[Hiring] Senior Director, Professional Education (Math) @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. The Senior Director aligns program strategy, instructional quality, staffing, partnerships, and resources across the portfolio; leads cross-functional collaboration and decision-making; and ensures effective execution across a complex set of projects and stakeholders.

• Support the development of Teaching Lab's programmatic strategy and leadership of assigned portfolios (50%)
• Develop and execute a programmatic vision, owning work streams tied to program and strategic plan metrics, and partner with the CPO to solve programmatic and partnership challenges through new programming.
• Provide team leadership and staff development for various levels of staff (30%)
• Manage a group of Project Leads by setting quarterly portfolio metrics, implementing data collection, and adjusting strategy based on impact data.
• Manage and model an exemplary coaching and facilitation program (10%)
• Model exemplary facilitation and coaching by directly supporting a portfolio of partners.
• Engage in cross-functional collaboration (10%)
• Collaborate across functions to improve systems, strategies, and tools that strengthen the project-based team structure and programmatic success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• Demonstrated ability to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders and influence across organizational boundaries
• 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, but not limited to, principals and district leaders
• Ten or more years of combined experience working in PK-12 education, with a minimum of two years of experience teaching PK-12 math to students from traditionally underserved backgrounds
• 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, with responsibility for setting direction, making strategic tradeoffs, and leading through organizational or programmatic complexity
• Experience teaching or coaching at least one of the following curricula: Math (Amplify Desmos, Carnegie Learning, Envision Mathematics, EngageNY/EurekaMath, Illustrative Math, Into Math, iReady, Savvas, Skyline, Zearn Math)

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 that build engagement and influence
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage complex projects and tight timelines

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