[Hiring] Managing Director of Programs, Outreach & Production @The Center for Action & Contemplation

Role Description

The Center for Action and Contemplation (CAC) is seeking a Managing Director of Programs, Outreach & Production (POP) to oversee our organization’s full portfolio of offerings at a pivotal moment in our history. This role oversees Programs, Marketing & Communications, and Production & Events — the teams behind our publications, Daily Meditations, online courses, podcasts, events, and the mission-aligned offerings still to come. As Managing Director, you’ll ensure they work as one integrated ecosystem.

As a member of the Executive Leadership Team reporting to the Deputy Executive Director, you'll help shape organizational strategy, major investments, and cross-functional priorities. You'll lead a team of Directors, each with a different specialty, and bring them together to do what they do best in service of our audience’s formation and the product journey.

This is an exciting opportunity for a leader who loves being in the work, gets lit up by building products and developing people, and wants to bring a hard-won skill set to an organization ready to make its next leap.

Qualifications

• 16+ years of progressive leadership experience and 8+ years of experience leading leaders and developing senior leadership teams.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Organizational Leadership, Business Administration, Product Management, Communications, Education, or a related field.
• Strong portfolio management, strategic planning, product lifecycle management, and prioritization experience.
• Exceptional leadership coaching, talent development, succession planning, and performance management skills.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex organizational change and cross-functional transformation.
• Demonstrated success directing multiple programs, divisions, or functions at once.
• Strong systems thinking and experience making resource allocation and investment decisions.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, influence, and stakeholder management skills.
• Familiarity with contemplative spirituality or the Christian contemplative tradition, or a commitment to learn.
• Commitment to CAC's mission and values.

Requirements

• Perform computer-based work for extended periods, including keyboard and mouse use.
• Access and work with digital information and materials.
• Communicate verbally and write in English as needed to perform the responsibilities of the role.
• Occasionally lift or carry items weighing up to 15 pounds.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision plans with options to best meet your needs.
• 401(k).
• Generous PTO, including two weeks of organizational-wide closures, and 5 paid days off to attend one retreat a year after your first year of employment.
• Paid Sick Leave.
• Annual Professional Development Stipend.
• 3 months of paid sabbatical leave after 7 years of service.
• Five free books annually in addition to all free digital downloads from CAC Library.