Head of Kaizen Promotion Office

Adi Development Group is a vertically integrated real estate investment management company with divisions spanning investment management, development, construction management, and forming operations. With over 4000 units and $3

Billion of built value under development throughout the GTHA, we are on an insurgent mission re-invent the customer experience and to deliver homes faster, better and more cost effectively to our customers. We champion ownership and encourage all of our team members to think and act like owners. Adi is committed to not only develop buildings, but to developing the leaders of tomorrow.

We have built a management system that connects strategy deployment to daily execution, and we've been refining it for years. We are now hiring a Head of KPO to lead the next phase of that work as the organization scales.

• You’ll lead Adi’s Kaizen Promotion Office — the function responsible for driving improvement in quality, waste reduction, and lead time across the enterprise. The role is equal parts methodology, leadership, and organizational development.

• Partner with executive leadership to connect strategic objectives to operational execution. Facilitate alignment across divisions, coach leaders through A3 development and refinement, strengthen review cycles, and drive accountability from strategy through daily management.

• Stand up and improve value streams and processes end‑to‑end. This includes process mapping, root cause analysis, data collection and interpretation, standardized work development, daily management systems, and metric development. You need command of the full toolkit and judgement about when to apply each element.

• Develop and enforce kaizen discipline using the shingi model. Own the kaizen calendar—preparation, scoping, sponsorship, execution, and follow‑through. You’re accountable for event outcomes and for the measurable development of team members who participate. This is a development system, not an event calendar.

• Build the KPO function as ADI scales. Recruit, develop, and lead a team of lean professionals. Design the structure and capability requirements for the function over time.

• Develop problem‑solving capability and lean thinking across the organization. Coach at gemba, mentor through A3s, and build the daily disciplines that make improvement sustainable. The goal is an organization that thinks differently—not just one that uses the tools.

• Experience
• 15+ years progressive lean experience with significant time at director level or equivalent
• Track record leading transformation in brownfield, operationally intensive environments

• Experience standing up value streams and processes, developing metrics, building daily management systems

• Demonstrated use of the shingi model with accountability for kaizen outcomes and participant development

• Experience building and leading teams of lean professionals
• Background in construction, manufacturing, or related operationally intensive industries strongly preferred

• Capabilities
• Full command of lean methodology and QC tools with sound judgment on application
• Ability to manage up to executives and influence across organizational boundaries
• Commercial orientation — able to connect improvement work to business outcomes and communicate in terms leadership understands
• Strong interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence; able to build trust across levels and navigate complex organizational dynamics

• Strategic perspective on where the function needs to be and how to build it

• Education
• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related technical discipline required
• MBA with operations or supply chain concentration strongly preferred

• Lean Gold Certification (AME/SME/Shingo alliance) or equivalent enterprise‑level lean credential
• Six Sigma Black Belt or Master Black Belt (ASQ or equivalent)
• TWI (Training With in Industry) certification in Job Instruction, Job Relations, or Job Methods
• Direct experience with Toyota Production System, Danaher…