Yizhen Jia Corporate Growth Systems · BizOps Strategy
Growth Systems & Corporate Strategy

Disciplined growth, designed as a system.

I build structured performance environments—turning operational volatility into financial visibility, governance, and scalable execution.

Tools: Python · SQL · Excel · Power BI · Tableau

Positioning

What I optimize

Not metrics in isolation—decision quality. I work where growth, risk, and execution meet: defining benchmarks, designing reporting cadence, and structuring accountability across teams.

Operating principle

Growth is not acceleration — it is structured stability.

Strategic lens

A growth system is built on governance

I approach business operations through structural design rather than short-term optimization. Sustainable scale requires disciplined visibility, quantified risk, and capital-aware execution.

Visibility before velocity
  • Standardize benchmarks and KPI definitions
  • Reduce decision latency via automated cadence
  • Make performance comparable across regions and partners
Discipline before scale
  • Translate noise into signal with clear thresholds
  • Protect margin integrity with variance framing
  • Measure efficiency before expanding complexity
Governance before optimization
  • Define accountability: who owns what, and when
  • Establish escalation rules for early signals
  • Align cross-functional stakeholders on one narrative

Growth system architecture

How I structure scalable execution

A practical framework to convert performance volatility into decision-ready visibility—so growth remains measurable, controlled, and repeatable.

Pillar 01

Performance infrastructure

Design KPI governance and reporting cadence to create a stable, comparable performance baseline.

  • KPI definition, benchmark standardization
  • Cross-regional performance monitoring model
  • Automated cadence: daily/weekly executive visibility
Pillar 02

Risk structuring

Quantify exposure and segment volatility—so teams act early, not reactively.

  • Volatility segmentation and exception logic
  • Thresholds, heatmaps, early-signal triggers
  • Escalation design: what changes when risk appears
Pillar 03

Capital alignment

Reframe operations into financial visibility: cost discipline, efficiency, and scenario support.

  • Variance decomposition and performance framing
  • ROI benchmarking and efficiency narratives
  • Scenario support for resource allocation decisions
Pillar 04

Org alignment

Make performance a shared language across functions—so growth is coordinated, not fragmented.

  • Executive-ready storylines (signal → impact → action)
  • Cross-functional stakeholder alignment
  • Operating model clarity: ownership and cadence

Selected work

Growth systems in practice

Representative initiatives where performance signals were translated into governance, visibility, and disciplined execution.

DNR Governance & Benchmark Design

Standardized KPI definitions to make regional performance comparable and decision-ready.

Governance
Benchmarking Accountability Executive narrative
  • Defined KPI logic and benchmark baselines across regions/partners.
  • Reframed operational noise into leadership-facing performance narrative.
  • Enabled consistent performance evaluation and escalation rules.

Automated Performance Cadence

Reduced time-to-visibility through a stable daily/weekly reporting rhythm.

Cadence
Automation-first Decision latency Leadership view
  • Implemented automated cadence for daily/weekly performance visibility.
  • Created stable templates that support leadership alignment and prioritization.
  • Connected trends to “what changes next” operating decisions.

Organizational impact

Outcomes that compound

My goal is to reduce ambiguity and improve decision quality—so growth becomes steadier and more capital-efficient.

Decision latency

Faster, calmer decisions

  • Reduced time-to-visibility through structured reporting cadence
  • Clear thresholds that distinguish signal from noise
  • Consistent narrative for leadership alignment
Alignment

One benchmark, many teams

  • Standardized KPIs for cross-regional comparability
  • Shared accountability across partners and functions
  • Escalation rules that prevent reactive operations

Experience

Selected roles

A compact view of roles aligned to growth governance, performance finance, and cross-functional operating models.

GOFO · Performance Finance / Operations Analytics
KPI governance · risk segmentation · automated cadence
2025 – Present
  • Led DNR performance governance, shaping benchmark logic across U.S. regions and partners.
  • Structured risk segmentation to quantify operational exposure and improve early-signal escalation.
  • Built automated performance visibility cadence to support capital-aware execution and decision alignment.
We Independent · Performance Analytics
Segmentation · ROI framing · reporting structures
2025
  • Improved performance visibility via segmentation logic and structured tracking templates.
  • Built efficiency narratives to support prioritization and resource focus.
Yucoo Inc. · Financial / Marketing Analytics
Budget control · variance decomposition · efficiency benchmarking
2024 – 2025
  • Conducted budget reconciliation and variance decomposition across multi-channel initiatives.
  • Supported forecast framing and efficiency benchmarking (ROI/CAC/ROAS) to protect growth discipline.
Building toward Corporate Growth Architecture — where operational systems, financial discipline, and organizational governance converge.