GroundBreak is building a lean, powerful team to partner with Adair Mosley to unlock capital for equitable economic development.
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Managing Director — Assets & Innovation
(Salary: $200,000): GroundBreak seeks a visionary and innovative leader to serve as its Managing Director – Assets & Innovation, reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer. This executive will play a pivotal role in shaping the region’s financial future by stewarding asset management and capital deployment strategies that drive systemic change. This is a rare opportunity to lead systems-level financial innovation at scale. The Managing Director – Assets & Innovation will oversee the deployment of millions in capital across three professionally managed pools and build the infrastructure for sustainable, equitable economic development that can serve as a national model. This search is being led by James Sosnicky with Korn Ferry. Interested candidates can learn more here and should contact James to apply: James.Sosnicky@kornferry.com
Chief Impact Officer
(Salary: $185,000): GroundBreak seeks a visionary leader to architect and steward transformative collaboration across the region. This role is designed for someone who sees coalition building not just as partnership management, but as the strategic foundation for systems change and the catalyst for mobilizing collective action at unprecedented scale. The Chief Impact Officer will work closely with the CEO to lead GroundBreak’s comprehensive coalition stewardship and collective impact functions, transforming complex stakeholder dynamics into sustained collaborative action toward systems change. This role requires expertise in collective impact methodology, strategic communications, and network coordination to demonstrate both the power and effectiveness of collaborative approaches to regional economic development. This search is being led by Joelle Allen with kp Companies (joelle@kpcompanies.com). Interested candidates can learn more and apply here.
Chief of Staff & Operations
(Salary: $170,000): GroundBreak seeks a systems-oriented professional who thrives on creating frameworks that enable effective governance and operational excellence. This role is designed for someone who sees governance not as bureaucracy, but as the strategic infrastructure that allows complex organizations to achieve transformative impact. The Chief of Staff and Operations will be responsible for designing and implementing the systems and processes that ensure GroundBreak’s Board of Directors and board committees can effectively steward a complex operating model. This means creating governance frameworks from the ground up and building the organizational infrastructure that enables seamless coordination across diverse stakeholders. This search is being led by Joelle Allen with kp Companies (joelle@kpcompanies.com). Interested candidates can learn more and apply here.
Director of Impact Intelligence
(Salary: $130,000): GroundBreak seeks a strategic data leader to transform how we understand and communicate the impact of transformative financial systems change. This role is designed for someone who sees data not just as numbers, but as the foundation for compelling narratives about systemic change and the evidence base for continued investment. The Director of Impact Intelligence will be responsible for building GroundBreak’s comprehensive measurement, evaluation, and learning infrastructure—coalescing data from multiple origination partners, creating compelling visualizations, and ultimately helping the Coalition answer the critical questions: Who are we serving? What tools build wealth? Are we shifting outcomes over time, and how do we know? This isn’t traditional program evaluation; it’s impact intelligence that demonstrates causation and correlation in complex systems change while deepening our understanding of effective wealth building strategies. This search is being led by Mat Peisert with kp Companies (mat@kpcompanies.com). Interested candidates can learn more and apply here.
Executive Assistant & Operations Coordinator
(Salary: $80,000): GroundBreak Coalition is seeking a highly organized and agile Executive Assistant & Operations Coordinator to support the organization’s senior leadership and day-to-day operations. Serving as a trusted partner to the CEO and Chief of Staff & Operations, this individual will manage a wide range of administrative, logistical, and project management responsibilities that are essential to keeping the organization running smoothly. This role is ideal for a proactive professional who thrives behind the scenes—balancing calendars and travel logistics, coordinating meetings and events, maintaining internal systems, and ensuring the team stays aligned with key priorities. It’s perfect for someone energized by supporting visionary leaders and building efficient systems that drive mission-driven work forward. This search is being led by Mat Peisert with kp Companies (mat@kpcompanies.com). Interested candidates can learn more and apply here.
