General Manager, NEXT

About the role

The General Manager, NEXT is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of NEXT, a brand within World 50 Group focused on executive development. Reporting directly to the Head of NEXT, this role requires a dynamic leader who can operationalize a high-impact growth strategy and scale a thriving platform.

Responsibilities

• Holistic Portfolio Management: Oversee NEXT’s diverse portfolio of offerings, ensuring they are positioned and executed as a holistic approach to development that effectively serves multiple levels of senior leadership.
• Platform & Capacity Operations: Oversee core platform operations, including forward planning, P&L management, and internal education. Optimize resources and event capacity for premium executive events.
• Data & Metrics Ownership: Establish and manage dashboards to track, analyze, and understand bookings and key performance metrics for NEXT as a whole, providing regular business leadership updates to senior stakeholders.
• Cross-Functional Revenue & Pipeline Alignment: Act as the ultimate cross-functional partner to build deep trust with Group Leaders and internal stakeholders.
• Enterprise Sales: Work hand-in-hand with the enterprise sales team to capture and convert business generated through deep engagement with CHROs and Chief Talent Officers. Driving weekly sales alignment and strategic campaigns to fuel growth.
• Membership Sales: Collaborate closely with the membership development team to build a seamless pipeline that transitions program alumni into ongoing, long-term memberships.
• Program Excellence & Scale: Partner closely with program delivery leaders to ensure the highest quality of program execution while simultaneously driving enrollment and program growth.
• Creative Growth & Market Innovation: Bring a creative, entrepreneurial mindset to find new ways to amplify brand awareness and drive commercial growth. Stay ahead of macro trends to deeply understand the shifting needs of organizations in developing senior talent.
• Team Leadership & Coaching: Take on, manage, and serve as a dedicated coach to a team of direct reports. Drive inside sales campaigns, foster professional development, and cultivate an environment of operational excellence.

Requirements

You are a business-minded operator who thrives at the intersection of strategy, execution, and relationship-building. You know how to manage up to the Head of NEXT, out to key enterprise stakeholders, and down to an execution team.

• Operational & Matrix Leadership: Proven experience running day-to-day operations of a business unit, with a knack for working across matrixed sales and delivery teams.
• Financial & Analytical Acumen: Direct P&L experience with a strong understanding of managing budgets, forward planning, and using data dashboards to track bookings.
• Commercial & Creative Mindset: A strong commercial track record, paired with the creativity needed to market development programs and articulate value to modern HR and Talent leaders.
• Events & Capacity Expertise: Deep familiarity with the logistics, scaling, and capacity planning inherent to premium executive events and cohorts.
• People-First Leader: Experience managing direct reports with a passion for team development, keeping internal staff aligned, motivated, and execution-focused.
• Executive Presence: The ability to seamlessly interface with internal leadership, corporate stakeholders, and senior executive clients.

Benefits

World 50 Group offers a unique blend of benefits designed to support your career and personal life. As part of our team, you’ll enjoy:

• Competitive compensation package commensurate with experience.
• Flexible work arrangements, including a hybrid schedule with a minimum 2x/week in-office requirement, allowing for optimal work-life balance.
• Access to a supportive and inclusive workplace culture that fosters growth, innovation, and collaboration.
• Opportunities for professional development and advancement within a dynamic and rapidly evolving industry.

Pay

Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience. Details will be provided during the interview process.

Schedule

We ask all employees to work a hybrid schedule, with a minimum 2x/week in their local office. We welcome employees to utilize office space more than that where possible.