Director Operational Excellence Jobs in South Carolina
Director Operational Excellence jobs in South Carolina are open across Greenville, Spartanburg, and Charleston and other South Carolina metros, with employers like American Credit Acceptance, Fluor, and Bass Pro Shops hiring at every experience level. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Description
We are seeking a senior leader to define and drive operational innovation across servicing operations. This role is designed for a leader who thrives at the intersection of strategy, analytics, and technology, and who wants to shape how a growing organization delivers operational excellence and recovery outcomes at scale.
The Opportunity
Business is evolving faster than traditional operational models can support. ACA is investing in proactive, forward‑looking leadership to modernize how work gets done, increasing efficiency, scalability, and consistency while strengthening customer and business outcomes.
This is a highly visible role that bridges strategy and execution, serving as a connector across analytics, operations, and business to turn ideas into results.
What You’ll Do
You will own the overall loss mitigation and recovery strategy, while leading operational transformation and continuous improvement across servicing operations.
- Define and execute a clear, scalable loss mitigation and recovery strategy that maximizes recoveries while managing risk.
- Simplify and standardize processes to support growth.
- Redesign operating models to meet evolving business needs and deliver consistent results at scale.
- Act as a change agent, connecting analytics, operations, technology, and business strategy.
- Drive process innovation, building repeatable frameworks, tools, and methodologies.
- Establish a data‑driven operating model, using analytics to inform strategy, priorities, and executive decision‑making.
- Leverage technology, automation, advanced analytics, and AI‑enabled solutions to improve efficiency and decision quality.
- Lead system enhancements and guide how technology solutions are implemented for operational effectiveness.
- Influence organizational design, staffing models, and workforce planning.
- Oversee budgets, improving cost efficiency while maintaining performance and compliance.
- Partner cross‑functionally to resolve operational and regulatory challenges.
- Ensure strong governance, audit readiness, and regulatory compliance.
- Advise senior leadership on operational strategy, risk, and organizational health.
Who You Are
- A strong people leader with experience leading managers and directors, setting performance standards, making talent decisions, and developing future leaders.
- A data‑driven decision maker who can read and interpret trends, challenge analytics, and sharpen recommendations.
- A pragmatic innovator who focuses on solutions that work for operations at scale.
- A connector who brings together technology, analytics, and business teams to drive outcomes.
- Comfortable owning long‑term strategy tied directly to day‑to‑day operational performance.
- Recognized for diagnosing problems quickly and designing scalable, sustainable solutions.
What You Bring:
- 10+ years of experience as operator-strategist designing and driving innovation.
- 5+ years of progressive people leadership experience, including leading leaders.
- Strong analytical and data‑driven mindset (able to interpret insights and challenge recommendations).
- Demonstrated success leading technology, systems, analytics, or process transformation initiatives.
- Product management experience preferred, with ability to bridge business needs and technology solutions.
- Strong business acumen with the ability to drive strategy through execution.
- Solid understanding of operational risk, audit, and regulatory compliance.
- Experience managing budgets and financial performance.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with executive‑level influence.
- MSP/CMS technical knowledge preferred.
This role is based onsite at our headquarters in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Candidates are expected to relocate by the start date.
About the team:
We live by our Guiding Principles: Integrity, Partnership, Principled Entrepreneurship, Initiative, Fulfillment, and Humility. Our culture values humility, pragmatism, and the wisdom to know what can be solved. We believe in the power of collaboration, thriving on the motto "Better Together."
Why Spartanburg?
This up-and-coming city in Upstate South Carolina has so much to offer! An affordable lifestyle with lakes, trails, and a growing culinary and arts scene. You’re an hour from Greenville, Charlotte, Asheville, and the Blue Ridge Mountains, and within three hours of Charleston, Atlanta, and the beaches.
About American Credit Acceptance (ACA)
We’re not just navigating the road ahead - we’re building it. As a national leader in auto finance with over $7 billion in assets and a history of 20% annualized growth, we empower emerging credit consumers to achieve their financial goals - and that mission extends throughout the entire life of the loan. Simultaneously, we are creating opportunities for our team to shape the future of our industry.
EEO Statement
ACA provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. ACA complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.
Disclaimer
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
California Privacy Notice
As an employer of California residents, we are dedicated to protecting your privacy rights. Any personal information you provide during the application process will be used solely for permitted internal purposes and will be handled in accordance with applicable privacy laws. By applying to this position, you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information as described in our Employee Privacy Notice.
Description
We are seeking a senior leader to define and drive operational innovation across servicing operations. This role is designed for a leader who thrives at the intersection of strategy, analytics, and technology, and who wants to shape how a growing organization delivers operational excellence and recovery outcomes at scale.
The Opportunity
Business is evolving faster than traditional operational models can support. ACA is investing in proactive, forward‑looking leadership to modernize how work gets done, increasing efficiency, scalability, and consistency while strengthening customer and business outcomes.
This is a highly visible role that bridges strategy and execution, serving as a connector across analytics, operations, and business to turn ideas into results.
What You’ll Do
You will own the overall loss mitigation and recovery strategy, while leading operational transformation and continuous improvement across servicing operations.
- Define and execute a clear, scalable loss mitigation and recovery strategy that maximizes recoveries while managing risk.
- Simplify and standardize processes to support growth.
- Redesign operating models to meet evolving business needs and deliver consistent results at scale.
- Act as a change agent, connecting analytics, operations, technology, and business strategy.
