Director, Performance Acceleration at SharkNinja in Needham, MA

What if you could help extraordinary leaders expand what's possible and translate that potential into measurable business performance? At SharkNinja, we believe extraordinary business results begin with extraordinary human performance.

We're building a world-class Performance Acceleration team that brings the science of human performance into the realities of business leadership: helping leaders think more effectively, respond to pressure as a catalyst not a constraint, unlock the potential of their teams, and deliver breakthrough results.

We're seeking a Director of Performance Acceleration who combines deep expertise in performance psychology with strong business acumen and the ability to turn psychological insight into practical, observable performance improvement.

This is not a traditional executive coaching role.

Our Directors operate inside the business, partnering closely with VP+ leaders, their managers, and their teams to identify what's getting in the way of performance, develop the capabilities required to overcome those barriers, and create the conditions for sustained success. You'll work with leaders navigating consequential business challenges, high-stakes decisions, organizational transformation, and ambitious growth objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Accelerate Leadership Performance: Partner with VP+ leaders to identify critical business objectives, diagnose performance barriers, and develop the psychological and behavioral capabilities required to deliver breakthrough results through 1:1 Coaching

• Apply Performance Psychology: Leverage evidence-based mental performance principles to strengthen decision-making, attentional control, emotional regulation, adaptability, resilience, and execution under pressure.

• Design Targeted Coaching Interventions: Utilize psychological assessments, behavioral observations, stakeholder feedback, and business context to identify root causes of performance gaps and develop individualized coaching strategies.

• Embed Coaching in the Business: Observe leaders in real business environments, provide timely and actionable feedback, and integrate deliberate practice into high-stakes decisions, leadership interactions, and day-to-day execution.

• Accelerate Team Performance: Design and facilitate Performance Labs, leadership workshops, and team interventions that strengthen trust, alignment, accountability, collaboration, and collective execution.

• Partner with Key Stakeholders: Build strong relationships with leaders' managers and relevant stakeholders to align development priorities with business expectations, reinforce behavioral change, and sustain performance improvement.

• Measure Performance Impact: Establish clear success measures and evaluate progress through business outcomes, observable behavioral change, stakeholder feedback, and individual development.

• Build Scalable Performance Capabilities: Collaborate with the broader Performance Acceleration team to develop, refine, and scale proprietary methodologies, practical tools, and performance playbooks across the organization.

Qualifications & Experience

• Advanced degree in Sport and Performance Psychology, Organizational Psychology, or a related field preferred.

• Professional certification in mental performance consulting, executive coaching, or a related discipline preferred (e.g., CMPC, HCPC, ICF, or equivalent).

• Significant experience applying performance psychology, coaching, or behavioral science to improve individual, team, or organizational performance.

• Demonstrated success coaching senior executives, elite performers, or high-performing teams in complex, high-pressure environments.

• Strong understanding of psychological assessment, behavioral change, and designing psychologically-informed performance interventions and strategies.

• Proven track record of delivering and embedding mental skills into applied performance settings on and individual and team level

• Proven ability to translate complex psychological concepts into practical tools and actionable performance improvements.

• Strong business acumen with the ability to understand organizational priorities, navigate complex stakeholder relationships, and connect leadership behaviors to business outcomes.

• Exceptional communication, facilitation, relationship-building, and executive coaching skills.

• Ability to build trust and credibility with senior leaders while providing direct, constructive, and challenging feedback.

• Experience measuring coaching effectiveness and demonstrating observable behavioral or organizational impact.

Key Attributes

• Performance-Driven: Passionate about unlocking human potential and translating development into measurable business results.

• Curious and Analytical: Skilled at identifying patterns, challenging assumptions, and uncovering the underlying drivers of performance.

• Adaptable and Action-Oriented: Comfortable operating in ambiguity, navigating change, and responding to evolving business priorities.

• Collaborative and Low-Ego: Builds trusted partnerships, welcomes feedback, and prioritizes collective success.

• Growth-Minded: Continuously seeks opportunities to learn, experiment, and improve individual and organizational performance.

Why SharkNinja?

At SharkNinja, we believe extraordinary business results begin with extraordinary human performance. Our Performance Acceleration team is building a world-class capability that brings the science of human performance directly into the business.

This is an opportunity to work alongside ambitious leaders, solve meaningful business challenges, and help shape a scalable approach to leadership and organizational performance.

Our mission: Unlock potential from within. Prove it on real business challenges. Multiply it through other leaders.