Chief Growth & Strategy Officer

Mcleod Centers for Wellbeing • Charlotte, NC

12d

About The Position

McLeod Centers for Wellbeing is seeking a bold, mission-driven executive to serve as our next Chief Growth & Strategy Officer (CGO) — a transformative leader who will help shape the future of behavioral healthcare across North Carolina. This is not a traditional business development role. We are seeking a strategic growth leader who believes healthcare organizations can simultaneously expand access, improve outcomes, strengthen financial sustainability, and transform communities. The CGO will serve as a key member of the executive leadership team and will lead enterprise growth strategy, strategic partnerships, market expansion, innovation initiatives, and external engagement efforts that advance McLeod’s mission and long-term impact. This executive will help position McLeod as a statewide leader in behavioral healthcare, substance use treatment, integrated care, and whole-person wellbeing.

Requirements

• A relationship builder with executive presence
• A strategic thinker who can also execute
• Comfortable operating in complexity and ambiguity
• Mission-oriented but financially and operationally astute
• Experienced in healthcare growth, partnerships, strategy, or transformation
• Able to navigate both boardrooms and community conversations with credibility and authenticity
• Understand that sustainable growth in healthcare is about more than volume — it is about expanding meaningful access, improving lives, and building systems that better serve communities.

Nice To Haves

• Senior executive leadership experience in healthcare, behavioral health, public health, or related sectors
• Experience leading organizational growth, partnerships, strategy, or expansion initiatives
• Demonstrated success developing high-impact partnerships and external relationships
• Experience navigating healthcare reimbursement, funding, and regulatory environments
• Strong understanding of strategic planning, innovation, and organizational transformation

Responsibilities

• Enterprise growth strategy and market expansion
• New partnerships with health systems, FQHCs, counties, community organizations, and referral sources
• Service line innovation and emerging care models
• Strategic business development and revenue diversification
• Community engagement, brand visibility, and organizational positioning
• Executive-level external relationships and stakeholder engagement
• Growth-focused strategic planning and implementation
• Identification of future opportunities aligned with mission and sustainability

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: No Education Listed