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Strategic Planning Manager I

King County

Job Location:

Seattle, WA - USA

Yearly Salary: $ 139552 - 176890

Posted: 23 May 2026 (30+ days ago)

Application Deadline: 6 June 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

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Job Summary

Summary

King County Metros Mobility Division is seeking an experienced organizational transformation expert to deliver major mission-critical organizational changes efforts underway in the division.

This position will be primarily for major transformation initiatives including leading a program to integrate Metros flexible transportation services portfolio leading a project to streamline and modernize the divisions core administrative functions and managing a project to increase the divisions ability to monitor and control financial performance.

Changes of this scale complexity and urgency require a leader who can see the big picture while managing interconnected changes in our workforce organizational structure financial and contracting approaches and the technology we use to bring it all together.

We are looking for passionate change-makers with demonstrated ability to effectively initiate projects lead diverse workgroups and build coalitions at all levels of a large complex organization. The most competitive candidates bring a strong combination of the skills and knowledge required to lead the technical operational and people sides of transformation.

Position Info: This recruitment will be used to fill one (1)Strategic Planning Manager I. In addition this selection process may be used to generate an eligibility pool for future Career Service Special Duty Assignment and Term Limited Temporary vacancies that may occur in this classification within this workgroup. The eligibility pool will be retained for 12 months from the date of posting and may be used at the discretion of the hiring authority.

Who may apply: We are accepting applications from all qualified individuals including current King County employees and the public.

Job Duties

Applyingequity and social justice principles is a daily responsibility and foundational expectation for all King County this role you will apply equity and social justice principles that exemplify shared values behaviors and practices to all aspects of this work. As the Strategic Planning Manager I you will:

Strategic Planning

Lead strategic business planning communications and budget development efforts.
Develop strategies to achieve Metros strategic goals including overseeing the development of holistic organizational transformation strategies operational plans resourcing and cost management plans and detailed project implementation plans to ensure successful change.
Participate as a core leadership team member and ensure consistency of activities with organizational mission and goals; develop annual objectives work priorities and work plans.
Ensure a consistent approach to strategic planning across the division; track and ensure effective implementation of strategic plans across the division.

Project and Program Management

Serve as transformation program director bringing together groups of related projects in a clear and efficiently managed way; serve as project manager on major transformation projects. Projects will include operationalizing the integration of flexible services across the Mobility Division and supporting the organization changes needed for this alignment.
Initiate projects including defining scope schedule resource planning and project team structure.
Analyze business needs design appropriate project methodology and plan project work.
Manage monitor and report on completion of project tasks and deliverables.
Lead and convene cross-departmental project teams.
Track analyze and manage risks issues and decision-making necessary to deliver projects.
Coordinate work and manage dependencies with other Metro projects.
Manage project communications and stakeholder engagement.
Manage contract and matrixed resources as part of unified project teams including contract procurement vendor performance management financial controls and closeout.
Ensure on-time completion and closeout of project deliverables.
Ensure consistent governance and reporting across divisions portfolio of transformation projects and programs.

Organizational Change Management

Conduct change readiness analysis.
Define and implement change plan to ensure adoption of behavioral structural and technical changes required to ensure successful transformation including employee change communications executive and sponsor engagement action planning and creation of deliverables needed to support this work.
Serve as organizational change management lead and expert consultant within major projects.
Track and report progress on change plan progress.
Serve as visible change management lead across division efforts.

Experience Qualifications Knowledge Skills

Wed love to hear from those who have:

Demonstrated expertise leading organizational changes involving people operational and technology.
Excellent organizational and project management skills. Demonstrated ability to manage all phases of complex projects with diverse project teams.
Demonstrated ability facilitating group decision-making.
Demonstrated experience delivering projects in a highly matrixed organizational structure.
Ability to distill complex technical information into effective messages for a variety of audiences.
Skill in consulting facilitating and influencing at senior leadership levels.
Demonstrated ability to analyze plan for and manage major organizational changes.
Strong persuasion skills.
Skill in working collaboratively with individual contributors customers and senior leadership to bring positive change.
Skill in analyzing information solving complex challenges and making recommendations based on analysis.
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and successfully with a diverse group of individuals from a variety of different positions and backgrounds.
Ability to create clarity among teams working on related or interdependent projects.
Ability to manage multiple and shifting priorities.

Desirable Qualifications

Portfolio of successful organizational transformation efforts in a large complex operational organization.
Certifications in organizational change management (PROSCI or similar) project management (PMP or similar) and/or process improvement (LEAN/Six Sigma greenbelt or similar)
Demonstrated experience designing and implementing project team and/or portfolio governance structures.
Demonstrated experience driving adoption of major new technologies in a large organization.
Facilitation skills with demonstrated ability to design run and facilitate meetings.
Training and experience in collaborative problem-solving group decision-making and/or innovation processes.
Training and experience in organizational design.
Experience working in public transit systems and/or local government
Familiarity with public-sector contracting financial management and accountability requirements.
Knowledge or experience with continuous improvement and development of standard work.

Supplemental Information

Required Application Materials

A completed Job Application (go back at least 10years if you have l0 years of employment (more to include all relevant). Resumes are not accepted in lieu of a completed job application.
Resume
Complete the supplemental questions
A cover letter that addresses why you are interested in this role and how your experience skills and/or education have prepared you for this position.