Deployment Principal – Lean Strategy & Performance Improvement Consultant

Deployment Principal – Lean Strategy & Performance Improvement Consultant

Location: Oakland, CA (Hybrid – onsite 2–3 days/week)

Employment Type: Contract (1-year initial duration with potential for extension/conversion)

About the Role:

We are seeking an experienced Deployment Principal / Lean Strategy Consultant to support enterprise-wide planning, KPI deployment, and continuous improvement initiatives. This role will partner with senior leaders and cross-functional teams to translate strategic priorities into actionable plans, measurable outcomes, and sustainable operating practices.

The ideal candidate has a strong background in Lean methodologies, enterprise planning, KPI development, and leadership coaching. This person will help teams align goals, improve performance management practices, and build capabilities that drive long-term business results.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategy Deployment & KPI Alignment

• Support enterprise planning efforts by helping teams translate business priorities into actionable objectives and execution plans.
• Develop and cascade KPI frameworks, KPI trees, operational metrics, and performance management standards.
• Ensure goals and initiatives are aligned across enterprise, functional, and team levels.
• Help teams establish clear connections between strategy, work plans, metrics, and outcomes.

Lean Coaching & Facilitation

• Coach leaders and teams on Lean planning methodologies, performance management practices, and continuous improvement principles.
• Facilitate strategy deployment sessions, leadership workshops, planning reviews, and improvement discussions.
• Partner with stakeholders to drive adoption of standard practices and improve operational effectiveness.
• Provide constructive feedback and guidance to improve clarity, alignment, and execution.

Problem Solving & Continuous Improvement

• Lead teams through structured problem-solving methodologies including A3 thinking, gap-to-target analysis, and root cause identification.
• Identify gaps between strategy and execution and coach teams through improvement opportunities.
• Support ongoing review cycles to ensure plans remain actionable and results-focused.
• Create feedback loops to improve planning tools, processes, and operating standards.

Capability Building & Standard Work

• Develop and deliver training materials, playbooks, processes, and best practices.
• Simplify complex Lean concepts into easy-to-understand tools and resources.
• Promote consistency in planning, performance tracking, and execution across teams.
• Partner with business leaders to strengthen continuous improvement capabilities.

Required Qualifications:

• 7–15 years of experience in Operational Excellence, Lean Consulting, Strategy Deployment, Business Performance, or Continuous Improvement.
• Strong experience with KPI deployment, KPI trees, enterprise metrics, and performance management frameworks.
• Experience cascading strategic objectives through large organizations.
• Strong facilitation experience with leadership teams and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Experience with A3 problem solving, root cause analysis, and gap-to-target improvement.
• Ability to translate complex strategies into clear, visual, actionable plans.
• Excellent communication, coaching, and stakeholder management skills.
• Comfortable working with senior leaders, directors, and executive-level stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting enterprise planning cycles or business transformation initiatives.
• Background working within a Lean Office, Operational Excellence team, or consulting environment.
• Experience developing standards, procedures, training materials, and process documentation.
• Ability to influence teams and coach stakeholders through change.

If you have experience driving enterprise alignment, improving business performance, and coaching teams through Lean transformation initiatives, we’d love to connect.