[Hiring] Senior Manager of Curriculum @Girls Who Code

Role Description

The Senior Manager of Curriculum reports to the Director of Curriculum and builds project-based, AI-forward curricula that inspires girls, female-identifying, and non-binary students to become changemakers in tech. They will play a critical role in a new strategic project to develop and scale direct-to-student learning experiences that build critical thinking skills alongside technical ones, center social and community learning, and prepare young people for careers in tech and tech-adjacent fields. They will also own a smaller portfolio of existing programmatic curriculum and manage a team of consultants and/or part-time staff.

Responsibilities

• Own the curriculum design and development for a highly visible, top priority project from mid-stage planning through launch and beyond.
• Lead project management, create supplementary user resources, consult on AI systems integration, build internal documentation, report outcomes, and manage the content lifecycle.
• Manage curricular projects and maintenance for an existing, well-established programmatic portfolio while anticipating and planning for this portfolio to expand into a new platform.
• Translate high-level curriculum maps into executable scope and sequences, project plans, development roadmaps, and consultant briefs.
• Make strong editorial decisions about alignment to AI literacy and educational standards and frameworks, content quality, complexity reduction, and pacing.
• Manage a small team of curriculum consultants, providing supportive guidance and clear feedback while holding them accountable to fast-paced timelines, quality standards, and Girls Who Code's voice and values.
• Partner with Curriculum team members around community feedback and testing initiatives to ensure integration of youth voice across curriculum products.
• Contribute to internal Curriculum team processes, documentation, and systems with a close eye to maintaining coherence and consistency of implementation across programs.
• Take on special projects as organizational needs arise.
• Represent the Curriculum team in cross-functional meetings, serving as an in-house expert on GWC’s pedagogical approach, learner experience, and content implementation on our platforms.
• Collaborate with Tech, Research, Programs, Marketing, and Development to communicate updates, seek alignment, surface project challenges, problem-solve issues, and support reporting for relevant cross-functional projects.
• Support the Director of Curriculum with goal development and strategy; team planning and project management; and team professional development.
• Participate in local and national Computer Science Education events and share Girls Who Code’s insights and best practices with external stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Believe that all girls can code, and be excited to work to close the gender gap in tech.
• Have 6+ years of applicable experience developing curriculum within computer science, STEAM, or related domains.
• Of those 6 years of experience, have at least 2 years experience managing or supervising the work of others.
• Have teaching experience with grades 6-12 or college-aged students from a wide range of backgrounds.
• Have strong familiarity with Understanding by Design, Universal Design for Learning, Project-Based Learning, and/or Inquiry-Based Learning.
• Have an ability to apply instructional design techniques/frameworks and learning theory at all levels of curriculum planning.
• Be a strong content creator with great editorial and graphic design instincts.
• Have experience using generative AI tools to develop, refine, or translate content.
• Demonstrate an active interest in AI, emerging technologies, and computer science education.
• Be an intellectually curious and responsive team leader.
• Demonstrate comfort with adjusting work to evolving priorities in a dynamic work environment.
• Be proficient with at least one text-based programming language (e.g., Python, JavaScript, Swift, Java, Arduino).
• Have excellent project management skills and experience juggling multiple workstreams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hold a Bachelor’s degree in a Science Technology Engineering Math or Education field, or have commensurate or demonstrable experience in STEM.
• Strong graphic design background applied with an understanding of how layouts and information hierarchies within visual resources can reduce cognitive load.
• Experience developing video tutorials or video-based lessons.
• Experience managing a team of curriculum developers or content contributors.
• Experience building AI specific curriculum.
• Experience building STEM curriculum aligned to career pathways.
• Experience collaborating closely with a tech product team.
• Experience working with or developing curriculum for a wide variety of student backgrounds and needs.

Compensation

$97,000 - $121,000 a year

The wage range for this role takes into account the many factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; certifications; and other business and organizational needs.