LEAD Forward is a boutique consultancy specializing in (culture) transformation, leadership development, and strategy activation. We strive for transformative client impact, growing our business to enable even more impact while continuously nurturing our team culture. Whatever we put our minds to, we aim to exude sharpness, playfulness, and open-heartedness.

Our work covers three main pillars: (culture) change & transformation, team & leadership development, and strategy activation.

Our clients include start-ups and scale-ups, small, medium and large enterprises, public and social sector organizations. We aim to always have a good mix.

Our B Corp status: we meet high standards of ethical, social and environmental responsibility, impacting both our internal-, client- and community work.

We are looking for a Culture Transformation Specialist who thrives at the intersection of strategic vision, conceptual rigor, and hands-on activation. This role involves supporting organizations—across diverse sectors and industries—in transforming in a human-centric way, often in the context of major organizational changes such as cultural shifts, M&A processes, or strategy activation. You’ll lead impactful client engagements, ensuring smooth project delivery while contributing to LEAD Forward’s sharp, playful, and open-hearted culture.

Bring your deep expertise in play in client facing (culture) transformation projects

• Conceptualize (culture) transformation project flows and focus – e.g. in connection with cultural change e.g. in connection with M&A/due diligence, strategy activation or other major organizational change projects
• Co-design and lead projects with clients based on their transformation needs
• Lead or co-lead the project plan, budget, and timeline
• Steer and navigate the projects strategically according to the project plan and in collaboration with the LEAD Forward project team members and the client core stakeholders
• Deliver client sessions and workshops, both as strategic and training formats
• Measure impact and effectiveness using design driven data
• Nurture close client relations over time for long-term collaboration and impact
• Be a key contributor in driving our playful, sharp, and open-hearted identity
• Be a part of our mandates groups who decide staffing, recruitment, business development and more
• Acquire new client projects and retain client relationships ensuring a good balance of sectors (start-ups, scale-ups, medium and large corporates, NGOs, public- and social sector) as well as purposeful and impactful collaborations while continuously reassessing what a desirable client portfolio looks like for us
• Create meaningful engagements with external stakeholders within a growing ecosystem of collaborators

Background & Capabilities - What you bring with you

• Substantial practical culture transformations experience in consulting or in a “consulting” line function in a big organizational context
• Experience in more than one sector is an advantage.
• Track record in managing and (co-)leading projects
• Strong level of business acumen
• A demonstrated interest in socio-political or high impact topics, especially in relation to leadership, change management or entrepreneurship.
• Expertise in leading and facilitating groups in a formal managing position, project context and as a facilitator of workshops.
• Exceptional change communication/story telling skills and presentation excellence
• Very good understanding of both German and global business dynamics
• You’re based in/around Berlin or Nürnberg
• Very good German and English language skills

How we work

Sharp, playful and openhearted is the core of the behaviors we value. This means to us…

• Crystal clear in communication
• Curiosity and excellent listening and sense-making skills
• Daring to innovate with formats that shake things up
• Not to shy away from a good challenge and are always ready to adapt
• Acting in a deeply human way, especially under pressure
• Offering and asking for feedback often, with genuine support in mind
• Leading with laughter, having impact always in your way of working
• Planing and managing with excellence in mind
• Adapting with an open heart, by naming what we see and feel

At LEAD Forward, we are determined to foster and embrace inclusion – among our clients and wider ecosystem and especially within our own walls. As such, we aim to build an open and kind work environment where multiple perspectives, ideas and backgrounds thrive, are valued and feel empowered. We believe that this will make our organization and quality of work better, but more importantly, we believe it is the right thing to do.

You strongly identify with this job description and would like to get to know LEAD Forward?

Great, we can’t wait to hear from you! Please send your application via email attaching your CV (in German or English) alongside your answers to the three prompts below (max. one page) 

Prompts:

1.    If I were to describe the values, I hold most dear at work they are…

2.    My strongest assets are…

3.    A transformation project I am most proud of is… because…