Associate Partner

Role Description

This is a remote position.

Edgility Talent Partners is codifying its decades of experience training leaders and managers into a cohort-based, online learning program. We are looking for an Associate Partner (AP) to support this effort in close collaboration with the Founder & CEO who is spearheading the work. The AP will serve as a project lead, guiding executives and their leadership teams in navigating critical decisions about organizational growth and change. APs are skilled relationship builders, coaches, and strategists who cultivate deep partnerships with their clients. In this capacity, the AP will support the expansion of our consulting practice by leading a portfolio of client work as a thought partner and project lead to external clients.

Responsibilities

• Guide Boards, CEOs, senior leadership teams, and HR leaders in navigating critical decisions about organizational growth and change.
• Serve as primary client relationship managers responsible for project oversight, client presentations, and strategic advising throughout all engagement phases.
• Provide guidance and coaching to both clients and junior team members.
• Deliver sophisticated synthesis, analysis, diagnosis, and recommendations on complex human capital–related projects.
• Leverage broad understanding of HR functions and the social impact sector to provide comprehensive talent strategy guidance to clients.
• Help clients examine org structures, roles and responsibilities, and end-to-end workflows through the lens of emerging AI tools.
• Lead the design and facilitation of dynamic learning and development programs that blend workshops, tools, and cohort-based peer learning experiences.
• Engage learners and clients to gather user feedback, iterate on content, and continuously improve the experience.
• Build clear, practical training materials and tools, and steward knowledge management platform for easy access and updates.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience as a project manager, shepherding multi-stakeholder and complex projects from initiation through completion.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex information to senior leaders and boards.
• High EQ and strategic thinking skills; ability to synthesize complex information, identify themes and strategic implications, and diagnose actionable solutions.
• A proven track record in building rapport and deep, trusting, long-term relationships with colleagues and clients.
• Strong coaching and team development skills with capacity to mentor junior staff.
• Ideally, experience in client services including a proven track record of successfully managing client relationships and leading client presentations.
• Ideally, familiarity with the nonprofit and social impact sector including its approach to funding, leadership, governance, and organizational structure.
• Ideally, experience in human resources, and a broad understanding of typical HR functions such as compensation, performance management, and organizational design.
• Strong facility for leveraging technology platforms to streamline and enhance solutions and services.
• While no sales experience is required, a modest background in business development and client cultivation would be appreciated.
• Known to take the initiative, display resourcefulness, maintain professionalism, hold a high bar for quality, and have an agile level of learning.
• Alignment with our firmwide core values of Tangible Impact, Authentic Integrity, Boundless Curiosity, Empowered Excellence, and Joyful Humanity.
• Above all else, passionate commitment to our mission of empowering social impact organizations to act on equity by building exceptional teams that reflect and strengthen the communities they serve.

Benefits

• Starting salary of $135,000 plus sales commission.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and retirement benefits (including a SIMPLE IRA with employer match).
• Monthly home office stipend for a fully remote setup.
• Annual wellness stipend to invest in self-care.
• Access to AIHR professional development resources for continuous learning and growth.
• Generous paid time off, an annual paid shutdown week, and a sabbatical program for long-tenured staff.