Seeking Associate Partners: An Equity-Free Stakeholder Opportunity in a New-Paradigm Firm

About the Opportunity

Are you a senior expert in your field, ready to move beyond the traditional employee contract and become a true stakeholder in the value you create?

The consulting industry is at a tipping point. The old models—built on opaque pricing, generic frameworks, and exhausting hierarchies—are failing to solve the complex, adaptive challenges of modern organizations. Clients are demanding more: more evidence, more transparency, and more genuine, sustainable impact.

Koru Impact is the answer to that demand. We are not just another firm; we are a strategic response to a broken industry. Founded by systemic counselors and psychologists, we are an evidence-based, antifragile enterprise built from the ground up on a single, powerful idea: the most sustainable path to organizational excellence is through human flourishing.

To ensure full transparency from the outset, it is essential to understand that this is not a salaried position . This is a partnership opportunity for proven, entrepreneurial leaders to associate with a pioneering firm, take ownership of a critical function, and be rewarded directly for the impact you deliver.

Our rejection of the conventional consulting model extends to our compensation philosophy. We believe that the traditional salary structure is a relic of an outdated system that rewards presence over performance and stifles the entrepreneurial spirit.

Instead, we operate on a quarterly, performance-based compensation model we call the "Collaborative Catalyst." This is an evidence-based system designed to directly and transparently reward your contribution to our shared mission.

How it Works:

• Quarterly Payouts: Compensation is calculated and distributed on a quarterly basis.
• Performance-Driven: Your rewards are determined by a clear, pre-agreed set of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that blend firm-wide success, functional excellence, value-aligned behaviors, and individual contributions.
• Stakeholder Mentality: This model is designed for individuals who seek to move beyond the employee mindset. It requires a high degree of accountability, a tolerance for ambiguity, and the desire to build a business where your success is directly tied to the value you help create. If you are seeking the predictability of a monthly salary, this is not the right opportunity for you. If you are seeking an uncapped potential to share in the rewards of a firm you help build, we invite you to read on.

Our Operating Model: A Resilient Complex Adaptive System (RCAS)

We operate as an RCAS, an organization designed not merely to advise, but to learn, adapt, and grow stronger alongside our clients. Our mission is clear: to serve as the undisputed catalyst for sustainable human and organizational flourishing.

To achieve this, we have rejected the conventional pyramid structure. We are seeking elite Associate Partners to join our mission and take ownership of one of six core functions:

🧠 The Analyst: The Methodological Heart of Koru Impact

• Your Mission: As an Analyst Associate, you will own the engine of our intellectual rigor. You will lead our evidence-based diagnostics, wield our proprietary multi-method analytical protocols, and be accountable for generating the profound, defensible insights that are the bedrock of our client's success. Your performance is measured by the quality and impact of your analysis.
• Ideal Associate: A seasoned researcher, data scientist, or strategist with an unwavering belief in evidence over opinion. You are a systems thinker, intellectually restless, and ready to lead the analytical charge.

🛠️ The Builder: The Architect of Our Inimitable Assets

• Your Mission: As a Builder Associate, you will architect our long-term competitive advantage. You will lead the design and codification of our scalable solutions and proprietary intellectual property. Your success is defined by your ability to turn our bespoke insights into durable, scalable assets.
• Ideal Associate: A service designer, product manager, or tech-savvy consultant with a passion for creating elegant, user-centric systems. You are an innovator who wants to build a legacy of impactful tools and frameworks.

⚙️ The Operator: The Engine of Flawless Delivery & Team Well-being

• Your Mission: As an Operator Associate, you will be the commander of client value delivery. You will orchestrate our engagements, ensure methodological fidelity, and, most importantly, champion the psychological safety and well-being of our project teams. Your KPIs are tied to project success, client satisfaction, and the health of our most valuable asset: our people.
• Ideal Associate: An expert in project or change management from a top-tier firm. You are a natural facilitator who understands that a thriving team is the only path to exceptional results.

🤝 The Lumberjack: The Catalyst for Commercial Growth

• Your Mission: As a Lumberjack Associate, you will drive our commercial engine. You will forge high-trust relationships with a new generation of clients, not by "selling," but by engaging in a consultative, diagnostic process from day one. Your success is measured by your ability to build a pipeline of value-aligned, high-potential client partners.
• Ideal Associate: A strategic business development professional tired of the RFP race. You excel at building consultative relationships and want to be rewarded for co-creating value with clients.

🎤 The Storyteller: The Voice of Our Market-Defining Narrative

• Your Mission: As a Storyteller Associate, you will own our market presence. You will translate our complex, evidence-based work into a compelling narrative that captivates our ideal clients and builds our brand. Your impact is measured by our brand's reach and the inbound demand you generate.
• Ideal Associate: A strategic communications expert, B2B content marketing leader, or a former industry analyst who can weave complex theory into a powerful, persuasive story.

🛡️ The Guardian: The Steward of Our Ethical Integrity

• Your Mission: As a Guardian Associate, you will be the independent steward of our firm's ethical compass. You will provide proactive oversight on all engagements and govern our advanced AI systems. Your authority is a non-negotiable pillar of our model.
• Ideal Associate: An ethicist, a lawyer with expertise in data privacy and AI governance, or a senior risk professional with an unshakeable moral compass and the courage to uphold standards under pressure.

Core Requirements for All Associate Partners:

To thrive in our unique, high-performance environment, all candidates must meet the following criteria:

• Deep Subject Matter Expertise: A minimum of 10 years of demonstrable, high-impact experience in your respective functional domain. We are seeking seasoned professionals who are recognized leaders in their field.
• Full Professional Fluency in English: Our firm operates globally, and English is our official language. A minimum C1 level of proficiency across all four skills—reading, writing, speaking, and listening—is a non-negotiable requirement for effective collaboration and client delivery.
• Entrepreneurial Mindset: A demonstrable comfort with performance-based compensation and a desire to contribute to the strategic and commercial growth of the firm.

The Koru Impact Proposition:

This is an opportunity for entrepreneurial leaders to build, contribute, and share in the rewards of a firm that is fundamentally different. We offer:

• A Culture of Psychological Safety: A high-trust environment where you can take intellectual risks and challenge the status quo without fear.
• A Partnership of Peers: The chance to collaborate with a diverse, elite team of 18+ world-class experts who are all stakeholders in our collective success.
• Directly Rewarded Impact: Our "Collaborative Catalyst" model replaces the traditional salary with a transparent, quarterly, KPI-based compensation system. Your rewards are a direct, uncapped reflection of your contribution to our collective success.
• Profound, Meaningful Impact: The chance to move beyond incremental change and catalyze true, sustainable flourishing for our clients and their employees.

How to Express Your Interest:

If you are a senior professional who meets these requirements, is inspired by our mission, and is ready for an opportunity where your impact directly drives your rewards, we invite you to start a conversation with us.

Please send your CV and a cover letter directly to: apply@koruimpact.org

In your cover letter, please specify which of the six Associate functions you are interested in and provide a brief, compelling rationale for why you believe you are the ideal partner to help us build the future of consulting.

Associate with us. Let's build an organization that matters.

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