General Manager, Healthcare Leaders Platform

Witt/Kieffer, Inc.; Illinois; On-site; USD 175,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental & Vision

401(k) plan

Life & Disability Insurance

Generous PTO

Job summary

WittKieffer, a premier healthcare leadership firm, seeks a General Manager to lead Healthcare Leaders (HCL) as a focused growth platform. You will craft strategy, build a practical multi-year plan, and drive revenue across events, sponsorships, and membership while leading day-to-day operations and ensuring brand alignment with WittKieffer.

The role requires a commercial mindset, 10+ years in relevant businesses, and willingness to travel for key conferences and sponsor meetings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years in business management, revenue growth, sponsorships, events, convening platforms, professional associations, industry communities, media, or professional services.
• Proven ability to grow a small or emerging business with disciplined resource management.
• Experience developing sponsorship, partnership, event, membership, or community-based revenue models.
• Strong project management with budget ownership and cross-functional coordination.
• Experience working with senior executives, investors, board members, sponsors, industry leaders, or professional services partners.
• Familiarity with healthcare, life sciences, higher education, academic medicine, emerging sciences, or investor-backed markets is preferred.
• Ability to travel regularly for HCL events, sponsor meetings, market engagement, and internal collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy and multi-year plan for HCL aligned with WittKieffer’s mission and market strategy.
• Define where and how HCL can credibly expand across healthcare, life sciences, higher education, academic medicine, emerging sciences, and investor-backed markets.
• Translate priorities into annual plans, budgets, and measurable outcomes.
• Develop diversified revenue strategies including new convenings, sponsorships, event participation, and membership concepts.
• Create and manage a financial plan with assumptions and targets.
• Identify and cultivate sponsors and partners that fit HCL’s positioning while preserving credibility.
• Manage the HCL P&L against budgets and plans; monitor revenue, expenses, sponsor retention, event profitability, and pipeline.
• Lead planning and execution of HCL programs and events; manage calendars, budgets, vendors, timelines, and post-event follow-up.
• Build simple operating processes for quality, accountability, and sponsor/attendee experience.
• Build a high-performance team and integrate with Marketing and Insights teams.

Skills

Commercial Orientation

Strategic Thinking

Execution Discipline

Relationship Building

Collaborates

Brand Judgment

Resourcefulness

Drive for Results

Near-Term Priorities

Measures of Success

Education

Bachelor's degree required

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

WittKieffer, a premier healthcare leadership firm, seeks a General Manager to lead Healthcare Leaders (HCL) as a focused growth platform. You will craft strategy, build a practical multi-year plan, and drive revenue across events, sponsorships, and membership while leading day-to-day operations and ensuring brand alignment with WittKieffer.

The role requires a commercial mindset, 10+ years in relevant businesses, and willingness to travel for key conferences and sponsor meetings.