[Hiring] Managing Director @Teach Plus

Role Description

Reporting to and working closely with the Head of CITEL and Leader in Residence, you serve as a key team member in building the CITEL learning engine by leading the CITEL Community of Practice. As the Managing Director, you develop a deep understanding of how the ITEL hypothesis is taking shape across pilots and translate those lessons into insights that advance the community’s work—particularly around the conditions needed to successfully integrate academics and talent.

In this role, you design and facilitate the Community of Practice, including bi-monthly virtual meetings and an annual in-person convening, while ensuring that emerging insights and best practices are captured and turned into practical tools and resources for the broader field. Through regular virtual meetings, in-person convenings, site visits, individual check-ins, and quarterly grant reporting, you build strong relationships and support meaningful learning across the pilot teams.

This position reports to the Head of CITEL, who owns the vision for learning and the Community of Practices, and district and school-level experimentation for the Center for Inspired Teaching, Exceptional Learning. Responsibilities include the following:

• Community of Practice (CoP) Architecture & Execution
  • Translate the CITEL vision into a cohesive year-long learning arc.
  • Own the end-to-end design of the CoP arc, individual sessions, and the annual convening.
  • Design and deliver high-impact virtual and in-person sessions using best-in-class adult learning strategies.
  • Provide rigorous oversight of the learning calendar, content implementation, session logistics, and communication.
  • Manage and coordinate external consultants and project-based partners as needed.
• Knowledge Management & Field Codification
  • Deeply engage with ITEL pilot teams and data collected to identify insights and conditions for success.
  • Translate pilot insights into "better-than-the-status-quo" resources, templates, and best practices.
  • Establish feedback loops to measure adoption and usability of resources.
  • Serve as a credible expert in the intersection of academics and talent.
• Relationship & Culture Stewardship
  • Build and cultivate deep trust with pilot teams and district leaders.
  • Foster a culture of shared accountability.

Qualifications

• Depth of knowledge about High-Quality Instructional Material (HQIM), instructional coherence, and curriculum-based professional learning (CBPL).
• Proven designer and facilitator of adult learning.
• Exceptional ability to translate a high-level vision into a concrete work plan.
• Consistent track record of achieving ambitious goals in collaborative environments.
• Advanced proficiency in creating professional, aesthetically polished learning supports and tools.
• Expert at cultivating deep, authentic partnerships with diverse stakeholders.
• Recognized as a knowledgeable and authoritative voice within the education sector.

Requirements

• This is a remote position conducted virtually (primarily from a home office).
• Candidates must be willing to travel periodically (1-2x/quarter, 2-3 nights).
• Flexible work hours, including evenings, nights, and weekends, may be required.

Benefits

• Hiring range: $126,000–$137,000.
• Competitive salaries and a strong benefits package.
• Generous paid time off and shared summer and winter breaks.
• Summer Half-Day Fridays.
• Comprehensive health coverage.
• Retirement contributions with immediate vesting.
• Paid parental leave for all caregivers.
• Four-week paid sabbatical after five years of service.