles to work from home for an average of two days a week, providing the flexibility to work in an agile way whilst ensuring we deliver for the operational needs of Heathrow. Working arrangements vary from team to team and will be confirmed during the recruitment process. You’ll need to be based in the UK and within a commutable distance to Heathrow.

Heathrow’s Sustainable Travel Guide sets out easy and sustainable travel options that everyone can access.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all. We believe that diverse talent makes us stronger – not least because we welcome passengers from all corners of the globe, every single day. Heathrow is an accessible place to work. With five diversity networks, we champion inclusivity and celebrate individuality.

Taylor Root is seeking a paralegal for its London-based legal team within a prominent financial institution. The role offers strong exposure to both legal and business operations, emphasizing process improvement and coordination of legal queries.

The ideal candidate will have paralegal experience in financial services, excellent organizational skills, and a proactive approach to supporting legal teams.

Join a dynamic environment and contribute to the efficiency of legal operations.

Role: Process Improvement Lead - Contract Role

Consulting Seniority: Senior Consultant - Senior Manager

Day rate: Negotiable and outside IR35

Project duration: 3-4 months

Location: London, hybrid (expect 2-3 days on-site per week)

We’re supporting a consultancy that specialises in business and digital transformation, known for fostering strong relationships while designing and delivering large-scale, complex transformations worldwide.

They are seeking a Process Improvement Lead to redesign compliance learning processes and associated data flows. This requires strong process re‑engineering expertise to define and deliver an optimised future‑state operating model. The successful candidate will facilitate and lead workshops, challenge existing ways of working, and drive process improvement initiatives across the compliance learning landscape.

• Lead the analysis, redesign, and optimisation of compliance learning processes, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and user experience
• Facilitate and drive stakeholder workshops to map current‑state processes, uncover pain points, and define future‑state workflows and data flows
• Develop value stream maps, process models, and recommendations that support business transformation and operational excellence objectives

• An independent consultant
• Proven expertise in Lean methodologies, value stream mapping, and end‑to‑end process re‑engineering within complex business environments
• Strong workshop facilitation and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence decision‑making and drive consensus across multiple teams
• Experience within compliance learning environments is highly desirable; alternatively, experience in regulated manufacturing, GxP, or similarly controlled environments will be considered

Moody's Investors Service is seeking a professional to drive process improvements and digital transformation initiatives. This role involves partnering with stakeholders to implement changes that ensure adherence to regulatory requirements and enhance efficiency.

The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor’s degree, 3–6 years' experience in operational controls, and strong analytical skills. Join us to support Moody's mission in delivering compliant credit ratings and strengthening operational resilience.

慨正橡扯 is seeking a professional to help enhance airport operations at Heathrow. You will focus on delivering process improvements and shaping effective practices that enrich service quality for passengers. This role demands collaboration across teams and involves using data to support decision-making.

The ideal candidate will have experience in operational improvement and proficiency in methods like Lean. A Lean Six Sigma Green Belt is preferred, alongside the ability to manage team outcomes effectively.

Sivara GmbH located in Greater London is seeking a skilled candidate for a data analysis position. The role demands previous experience in operational support within financial services and proficiency in maintaining CRM systems.

The ideal candidate will exhibit strong organisational skills, attention to detail, written and verbal communication, and the ability to work collaboratively. Intermediate skills in Microsoft Word and Excel are also required. Commitment to continuous improvement is essential for success in this role.

Heathrow is seeking a Process Improvement Manager to lead initiatives that enhance operational efficiency and service quality. In this role, you will manage a team that implements process improvements across the airport's complex operations. The ideal candidate should possess a Lean Six Sigma certification and have experience in a complex operational environment.

The position supports a hybrid working model allowing for flexibility, contributing to a positive impact on sustainability efforts. Join Heathrow and play a pivotal role in delivering better experiences for millions of passengers.