Senior Leadership Architect
Create the future of leadership for leading organizations through
cutting-edge
leadership development that integrates
neuroscience, evidence-based research and wisdom-sourced practices.
Help create a more human world of work alongside a community of amazing, like-minded experts in a human-centric organization.
Unlock your full potential through a career that enables you to develop personally, professionally and spiritually.
About Potential Project
At Potential Project, our purpose is to create a more human world of work through harnessing the full potential of the mind. In this new world of work, people are focused, calm, resilient, and
happy at work. There is time for connection and compassion for one another, even on the busiest days. This new world begins inside, in the mind.
This is more important than ever as AI is leading us to ask the question how human leadership needs to evolve in this new age.
Potential Project is a global research and leadership development firm that partners with leading organizations to uncover the power of the mind – how it is wired and how to rewire it for new behaviors and better outcomes. Through integrating cutting-edge neuroscience, evidence-based research and contemplative practices from the wisdom traditions, we have helped over half a million
people enhance performance, resilience and creativity and to develop leaders who are more agile, compassionate, high performing and
courageous.
We are present in 28 countries with a network of 50+ facilitators, and we serve hundreds of forward-thinking companies like IKEA, Unilever, Cisco, LEGO and Microsoft.
About the Role:
As a Senior Leadership Architect, you will lead client-facing teams in client development and
design, and deliver leadership development programs in large, global organizations. You will facilitate transformational journeys that enable top teams and leaders at all levels to harness the full potential of their mind and lead with both humanity and performance.
This is a full-time role, Monday through Friday, and you are located in US time zones. A dedicated contemplative practice is an important requirement to fit our organizational culture. We walk our talk.
You will focus on:
- Lead client engagements from end-to-end
- Drive client development and build lasting client relationships
- Lead agile, client-facing teams to discover leadership and organizational needs and develop innovative leadership development programs
- Facilitate leadership development workshops with executives at all levels
- Create new thought leadership in how we support leaders
- Mentor and develop colleagues to grow as leadership development professionals
- Advise clients on a wide range of topics regarding their leadership development systems and architectures
You bring:
- 8+ years in professional services or professional training and coaching, with proven expertise in at least 2 of the following domains: Leadership Development, Design Thinking / Learning Design / Program Design, or Strategy Consulting
- Demonstrable experience in the creation of high level content on Thought Leadership
- Extensive personal meditation/personal development practice in excess of 5 years
- Bachelor’s degree; Advanced degree preferred
- Accredited leadership development facilitator and/or coach (e.g., ICF ACC)
- Self-starter with an exceptional sense of ownership, ability to work in a
Boutique organization and to thrive in high-pressure client situations
- Ability to work collaboratively in a virtual team environment and to work effectively with people at all levels in an organization
- Exceptional time and project management skills with ability to manage multiple work-streams with operational discipline.
We Offer
- Being an important and influential part of a highly purpose driven, international organization passionate about creating a more human world of work by harnessing people’s full potential of their mind
- Opportunity to work in a highly collaborative and mindful
work context with amazing colleagues from all over the world
- Opportunity to go on meditation retreats and balance professional and inner development, in an organization that knows your inner development is a key for your success and happiness on the long term
- Ability to work from home.
How to Apply
We welcome candidates from all backgrounds, experiences, and abilities to apply. We believe in the power of diversity to drive innovation and creativity.
If you are interested, please submit your CV and a motivation letter by clicking on the "Apply" button.
We are dedicated to creating a culture of support and understanding. If you require
accommodations during the application process, please let us know, and we will work with you to meet your needs.
Your contact person for this recruitment is Michaela Kress.
Potential Project New York, New York, USA Office
19 W 34th St, New York, New York, United States, 10001
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