Prince Harry has lost his position at the top of a major American company, marking another change in his professional life just months after he and Meghan Markle moved back to Britain with their children.

Harry is leaving his chief impact officer position at BetterUp after five years, but he will not be cutting ties with the company. He is moving into a senior adviser role, where he will work on selected projects with some of its biggest business clients.

The announcement was made by BetterUp chief executive Alexi Robichaux on November 6, and while the company has presented the change as a new chapter in its relationship with Harry, it is still a significant shift for someone who once held a senior position on its leadership team.

Robichaux praised Harry’s contribution, saying his time with the company had been an important part of its growth. He also explained that the new arrangement would give the duke more time to develop his investments, explore business opportunities and continue supporting charitable causes.

That may sound like a sensible move for someone with several commitments, but it also means Harry will no longer hold the high-profile executive position that helped establish his place in the American business world.

A very different role after five years

Harry joined BetterUp in 2021, shortly after he and Meghan stepped away from their senior royal duties and settled in California. His appointment attracted considerable attention at the time, partly because it gave him a prominent position outside the Royal Family and allowed him to build a professional identity in the United States.

During his time as chief impact officer, Harry became one of the public faces of BetterUp’s work on mental fitness and coaching. He spoke about mental health on several occasions, often referring to his own experiences and explaining why he believes people should pay more attention to their emotional well-being.

Now, however, his responsibilities are changing. Rather than remaining part of the company’s senior leadership team, he will take on an advisory position and concentrate on particular projects with business clients.

There has also been considerable interest in reports that Harry previously earned around $1 million a year for his work at BetterUp. That figure has not been confirmed by the company, and there has been no announcement about what he will receive in his new position. It would therefore be premature to say exactly how much the change will affect his finances.

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The timing raises questions

The announcement comes less than three months after Harry and Meghan reportedly moved back to Britain with Archie and Lilibet, following several years in California. Their return has raised questions about how they plan to manage their work from the UK, especially since they are no longer working members of the Royal Family and have continued to build their own business and charitable projects.

Harry’s new arrangement with BetterUp could give him more flexibility as he takes on other projects, and the company has made clear that it wants to continue working with him. Its partnership with the Invictus Games Foundation, which Harry founded, is also expected to carry on.

Still, losing the chief impact officer title is a notable change, especially when his position at BetterUp was one of the most visible parts of his professional life in America.

Harry is not leaving BetterUp

Harry is not leaving BetterUp altogether. He is giving up his chief impact officer position but will stay on as a senior adviser, working with the company on selected projects. BetterUp has not said what his new responsibilities will involve in detail or how much he will be paid.

For now, the duke appears to be making room for other interests while keeping a connection to the business he joined five years ago. Whether this turns out to be a carefully planned change that opens the door to new opportunities, or the beginning of a quieter professional chapter for Harry, remains to be seen.

What is clear is that his role in the American business world no longer looks quite the way it did when he first joined BetterUp.