Principle, Practice

We are looking for someone with strong commercial instinct, intellectual rigour and a deep curiosity about how some of the biggest leadership challenges of our time, particularly AI, will reshape organisations, leadership and society. You will bring strong relational instincts, confidence working with senior leaders, and experience leading complex projects, while being equally comfortable designing ambitious leadership interventions, growing partner relationships and helping shape the future direction of our Practice. Core Responsibilities This is a role designed to shape and grow our responsible leadership advisory practice. We are looking for someone with strong relational instincts and a deep belief in responsible leadership. You will play an active role in the growth of the organisation and the direction of our work with partners, helping identify where we should invest, build capability and deepen our impact. You will hold key accounts and lead impactful projects end to end with our partners, overseeing effective teams and contributing to our shared learning. This isn't a fixed job spec: we'll shape it with you, helping to develop your own craft and impact as you go. Responsibility for the leadership and delivery of complex, high value projects. This includes being responsible for: Exceptional partner management and the delivery of project outcomes that generate high partner value and are reputation-enhancing; Team leadership, development and coaching through the delivery of the project work, including team members and Associates; Project budgets and P&L, and any strategic partnerships (e.g. digital providers) that are material to the delivery of the work; The delivery of the work such that it creates opportunities for cross-project learning and proposition iteration. Responsibility for the design of creative leadership experiences that supports senior leaders: Being a central player in a core design capability to support all of our work, providing opportunities to design across programmatic interventions and bespoke advisory work; Pioneering design experiences that are trying to do something different with leaders across all sectors, outside of established approaches to leadership development; The evaluation and impact of the leadership interventions that support partner objectives and enhance the integrity of the FI’s mission About You Mindset Entrepreneurial and can exercise judgement under ambiguity Commercially sharp, with a clear instinct for where value lies Deeply curious and about how AI will reshape organisations and leadership Own and engage with ideas of responsible leadership and apply them across everything you do Deeply relational, building trust quickly with senior leaders and teams Creative, drawn to designing something new rather than following convention Capabilities Ability to lead the full life cycle of complex, high-value projects Strong commercial capability, holding multiple partner accounts, leading business development conversations, proposals and pitches, and converting work Strong design instinct, creating impactful leadership experiences People leadership and management skills, playing a key leadership role, acting as a mentor for more junior members of the team and effectively managing diverse project teams Excellent facilitation skills with senior teams Ability to translate a strong intellectual framework into clear, compelling partner propositions Ability to evaluate the impact of leadership interventions and demonstrate real outcomes Experience ~8+ years’ experience in strategy consulting, leadership consulting, programme design and implementation, or learning and development Experience taking a proposition to market and growing it Proven track record of winning work through senior relationships 1 - 2 years’ experience engaging leaders with or working in AI, technology or innovation Our Offer to you Every person who joins us shapes our culture and our impact. In return, we accelerate your development - fast. This is a rare opportunity: to work alongside, and get direct exposure to, senior leaders, with a mission that matters. What we're doing here is genuinely pioneering. We're not following someone else's playbook, we're writing our own, and you'll help write it. Here you will feel opportunity: small enough that your work matters and is visible, fast-growing enough that the opportunities keep expanding. We will support you develop your mastery, autonomy and purpose at an organisation that believes work should enrich your life.