CEO, Human Potential Network

Stand Together is a philanthropic community that helps Americas boldest changemakers tackle the root causes of our countrysbiggest problems from education to the economy broken communities and toxic division among dozens of other pressing issues. We provide our partners with access to resources including funding thought leadership a network of peers and a playbook for applying proven principles to transform lives and society.

The Human Potential Network (HPN) brings together leading employers and innovators who are rethinking how companies find develop and unleash talent across diverse sectors. HPN creates a trusted space for business leaders to tackle shared talent challenges test new approaches learn from one another and expand solutions that create value for both people and employers.

HPN is entering a pivotal stage. After building an initial network of leading employers launching the Human Potential Summit and developing workstreams around some of employers most pressing talent challenges HPN is preparing to transition from an initiative incubated within Stand Together into an independent organization.

We are seeking a Chief Executive Officer to lead that transition and build HPN into a durable independent organization partnering closely with Stand Togethers Future of Work leadership as its organizational incubator and investor.

The CEO will be responsible for developing and executing the strategy to position HPN as an independent organization through business and revenue modeling talent budget operations and governance. At the same time this leader will continue strengthening the underlying model by generating new revenue creating offerings employers value building a high-performing team and expanding HPNs network of corporate and philanthropic partners.

This is a builder role. The CEO will shape both the organization HPN becomes and the model that sustains it over time.

How You Will Contribute

• Lead HPNs transition to independence. Develop and execute an integrated plan covering strategy revenue talent budget operations governance and the organizational capabilities required for HPN to thrive as an independent entity.

• Build HPN for its next stage. Translate HPNs purpose and early proof points into a focused strategy operating model and business model capable of sustaining and growing the organization.

• Develop a durable revenue model. Generate new corporate and philanthropic revenue while continuing to test which offerings and funding models create enough value to become repeatable at scale.

• Create offerings employers value. Work directly with business leaders to identify important talent challenges and turn them into differentiated workstreams partnerships convenings and other opportunities for companies to learn experiment and act.

• Build transformative partnerships. Develop trusted relationships with CEOs CHROs philanthropists and other senior leaders and create partnerships that advance HPNs goals while delivering clear value to participants.

• Expand HPNs reach and influence. Represent HPN compellingly in executive conversations events media and other channels that bring new employers funders and collaborators into the network.

• Build and lead a high-performing team. Establish the talent responsibilities operating rhythms and accountability needed for an entrepreneurial organization to move quickly and execute well.

• Create a culture of principled entrepreneurship. Build an organization in which people seek knowledge challenge assumptions adapt based on results take ownership and focus on creating value for others.

What You Will Bring

• Significant executive leadership experience with a record of building a new organization business platform initiative or capability from an early stage.

• Demonstrated ability to turn an ambitious idea into a focused strategy sustainable business model and strong execution.

• Experience leading through periods of significant organizational change including launches spinouts growth or institution-building.

• A track record of generating and growing revenue through business development fundraising partnerships membership services or other market-tested models.

• Strong business judgment and the ability to understand what customers members and partners value then adapt strategy based on what the market is demonstrating.

• Experience building trusted relationships with CEOs senior corporate executives philanthropic leaders and other sophisticated external stakeholders.

• A record of building and leading high-performing teams with clear roles accountability and the ability to operate effectively in an entrepreneurial environment.

• Ability to move comfortably between strategy and execution setting direction while staying close enough to the work to build what does not yet exist.

• Strong executive presence and communication skills with the ability to represent HPN effectively across business philanthropic and other external audiences.

• Intellectual curiosity humility and a willingness to challenge assumptions seek knowledge and change course when evidence points toward a better path.

Standout Candidates Will Also Bring

• Experience building or scaling a membership organization industry association executive network professional community marketplace or other platform whose success depends on consistently creating value for participants.

• Experience developing new products services or experiences for senior business leaders and refining them based on customer or member demand.

• Experience working across business and philanthropy while bringing a strong commercial or entrepreneurial orientation to the work.

• Familiarity with talent workforce AI skills-based hiring internal mobility or related issues affecting employers. Deep subject-matter expertise is welcome but not required; demonstrated ability to build and learn matters more than sector pedigree.

$225000 - $300000 a year

For this role the anticipated base salary range is $225000-$300000 per addition to base salary additional bonus earnings may represent a meaningful portion of total compensation. Total compensation will align with an employees overall contribution and the value created for the organization.

Our Principles-Based Management (PBM) compensation philosophy is grounded in an individualized approach that rewards the long-term value each person creates for the organization. Compensation decisions are informed by a variety of factors including relevant experience capabilities demonstrated skills role responsibilities and expected contribution. Consistent with this approach base salary may vary within or outside of the anticipated range based on these considerations.

Our Values: Working for an organization within the Stand Together philanthropic community is different from many other places. The culture is deeply rooted in Principle Based Management (PBM) a framework guided by the principles that drive human progress such as dignity openness and bottom-up empowerment. PBM empowers employees to be entrepreneurial to innovate and to continually drive transformation.

We believe diversity fuels creativity broadens knowledge and helps drive success. That is why were proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and strive to treat all employees and applicants with honesty dignity and respect.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.

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