Capability Architect - Performance Consulting | Onsite - Princeton, NJ | Open to local US-based candidates only

Logistics

This is a full-time, fully onsite role based in Princeton, NJ, with travel to client sites as needed. Candidates must live within commuting distance of Princeton or be willing to relocate. This is not a remote or hybrid position.

About the Role

We're hiring a Capability Architect to embed inside client organizations and run a complete capability-development cycle: define the skill gap, build a targeted solution, support practice in the flow of work, and measure the result with a number a CFO would sign off on. You won't hand off a deck and walk away. You'll own the outcome.

This is a solo-practitioner role to start. You'll run your first engagement independently, then help train the practitioners who join after you.

What you'll do

Embed with a client team and diagnose real performance problems, not just training requests

Run capability-gap analyses and translate business problems into measurable proficiency targets

Own the full cycle: baseline, build, practice, measure, adapt

Design learning interventions (programs, job aids, workflow tools), using AI tools to move faster

Work alongside the client's existing L&D team as a partner, and leave it stronger than you found it

Build credibility with director-level business stakeholders, not just L&D contacts

Requirements

At least one full cycle of taking a performance problem from analysis to a measured outcome, without a large team behind you

Comfort being judged by a number, not a survey score

Credibility with director-level (or above) business stakeholders

Strong needs-analysis instincts: the ability to turn a vague complaint into a measurable target

Working knowledge of, or the ability to quickly build fluency in, one industry vertical (for example: pharmaceuticals and life sciences, banking and financial services, energy, manufacturing, or technology)

Comfort using AI tools to accelerate your work, and the judgment to know when to override them

Bachelor's degree in a related field, or equivalent practical experience

If you've spent your career proving your work moved a number, and you'd rather build something than maintain it, we want to hear from you.