Senior Manager, Leadership Development Programs

Arlington, VA

The Health Management Academy (THMA) brings together health system leaders and innovators to collectively address the industry’s biggest challenges and opportunities. By assisting executives in cultivating peer networks, understanding key strategic trends, establishing pragmatic partnerships, and developing next‑generation leaders, our members are better positioned to lead industry transformation.

The Health Management Academy offers a dynamic atmosphere with significant opportunities for employees. If you are interested in contributing to a member‑centric, creative, and collaborative workforce while deeply influencing top leaders and institutions in healthcare, THMA could be the right place for you!

Position Summary:

Reporting to the Managing Director, Leadership Development, the Senior Manager leads a portfolio of leadership development and fellowship initiatives, overseeing program operations, people leadership, partnership/member management, and participant experience. This role plays a critical part in scaling programs, leading teams through growth and change, and ensuring exceptional experiences for fellows, partners, and executive stakeholders.

What Makes This Role Unique

This is not a traditional corporate training, instructional design, or internal Learning & Development role. This position leads external leadership development and fellowship programs serving healthcare executive leaders and emerging executives. Success in the role requires a blend of strategic program leadership, partnership management, operational excellence, people leadership, and executive engagement.

Primary

Job Duties:

• Build, manage, and grow a team, hiring and coaching each toward the work that plays to their strengths
• Own performance management, career growth, and workload across the team, escalating to the Managing Director only when necessary
• Build and refine the operating model, processes, and tools needed to scale programs as participant volume and new tracks grow, proactively adjusting workflows and resourcing ahead of strain
• Proactively communicates with external partners, sets and manages expectations across program KPIs, and works closely with the Member Development team on business opportunities and renewals
• Represent the team in cross‑department meetings, report program performance to the Managing Director, and shape curriculum and programming strategy for the portfolio’s next phase of growth

Minimum Qualifications:

Experience leading complex programs, fellowships, executive education initiatives, professional associations, leadership academies, cohort‑based experiences, or other externally facing development programs

• 5+ years working experience in healthcare, professional services, or a member‑based organization
• 2+ years of program management experience
• Previous experience directly managing a team or individuals
• Experience building and evolving operating models through periods of growth

Experience building trusted relationships with executive‑level stakeholders, external partners, and cross‑functional teams

Travel Required:

• ~15% annually;
  Approximately 10-12 leadership development events annually (typically 3-day programs)

Interpersonal Skills & Attributes:

• Team builder who helps individuals align their strengths to meaningful contributions
• Systems‑oriented operator who anticipates needs and strengthens processes
• Trusted to run programs and a team independently, with sound judgment on what to solve directly versus elevate
• Excellent verbal and written communicator
• Strong attention to detail, able to juggle multiple priorities and drive projects to completion
• Self‑directed and collaborative, comfortable operating with a high degree of autonomy

Physical Demands:

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