Senior Performance & Strategy Partner

King County, WA; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Life Insurance

Disability insurance

Pension plan

457(b) plan

Transit pass

12 holidays

Vacation & sick leave

Parental leave

Volunteer leave

Flexible Spending Account

Wellness programs

Onsite centers

Employee giving

Employee assistance

Flexible schedules

Training programs

Job summary

King County in Seattle is seeking a collaborative Senior Performance & Strategy Analyst to serve as a Department Performance Partner on the Performance & Accountability team. You will be the primary partner for an assigned portfolio, helping leaders turn performance information into decisions and improved services.

This role blends hands-on analysis, facilitation, coaching, and judgment. You will assess needs, build trust, and help teams establish practices they can sustain, delivering clearer

Responsibilities

• Serve as an ongoing partner to departments. Assess existing performance practices, understand operational needs and capacity, and agree on practical priorities with department leaders and staff.
• Connect goals to operations. Support goal workshops and help departments translate the Executive’s Four Bs and other County priorities into clear outcomes, operational measures, and shared responsibilities.
• Strengthen monthly and quarterly business reviews. Help departments prepare useful analysis, identify issues requiring decisions, and structure discussions around performance drivers, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Analyze performance and explain findings. Work with quantitative and qualitative information to understand trends, variation, costs, service disparities, and potential causes of missed expectations.
• Drive follow-through. Help teams establish clear actions, owners, deadlines, and evidence of success. Track commitments, surface stalled actions, and elevate barriers requiring support beyond the department.
• Connect performance to policy and budget decisions. Partner with Policy and Budget staff to explain service needs, costs, capacity constraints, and resource tradeoffs using performance information.
• Coach departmental staff and leaders. Build skills in measurement, visual management, business reviews, and continuous improvement.
• Strengthen shared practices. Maintain and improve business review playbook guidance and training for analysts and leaders.
• Improve data and reporting workflows. Identify recurring reporting burdens and data gaps, and work with KCIT to prioritize improvements.
• Incorporate equity and resident experience. Help departments interpret results across populations and inform improvement priorities.
• Support public accountability. Help departments clearly explain results for public progress reporting.
• Connect departments to specialized improvement support. Identify issues that may warrant deeper analysis or corrective action and track commitments.

Job description

King County in Seattle is seeking a collaborative Senior Performance & Strategy Analyst to serve as a Department Performance Partner on the Performance & Accountability team. You will be the primary partner for an assigned portfolio, helping leaders turn performance information into decisions and improved services.

This role blends hands-on analysis, facilitation, coaching, and judgment. You will assess needs, build trust, and help teams establish practices they can sustain, delivering clearer