[Hiring] Senior Director, Professional Education @Teaching Lab

Role Description

The Senior Director, Professional Education (Math) provides strategic leadership for the NYC Solves coaching and professional learning portfolio, setting the vision, priorities, and systems needed to deliver high-quality programs and achieve strong educator and student outcomes.

• Aligns program strategy, instructional quality, staffing, partnerships, and resources across the portfolio.
• Leads cross-functional collaboration and decision-making.
• Ensures effective execution across a complex set of projects and stakeholders.
• Accountable for the strategic growth, financial performance, and sustainability of the NYC Solves portfolio.
• Identifies and addresses portfolio-level opportunities and challenges.
• Empowers teams to execute against shared priorities in service of Teaching Lab’s mission.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Demonstrated ability to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Some experience within an education consulting organization managing partnerships with school and/or district leaders.
• Five to eight or more years of combined experience working with partners, including principals and district leaders.
• Ten or more years of combined experience working in PK-12 education.
• Deep knowledge and experience with College- and Career-Ready math content and practice standards.
• Five to eight years of combined experience leading or coaching the implementation of Math HQIM.
• Experience designing and leading impactful professional learning and coaching for school and district leaders.
• Prior experience serving in a senior leadership capacity.
• Experience teaching or coaching at least one of the specified math curricula.

Requirements

• Strong commitment to growth mindset for both adults and students.
• Ability to design and deliver high-quality, evidence-based professional learning.
• Compelling communication and facilitation skills.
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage complex projects.

Benefits

• Competitive package designed to support health, financial security, and professional growth.
• Organizational contributions toward medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k) with employer match.
• Generous paid time off.
• Funding for professional development or well-being.
• Dedicated holidays that prioritize rest and renewal.

Company Description

Teaching Lab is a nonprofit organization with a mission to fundamentally shift the paradigm of teacher professional learning. We envision a world where teachers and students thrive together in communities that enable life-long learning and meaningful lives.

• Teaching Lab seeks to fundamentally shift the paradigm of teacher professional learning in pursuit of excellent educational outcomes for every child.
• Ultimate goals include improving educator and student learning outcomes and advancing educational equity.