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

On-site
- Princeton, New Jersey, United States
$120,000 - $160,000 per year

Own end-to-end capability engagements for enterprise clients: diagnose skill gaps, build targeted solutions, prove measurable results. Solo-practitioner role. Full-time, onsite in Princeton, NJ.

Job description

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

Job 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.

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A quick note before you begin:

We appreciate your interest in this role and value your time. While some of the information we’re asking for may appear on your resume, your responses to these questions help us quickly understand the unique value you bring to this position.

Please treat these questions as your initial interview — a chance to share real examples, insights, and the impact of your work. Thoughtful, detailed answers help us move qualified candidates like you forward faster and ensure we have a clear picture of your fit for the role.

Thank you for taking the time to complete this important step in our hiring process — we look forward to learning more about you.

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

Yes

Where are you currently located?

What motivated you to apply for this position, and how does it fit with your career goals?

Walk us through one time you took a performance or capability problem from initial diagnosis through to a measured outcome, without a large team behind you. What was the business problem, what did you measure, and what changed?

Describe a time you had to prove a learning or capability initiative worked using a hard number rather than a survey score or satisfaction rating. What was the metric, and how did you build it?

Tell us about a time a client or senior stakeholder pushed back on your read of a problem. What did you do, and how did it resolve?

Give an example of something you identified as a risk or opportunity before anyone else raised it. What did you do with that insight?

Describe your experience building credibility with director-level or senior business stakeholders, as opposed to only L&D or training contacts. What made that relationship work?

Which of these industry verticals do you have hands-on experience in, and what was your role there? (Pharmaceuticals/life sciences, banking/financial services, energy, manufacturing, technology, or similar)

What is your expected salary for this role?

Is this rate negotiable?

If selected for this role, when would you be available to start?

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

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

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