Strategic Planning Leader: Drive Impact & Execution

StartupAdvantage; Bakersfield (CA); On-site; USD 137,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Annual performance bonus

Job summary

StartupAdvantage in Bakersfield, CA seeks a Principal to own and push strategic planning across teams. You will translate objectives into actionable steps, maintain documentation, and surface risks with proposed fixes. A track record of estimating work and mentoring others is essential.

We offer a $137,000 - $190,000 salary, health, dental, and vision plans, and annual bonuses tied to team performance, with a focus on delivering tangible outcomes in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• At least 9 years of standing behind your own estimates.
• Knowledge of CA-specific regulations relevant to general work.
• Enough Presentation Skills to be dangerous, enough Mentoring to be trusted.
• Comfort navigating ambiguity when the brief arrives half-written.
• Resilience measured across 10 years of general cycles.

Responsibilities

• Build the Time Management habits a principal role can lean on for years
• Maintain clear documentation of work performed and outcomes delivered
• Catch the small fast-moving details that derail general launches
• Bridge Organization and Presentation Skills so neither team works in the dark
• Translate principal objectives into concrete, actionable day-to-day steps
• Keep the StartupAdvantage backlog ruthlessly honest about what's truly next
• Surface risks early, loudly, and with a proposed fix attached

Skills

Time management

Strategic planning

Presentation skills

Mentoring

Ambiguity navigation

Risk awareness

Job description

StartupAdvantage in Bakersfield, CA seeks a Principal to own and push strategic planning across teams. You will translate objectives into actionable steps, maintain documentation, and surface risks with proposed fixes. A track record of estimating work and mentoring others is essential.

We offer a $137,000 - $190,000 salary, health, dental, and vision plans, and annual bonuses tied to team performance, with a focus on delivering tangible outcomes in a dynamic environment.