- Drive process innovation, building repeatable frameworks, tools, and methodologies.
- Establish a data‑driven operating model, using analytics to inform strategy, priorities, and executive decision‑making.
- Leverage technology, automation, advanced analytics, and AI‑enabled solutions to improve efficiency and decision quality.
- Lead system enhancements and guide how technology solutions are implemented for operational effectiveness.
- Influence organizational design, staffing models, and workforce planning.
- Oversee budgets, improving cost efficiency while maintaining performance and compliance.
- Partner cross‑functionally to resolve operational and regulatory challenges.
- Ensure strong governance, audit readiness, and regulatory compliance.
- Advise senior leadership on operational strategy, risk, and organizational health.
Who You Are
- A strong people leader with experience leading managers and directors, setting performance standards, making talent decisions, and developing future leaders.
- A data‑driven decision maker who can read and interpret trends, challenge analytics, and sharpen recommendations.
- A pragmatic innovator who focuses on solutions that work for operations at scale.
- A connector who brings together technology, analytics, and business teams to drive outcomes.
- Comfortable owning long‑term strategy tied directly to day‑to‑day operational performance.
- Recognized for diagnosing problems quickly and designing scalable, sustainable solutions.
What You Bring:
- 10+ years of experience as operator-strategist designing and driving innovation.
- 5+ years of progressive people leadership experience, including leading leaders.
- Strong analytical and data‑driven mindset (able to interpret insights and challenge recommendations).
- Demonstrated success leading technology, systems, analytics, or process transformation initiatives.
- Product management experience preferred, with ability to bridge business needs and technology solutions.
- Strong business acumen with the ability to drive strategy through execution.
- Solid understanding of operational risk, audit, and regulatory compliance.
- Experience managing budgets and financial performance.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with executive‑level influence.
- MSP/CMS technical knowledge preferred.
This role is based onsite at our headquarters in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Candidates are expected to relocate by the start date.
About the team:
We live by our Guiding Principles: Integrity, Partnership, Principled Entrepreneurship, Initiative, Fulfillment, and Humility. Our culture values humility, pragmatism, and the wisdom to know what can be solved. We believe in the power of collaboration, thriving on the motto "Better Together."
Why Spartanburg?
This up-and-coming city in Upstate South Carolina has so much to offer! An affordable lifestyle with lakes, trails, and a growing culinary and arts scene. You’re an hour from Greenville, Charlotte, Asheville, and the Blue Ridge Mountains, and within three hours of Charleston, Atlanta, and the beaches.
About American Credit Acceptance (ACA)
We’re not just navigating the road ahead - we’re building it. As a national leader in auto finance with over $7 billion in assets and a history of 20% annualized growth, we empower emerging credit consumers to achieve their financial goals - and that mission extends throughout the entire life of the loan. Simultaneously, we are creating opportunities for our team to shape the future of our industry.
EEO Statement
ACA provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. ACA complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.
Disclaimer
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
California Privacy Notice
As an employer of California residents, we are dedicated to protecting your privacy rights. Any personal information you provide during the application process will be used solely for permitted internal purposes and will be handled in accordance with applicable privacy laws. By applying to this position, you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information as described in our Employee Privacy Notice.
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Where South Carolina roles are concentrated, by current openings.
Director Operational Excellence Job Market in South Carolina
A snapshot from current South Carolina openings, updated as new roles post.
Who's Hiring
- American Credit Acceptance3
- Fluor2
- Bass Pro Shops1
- Best Buy1
- Brookfield Properties1
Top Industries Hiring
- Banking & Financial Services5
- Construction & Real Estate3
- Education3
- Hospitality & Tourism2
- Manufacturing2
What South Carolina Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in director operational excellence jobs across South Carolina.
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt or Master Black Belt certification required by most employers
- 7 to 10 years of progressive experience leading continuous improvement programs across business units
- Proven ability to design and deploy operating management systems at enterprise scale
- Proficiency with process mapping tools such as Visio, Minitab, or equivalent analytics platforms
- Experience facilitating value stream mapping and kaizen events with cross-functional teams
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, operations management, or a related technical discipline required
Director Operational Excellence Jobs in South Carolina: Frequently Asked Questions
How many director operational excellence jobs are there in South Carolina?
There are 21+ director operational excellence openings in South Carolina on Migrate Mate as of June 2026, with the most roles in Greenville, Spartanburg, and Charleston. New positions post regularly as employers across South Carolina hire.
How much do director operational excellences make in South Carolina?
Director operational excellences in South Carolina earn a median of about $106,080 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $56,520 for the lowest 10% to over $219,350 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which South Carolina cities have the most director operational excellence jobs?
Greenville, Spartanburg, and Charleston have the most director operational excellence openings in South Carolina right now, with additional roles spread across smaller metros statewide.
Which companies hire director operational excellences in South Carolina?
Employers hiring director operational excellences in South Carolina include American Credit Acceptance, Fluor, and Bass Pro Shops, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026.
Are there remote director operational excellence jobs in South Carolina?
Yes. About 0% of director operational excellence openings tied to South Carolina are remote or hybrid as of June 2026. The rest are on-site roles based in South Carolina metros.
How do I apply for director operational excellence jobs in South Carolina?
You can apply to director operational excellence jobs in South Carolina directly on Migrate Mate. Search the listings above, find roles that match your experience and preferred South Carolina location, then apply to each one that fits.
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