Principal KPI Deployment Coach

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Job Title: KPI Deployment Coach / POP Coach & Support (Deployment Principal)
Location: Oakland, CA (Hybrid)
Employment Type: Contract with opportunity to convert to FTE (12-Month Initial Duration)
Pay Range: $80-95/HR

Overview
We are seeking an experienced Operational Excellence / KPI Deployment consultant to support enterprise planning and strategy deployment initiatives within a large, complex organization.

This role focuses heavily on cascading enterprise KPIs and operational objectives down through leadership teams and frontline organizations using structured deployment methodologies, KPI trees, waterfall charts, and planning frameworks.

The ideal candidate will have experience facilitating strategy deployment conversations, coaching leadership teams, and helping organizations operationalize enterprise goals into measurable frontline accountability.

This is a highly collaborative, implementation-focused role centered around coaching, facilitation, KPI deployment, and operational alignment.

Key Responsibilities
Facilitate KPI deployment and cascading activities across multiple business units

Coach leadership teams through planning and operational alignment sessions

Support enterprise strategy deployment initiatives and future-state planning

Utilize KPI trees, waterfall charts, and deployment artifacts to align operational goals

Coach teams on deployment standards, methodologies, and planning frameworks

Help teams connect enterprise objectives to frontline operational metrics

Facilitate A3 problem solving and gap-to-target discussions

Support refresh and rollout of updated deployment standards and templates

Drive cross-functional alignment and accountability across leadership teams

Required Qualifications
5+ years of experience in Operational Excellence, Strategy Deployment, KPI Deployment, Business Planning, or related environments

Strong experience with KPI trees, metrics, and performance management frameworks

Experience facilitating planning or strategy deployment discussions with leadership teams

Strong communication and coaching skills

Experience using structured problem-solving methodologies such as A3 thinking

Ability to influence and coach director-level stakeholders

Experience working cross-functionally in large enterprise organizations

Preferred Experience
Experience with Hoshin Kanri or strategy deployment methodologies

Lean / Continuous Improvement consulting experience

Utility, manufacturing, energy, or large-enterprise operational experience

Lean Green Belt or Black Belt certification preferred but not required

Work Environment
Hybrid work environment

Typically onsite 2–3 days per week in Oakland, CA

Collaboration-heavy role with frequent leadership workshops and planning sessions

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Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Gravity IT Resources is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.