Manager, Culture and Business Transformation

Ownership Works•New York, NY

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

Ownership Works is seeking a mission-driven, client-focused professional to join the Culture and Business Transformation team as a Manager. In this role, you will lead client workstreams, strengthen project execution, and build trusted, credible relationships with general partners, companies, and other stakeholders. You will translate strategic direction into well-structured, high-quality delivery and contribute to systems, methods, and tools that advance the Culture and Business Transformation practice and client outcomes. This role requires strong project leadership, exceptional communication skills, and the ability to manage and guide multiple stakeholders. Candidates should be energized by both client-facing work and internal practice building. Core Goal: Lead and project manage the day-to-day execution of client engagements, ensuring high-quality delivery. Contribute to the systems, tools, and methods that advance Ownership Works as a thoughtful, catalytic advisor. What This Role Offers: A unique opportunity to impact the lives of many hard-working individuals while developing valuable management consulting capabilities and experience. An exceptional opportunity to help investors, companies, and leaders transform businesses and maximize shared value creation and shared wealth. Work alongside leaders and pioneers in the employee ownership field. A collaborative and people-centered organization with a team of highly talented colleagues passionate about making a positive impact on society and creating great workplaces. Frequent feedback and coaching to help you achieve your career goals. About the Client Advisory Services (CAS) Team: The Client Advisory Services team is building best-in-class advisory services to serve top management teams at companies and private equity firms on the strategy and execution of shared ownership programs. This includes helping companies to structure and implement optimal broad-based equity plans, develop a robust engagement and ownership culture, and increase employees’ financial wellbeing. In 2025, the organization worked with over 35 private equity firms to support the implementation of shared ownership programs in their portfolio companies. The organization also supports public companies and family-owned businesses. Ownership Works and its team members are: Results-oriented with a culture of humility and excellence. Pragmatic optimists who enjoy translating “big ideas” into actionable plans and results. Strategic, curious, diverse, and accountable. Incredibly fast-moving as we build and grow the organization.

Requirements

B.A./B.S. required.
5–8 years of experience in human capital or transformation consulting or in-house HR/People, operations, or roles involving organizational effectiveness, change leadership, or transformation.
Strong project and program management skills; able to drive clarity, structure, and momentum.
Strong relationship-building skills; able to engage effectively with mid-level and executive teams as well as frontline employees.
Ability to identify issues, risks, and opportunities within workstreams and recommend practical solutions, proactively adjusting plans and approaches to stay oriented toward outcomes.
Ability to identify issues, risks, and opportunities within workstreams and proactively adjust plans and approaches to stay oriented toward intended outcomes.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including presentation development.
Problem-solving skills with the ability to break down ambiguous problems into structured work.
Comfort operating in fast-paced, evolving, startup-like nonprofit environments.
Emerging people leadership skills and a desire to mentor junior team members.

Nice To Haves

Advanced graduate degree (e.g., MBA, MPA, etc.) preferred.
Experience leading workstreams or projects that involve employee engagement, change management, or cultural alignment.
Understanding of how organizations operate, including cross-functional workflows, stakeholder coordination, and frontline realities.
Experience working in dynamic, fast-paced environments; ability to manage competing priorities.
Passion for social justice and the mission of Ownership Works; interest in becoming a subject matter expert in employee ownership.

Responsibilities

Lead day-to-day delivery of client engagements, working closely with portfolio company executive leadership teams and in partnership with CAS Principals on overall client relationships.
Translate strategic direction into structured proposals and workplans, make execution decisions, and ensure the delivery of high-quality outputs.
Develop materials, tools, and analyses that strengthen ownership culture and change leadership.
Contribute to the evolution and scaling of the culture and transformation practice by innovating and building services, tools, playbooks, and delivery approaches.
Mentor team members and help the team thrive and deliver its best work for our clients, in pursuit of our mission.
Work in close collaboration with Ownership Works leadership, subject-matter expert peers, and external strategic partners.