COO Advisor & Operational Excellence Coach

Fitpoint Talent Solutions; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

FitPoint Talent Solutions is recruiting for a senior advisory role to support the CEO and executive team, blending operational strategy, executive coaching, and practical improvement leadership to strengthen execution and business performance.

You will partner with the CEO and leadership to align operating models, drive improvements, and coach senior leaders through change, with occasional travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Senior-level leadership experience in operational leadership, consulting, transformation, or executive advisory work.
• Proven ability to coach executives and drive practical operational improvements.
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration.
• Willingness to work remotely within the United States and travel occasionally.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the CEO and executive team on operational strategy, planning, and execution priorities.
• Assess operating models, workflows, and performance barriers; recommend practical improvements.
• Lead operational excellence, business process improvement, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide executive coaching to senior leaders on decision‑making, leadership effectiveness, performance management, and change adoption.
• Build alignment through stakeholder management across operations, finance, people, compliance, and other functions.
• Support change management initiatives and manage cross‑functional projects from planning through implementation.
• Establish KPIs, operating rhythms, and mechanisms to track progress against strategic goals.

Skills

Executive coaching

Operational leadership

Stakeholder management

Change management

Strategic planning

Job description

FitPoint Talent Solutions is recruiting on behalf of a confidential client for a senior advisory role supporting the CEO and executive team. This position combines operational strategy, executive coaching, and practical improvement leadership to strengthen execution and business performance.

The Client or Stakeholder Problem You’ll Help Solve

The organisation is looking for trusted senior-level support to help strengthen leadership capability, improve operational discipline, and align key business functions more effectively. This role is designed for someone who can combine executive coaching with practical operational insight to help leaders make better decisions, improve execution, and support sustainable growth.

Why Your Background Matters

Your experience will be especially valuable if you have operated in COO, VP, C-suite, or equivalent senior leadership roles and have a track record of improving business performance, leading teams, and advising senior stakeholders. This role requires someone who can engage credibly with executives, mentor leadership teams, and contribute practical insight across operations, talent, and organisational performance.

What You’ll Be Trusted To

• Partner with the CEO and executive team on operational strategy, strategic planning, and execution priorities.
• Assess operating models, workflows, and performance barriers; recommend practical improvements.
• Lead operational excellence, business process improvement, and continuous improvement initiatives that improve efficiency, quality, and accountability.
• Provide executive coaching to senior leaders on decision‑making, leadership effectiveness, performance management, and change adoption.
• Build alignment through effective stakeholder management across operations, finance, people, compliance, and other key functions.
• Support change management initiatives and manage cross‑functional projects from planning through implementation.
• Establish clear KPIs, operating rhythms, and follow‑through mechanisms to track progress against strategic goals.

Who Benefits From Your Work

Your work will directly benefit the CEO, executive team, senior leaders, and cross‑functional teams by improving leadership effectiveness, operational discipline, and organisational performance.

What Success Looks Like in this role:

• stronger executive decision‑making and leadership effectiveness;
• better alignment and collaboration across leadership teams;
• measurable operational improvements in efficiency and execution;
• improved organisational capability in talent, engagement, and succession planning.

What We’re Looking For

• Senior‑level experience in operational leadership, consulting, transformation, or executive advisory work.
• Demonstrated capability in Operational Excellence, Operational Strategy, Business Process Improvement, Continuous Improvement, Executive Coaching, Change Management, Stakeholder Management, Performance Management, Strategic Planning, and Project Management.
• Strong business judgement, facilitation, communication, and executive‑stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience helping leadership teams improve operational performance, accountability, and execution.
• Ability to work remotely within the United States and travel occasionally as required.

Important Note for Business Coaches

Please Note: If you are currently a business coach, our client only offers a business model for such roles. If this model does not align with your interests, kindly do not apply.

Why Join

This is a high‑impact opportunity to help senior leaders turn strategic priorities into stronger leadership capability, better operating discipline, and measurable business improvement.

Equal Opportunity Statement

The hiring process should be based on skills, experience, capability, and role fit. Applications are encouraged from candidates with relevant and transferable leadership backgrounds.