Job Description

Role: General Manager, NEXT

Reports To: Maddie Burke

Location: Atlanta

Workplace Type: 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.

We are seeking a dynamic, commercially-driven, and highly collaborative leader to run the day-to-day operations of NEXT. NEXT is a brand within World 50 Group that is dedicated to world-class executive development. Reporting directly to the Head of NEXT, this role is a premier leadership opportunity to operationalize a high-impact growth strategy and scale a thriving platform.

If you are an operational mastermind who understands how to connect disparate business units, from enterprise sales to program delivery, into a cohesive growth engine, we encourage you to explore this role.

The Role

As the operational leader of NEXT, you will manage the day-to-day business, translating high-level strategy into seamless execution. This is a largely commercial, highly cross-functional role that requires a holistic view of executive development. You will ensure that NEXT’s various offerings serve multiple levels of senior leadership seamlessly, while maintaining a relentless focus on high performance, exceptional quality, and growth.

Key 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.

The Ideal Candidate

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.

What You Bring:

• 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.

Why World 50 Group?

The World 50 Group Way is our unified cultural framework that defines who we are and how we operate, shaped by insights and input from our associates. It brings together our mission, purpose, values, and DNA to foster a culture of community, collaboration, learning, and lasting impact.

Our DNA - How we show up

• Member Obsessed: Building real connections and helping our members win is what drives us.
• Entrepreneurial: We see challenges as chances to get creative and make things happen.
• Collaborators: We’re stronger together: we share ideas, support each other, and create amazing experiences as one team.
• Learners: We stay curious, keep growing, and never stop learning.
• Humble: We aim high but leave our egos at the door - it’s about progress, not perfection.
• Community: We celebrate wins, hold each other accountable, and have plenty of laughs along the way.

As a purpose driven company, we’re dedicated to building a workplace where people from different backgrounds can do their best work. Our company value One & All, demonstrates our commitment to creating a place where every individual feels seen, supported, and free to bring their whole selves to work. When people feel genuinely valued and included, they’re more engaged and effective. That’s why we focus on cultivating an environment that celebrates difference, empowers connection, and accelerates the success of our members and their organisations.

About World 50 Group

World 50 Group is a global leader in facilitating meaningful collaboration among C-suite executives from the world’s most influential companies. Through curated peer communities, strategic insights, and trusted exchange, we empower senior leaders to navigate challenges, share experiences and create lasting impact. We cultivate community, where leaders go beyond their company, to co-create a future of extraordinary impact.