[Hiring] Senior Technical Program Manager, Data @Khan Academy
Mar 28, 2025 - Khan Academy is hiring a remote Senior Technical Program Manager, Data. đź’¸ Salary: $165,446 - $175,000 / $223,569 - $236,250 cad. đź“ŤLocation: USA, Canada.
Role Description
At Khan Academy, our Data Insights Group (DIG) is critical in leveraging data to evaluate our impact on learners and educators. By ensuring our data is accurate, actionable, and well-documented, we help measure effectiveness, identify areas for improvement, and support data-informed decision-making.
We’re seeking an experienced Senior Technical Program Manager, Data, to help us change the world. As a Senior Technical Program Manager, Data in the Data Insights Group (DIG), you will lead the planning and coordination of the delivery of complex data initiatives, aligning multiple engineering teams to enhance DIG’s efficiency and impact.
Your work will empower DIG to discern our users' needs better and measure product efficacy, enabling us to build the best products to serve our mission.
- Translate Data Initiatives into Actionable Requirements – Work with Data Analysts, Data Scientists, and Efficacy & Research Scientists to translate analytic/research asks into data requirements for high-priority, complex, and large in-scope data initiatives.
- Facilitate Cross-Team Data Alignment – Partner with engineering and DIG to deeply understand and communicate fit-for-purpose data requirements.
- Monitor Product Changes & Mitigate Data Risks – Stay informed about product changes and proactively alert DIG leaders to updates that could impact data interpretation or disrupt data pipelines.
- Develop & Optimize Data Processes – Collaborate with engineering leadership to design, implement, and refine data-related processes that accelerate and simplify data capturing and validation.
Qualifications
- 8+ years of experience as a Technical Program Manager, successfully leading big data-focused programs (or multiple projects) from inception to execution.
- Technical background in software development, data engineering, or analytics.
- Proficient in program/project management tools (e.g., JIRA, Confluence, Gantt charts, spreadsheets, presentations, etc.).
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to build relationships and influence across multiple levels of the organization.
- Excellent organization skills, acute attention to detail, and ability to balance multiple tasks in an ever-changing environment.
- The ability to think creatively and use data to solve ambiguous and complex problems.
- Motivated by the Khan Academy mission “to provide a free world-class education for anyone, anywhere."
- Proven cross-cultural competency skills demonstrating self-awareness, awareness of other, and the ability to adopt inclusive perspectives, attitudes, and behaviors.
Requirements
- Familiarity with entity-relationship diagrams and basic SQL skills, or willingness to learn, are preferred.
Benefits
- Competitive salaries
- Ample paid time off as needed – Your well-being is a priority.
- Remote-first culture - that caters to your time zone, with open flexibility as needed, at times.
- Generous parental leave
- An exceptional team that trusts you and gives you the freedom to do your best
- The chance to put your talents towards a deeply meaningful mission and the opportunity to work on high-impact products that are already defining the future of education
- Opportunities to connect through affinity, ally, and social groups
- 401(k) + 4% matching & comprehensive insurance, including medical, dental, vision, and life
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