Executive Director, Programs, Outreach & Production

The Center for Action & Contemplation; Albuquerque (NM); Remote; USD 131,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision plans

401(k)

Generous PTO and organizational-wide 2

Paid sick leave

Annual professional development stiped

Sabbatical after 7 years

Free books annually

Job summary

The Center for Action and Contemplation (CAC) seeks a Managing Director of Programs, Outreach & Production to oversee its entire portfolio of offerings and lead a team across Programs, Marketing & Communications, and Production & Events. You will shape strategy, investments, and priorities, aligning them into a single ecosystem that serves diverse audiences.

You’ll guide senior leaders, foster collaboration, and drive disciplined growth while staying true to CAC’s mission and contemplative

Qualifications

• 16+ years of progressive leadership experience and 8+ years of experience leading leaders and developing senior leadership teams.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Organizational Leadership, Business Administration, Product Management, Communications, Education, or 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.

Responsibilities

• Serve on the Executive Leadership Team, contributing to organizational strategy, long-range planning, budgeting, and culture.
• Translate organizational strategy into portfolio priorities, departmental roadmaps, measurable outcomes, and resource decisions.
• Steward resources responsibly, balancing mission impact, financial sustainability, capacity, and audience needs.
• Partner with executive leaders on cross-functional initiatives and organizational change.
• Hold executive accountability for the health and long-term sustainability of CAC's offerings, including publications, Daily Meditations, online courses, podcasts, and events.
• Strengthen portfolio management, product development, and lifecycle management practices across all offerings.
• Lead portfolio planning and investment decisions, fostering innovation with discipline and recommending growth, evolution, or sunset of offerings.
• Set audience outcomes and success measures with leaders, using data to adjust course.
• Lead, coach, and develop the Directors of Programs, Marketing & Communications, and Production & Events.
• Build leadership capacity through mentorship, succession planning, and strategic talent management.
• Set clear expectations and accountability systems, support leaders through change, and address performance concerns directly.
• Ensure effective collaboration across teams that develop, produce, promote, launch, and evaluate CAC's offerings.
• Establish systems, processes, and governance to improve visibility, prioritization, and execution across the portfolio.
• Resolve competing priorities and dependencies, including fair allocation of shared production and creative capacity.

Skills

Executive leadership

Portfolio management

Product lifecycle management

Strategic planning

Coaching leaders

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Organizational Leadership, Business Administration, Product Management, Communications, Education, or a related field

Job description

The Center for Action and Contemplation (CAC) seeks a Managing Director of Programs, Outreach & Production to oversee its entire portfolio of offerings and lead a team across Programs, Marketing & Communications, and Production & Events. You will shape strategy, investments, and priorities, aligning them into a single ecosystem that serves diverse audiences.

You’ll guide senior leaders, foster collaboration, and drive disciplined growth while staying true to CAC’s mission and contemplative