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The Global Performance Analytics Lead acts as the controller for laboratory performance data, reporting directly to the VP Laboratory Operations. This role is responsible for validating KPIs in dashboards, proactively identifying deviations and outliers, and reaching out to responsible lab managers and stakeholders to highlight potential issues. The Manager supports issue resolution, demands feedback and improvement measures, and collects feedback to create regular reports for the VP. The role requires strong analytical skills, proactive communication, and the ability to drive continuous improvement across laboratory operations.

It is a perfect opportunity for someone seeking a global role with high visibility with executive leadership, and ownership of analytics processes that improve our global laboratory performance!

+ Serve as the controller for laboratory performance analytics, validating KPIs and dashboard data across all integrated laboratories.

+ Proactively monitor dashboards to identify deviations, outliers, and trends that may indicate operational issues.

+ Reach out to responsible lab managers and stakeholders to highlight issues, request feedback, and demand improvement measures.

+ Support lab teams in investigating and resolving performance issues.

+ Collect and consolidate feedback from labs and stakeholders.

+ Prepare and deliver regular performance reports to the VP Laboratory Operations, summarizing findings, actions taken, and recommendations.

+ Collaborate with Laboratory Managers, Regional Directors, and Technical Competence Centers to ensure data accuracy and process discipline.

+ Host monthly meetings with lab managers and stakeholders to review performance, discuss issues, and align improvement actions.

+ Drive harmonization of KPI definitions, measurement methods, and reporting standards.

+ Promote best practices in performance analytics and continuous improvement across global labs.

+ Support strategic planning and development of new analytics tools and reporting frameworks.

+ Monitor and report on process-related costs, resource allocation, and budget adherence for the assigned testing area.

+ Define, track, and communicate KPIs for testing process performance, including efficiency, quality, and compliance.

+ Support financial / corporate audit preparation and ensure readiness for internal and external compliance reviews.

+ Identify and mitigate risks related to testing operations, maintaining a risk register and implementing corrective actions as needed.

+ Oversee data integrity in test documentation and reporting, ensuring transparency and traceability.

+ Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on cost control, process optimization, and benchmarking.

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+ Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business analytics, statistics, or a related technical field. Master’s degree preferred.

+ 5+ years of experience in laboratory operations, performance analytics, or controlling in a technical environment.

+ Experience with KPI validation, dashboard management, and performance reporting.

+ Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.

+ Proactive communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

+ English fluency required; additional language skills are beneficial for regional coordination.

Skills Required:

+ Analytical Thinking: Ability to analyze performance data, identify trends, and detect outliers and deviations.

+ Proactive Communication: Strong skills in reaching out to stakeholders, demanding feedback, and driving improvement actions.

+ Process Ownership: Proven ability to manage and optimize performance analytics processes with cross-functional impact.

+ Quality & Compliance: Familiarity with audit processes, KPI management, and regulatory standards.

+ Continuous Improvement: Hands-on experience applying Lean, Six Sigma, or similar methodologies to improve performance workflows.

+ Project Management: Strategic planning and execution for analytics tool development and reporting optimization.

+ Stakeholder Engagement: Ability to collaborate with lab managers, quality teams, and technical stakeholders globally.

+ Training & Competence Building: Experience designing and delivering training on analytics tools and reporting standards.

+ Governance & Approval Authority: Experience in approving and governing performance standards within integrated lab environments.

Total Rewards: We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. This position is eligible for annual bonus compensation with a target payout of 20% of the base salary. This position also provides health benefits such as medical, dental and vision; wellness benefits such as mental and financial health; and retirement savings (401K) commensurate with the standard rewards offered in each individual location or country. We also provide full-time employees with paid time off including vacation (15 days), holiday including floating holidays (12 days) and sick time off (72 hours).

What you’ll experience working for ULS

UL Solutions has been pioneering change since 1894 and we’re still leading the way. From day one, we’ve blazed a trail protecting the planet and everyone on it. Our teams have influenced billions of products, plus services, software offerings and more. We break things, burn things and blow things up. All in the name of safety science.

That’s where you come in — because none of it could happen without you. It takes passion to protect people, problem-solving to safeguard personal data and conviction to make the world a more sustainable place. It takes bold ideas and brilliant minds to build a better world for future generations across the globe.

This is more than a job. It’s a calling. A passion to use our expertise and play our part in creating a more secure, sustainable world today — and tomorrow. As a member of our safety science community, you’ll use your ideas, your energy and your ambition to innovate, challenge and ultimately, help create a safer world.

Everyone here is unique. But we’re also a global community, working together to help create a safer world. Join UL Solutions and you can connect with the brightest minds in the business, all bringing their distinct perspectives and diverse backgrounds together to deliver real change.

Empowering our customers to keep the world safe means thinking ahead. It means investing in training and empowering our people to learn and innovate. At UL Solutions, we help build a better future — one where everyone benefits.

Join UL Solutions to be at the center of safety. To learn more about us and the work we do, visit  UL.com

A global leader in applied safety science, UL Solutions (NYSE: ULS) transforms safety, security and sustainability challenges into opportunities for customers in more than 110 countries. UL Solutions delivers testing, inspection and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, that support our customers’ product innovation and business growth. The UL Mark serves as a recognized symbol of trust in our customers’ products and reflects an unwavering commitment to advancing our safety mission. We help our customers innovate, launch new products and services, navigate global markets and complex supply chains, and grow sustainably and responsibly into the future. Our science is your advantage.

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