[Hiring] General Manager, Healthcare Leadership @WittKieffer

Role Description

Healthcare Leaders (HCL) is a curated leadership community and events platform that brings together senior healthcare investors, operators, advisors, and industry leaders through invitation-only conferences, receptions, dinners, and relationship-building experiences.

The General Manager will lead HCL as a focused growth platform and operating business. This is a hands-on role that spans strategy and execution:

• Developing a practical, mission-aligned strategy and plan.
• Building an achievable financial model with multiple revenue streams (e.g., events, sponsorship, membership) that fund growth and create value.
• Managing day-to-day operations and coordinating internal and external resources.
• Ensuring HCL is tightly integrated with WittKieffer’s brand and go-to-market priorities.

The successful candidate will be a commercially minded operator and builder who can:

• Grow revenue, strengthen sponsor and participant value, and expand relationships.
• Improve execution and selectively extend HCL across the Quality of Life Ecosystem.

This position offers a base salary of $175,000 to $225,000, plus a target bonus of 20% of base salary.

Responsibilities

• Strategy and Market Development:
  • Develop a practical multi-year strategy for HCL aligned with WittKieffer’s mission and market strategy.
  • Define where and how HCL can credibly expand across various sectors without diluting the existing brand.
  • Translate strategic priorities into annual plans, clear milestones, budgets, and measurable outcomes.
  • Assess opportunities and develop a diversified but realistic revenue strategy.
• Financial Planning and Revenue Growth:
  • Create and manage a financial plan that supports growth from HCL’s current revenue base.
  • Identify and cultivate sponsors and partners that fit HCL’s positioning.
  • Manage the HCL P&L against specific budgets and plans.
• Execution and Operations Management:
  • Lead planning and execution of HCL programs, including major events.
  • Manage event calendars, budgets, vendors, timelines, and participant communications.
  • Establish simple, repeatable operating processes to improve quality and accountability.
  • Use technology and data to improve invitation strategy and participant tracking.
  • Build a high-performance team aligned to the growth and scale of the business.
• Cross-Firm Integration and Go-to-Market Support:
  • Partner with WittKieffer market and solution leaders to integrate HCL into firmwide priorities.
  • Engage market-facing consultants to identify relationships that can advance HCL.
  • Create mechanisms to exchange insights between the firm and HCL.
• Brand Architecture and Positioning:
  • Develop a clear brand architecture for HCL that preserves its legacy.
  • Clarify the relationship between the HCL brand and WittKieffer brand.
  • Grow the brand's prominence as a curated leadership community.
• Resource and Stakeholder Management:
  • Coordinate the internal and external resources required to execute the HCL plan.
  • Manage vendors and contractors effectively.
  • Build strong working relationships with internal stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred but not required.
• Equivalent experience in business management, events, sponsorships, or professional services will be considered.
• Ten or more years of relevant experience in business management or related fields.
• Demonstrated ability to grow a small or emerging business.
• Experience developing sponsorship, partnership, or community-based revenue models.
• Strong project management and execution experience.
• Experience working with senior executives, investors, or industry leaders.
• Familiarity with healthcare, life sciences, or related markets is preferred.
• Ability to travel regularly for HCL events and meetings.

Critical Competencies

• Commercial Orientation
• Strategic Thinking
• Execution Discipline
• Relationship Building
• Collaborates
• Brand Judgment
• Resourcefulness
• Drive for Results

Near-Term Priorities

• Develop a focused 12-month plan for HCL’s growth priorities.
• Strengthen and extend the sponsorship model.
• Improve the operating cadence for key events.
• Recommend a practical brand architecture for HCL expansion.
• Create a reporting dashboard for tracking key metrics.

Measures of Success

• Revenue growth and sustainable profitability.
• High sponsor retention and satisfaction.
• Growth in community and participant engagement.
• High-quality execution of priority HCL events.
• Clearer HCL brand positioning.
• Effective management of budgets and resources.