Director, Professional Learning

Role overview

This is a senior leadership opportunity in the education technology space, focused on setting the direction, structure, and long-term outcomes of a national professional learning function. The role is responsible for defining how learning programs are created, delivered, and expanded so they produce measurable results for schools and districts. It blends strategic ownership of the function’s financial performance with day-to-day organizational leadership, and it plays a direct role in customer retention, product adoption, and revenue growth.

You will guide a team of managers, establish operating rhythms and success measures for the department, and ensure the learning experience reflects research-based instructional practices as well as evolving product capabilities. The position also calls for close collaboration with leaders in product, sales, marketing, and customer success to improve how educators engage with digital learning solutions at scale.

Accountabilities

• Set the overall professional learning strategy and own the function’s P&L, with responsibility for delivering measurable improvements in retention, adoption, and revenue.
• Recruit, scale, and coach a strong team of professional learning managers, including team structure, leadership development, and performance oversight.
• Create and manage the measurement framework for the function, including team results, content impact, and customer outcomes, and report progress regularly to senior leadership.
• Direct the creation and refinement of professional learning content informed by adult learning principles, literacy instruction, and evidence-based educational research.
• Keep learning offerings aligned with customer needs, product changes, and go-to-market priorities in partnership with Product, Marketing, and Sales.
• Design a long-range delivery approach that integrates professional learning throughout the customer journey to strengthen engagement, adoption, and retention.
• Work with Customer Success and Sales to position professional learning as a lever for expansion, renewals, and measurable educational outcomes.
• Manage vendor partnerships, contractual commitments, and budget planning to support efficient spending and strong return on investment.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of progressive experience in professional learning or educational services leadership, including 5 or more years leading a strategic function or P&L at Director level or higher.
• Demonstrated success in building and leading high-performing teams, with strong capability in organizational design, talent growth, and coaching toward business and impact goals.
• Deep knowledge of adult learning theory, literacy instruction, and the K-12 education landscape, along with executive-level understanding of effective instructional practice.
• Strong experience using data and systems such as LMS and Salesforce, or similar tools, to shape strategy, improve operations, and strengthen P&L performance.
• Proven ability to create and present multi-year strategy documents, budget forecasts, and performance insights to executive stakeholders at VP level and above.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to bring internal and external partners into alignment on complex initiatives.
• Ability and willingness to travel as much as 30% when needed.
• Preferred background in edtech, digital learning environments, or scaling instructional services in complex K-12 settings.

Perks and benefits

• Base salary between $115,000 and $132,000 USD, plus equity eligibility.
• Fully remote setup with flexible work arrangements.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage with employer contribution.
• HSA support and wellness-oriented benefits such as gym reimbursement, mental health resources, Calm subscription access, and similar programs.
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer matching.
• Strong PTO offering, including flexible time off, sick leave, company holidays, and winter break.
• Paid parental leave plus family-forming support such as fertility and adoption assistance.
• Annual professional development budget for training, conferences, and learning materials.
• Monthly home office and technology stipend for remote work.
• Inclusive workplace culture with programs that support wellbeing, belonging, and community involvement.

Additional information

This posting is for a partner company, which will handle all applications and next steps directly. The hiring process includes AI-assisted matching to identify candidates who best fit the role’s core requirements, after which a shortlist is shared with the employer for its own review and interview process.

By applying, candidates acknowledge that personal data will be processed to evaluate candidacy and share relevant information with the hiring employer, based on legitimate interest and pre-contractual measures under applicable data protection laws, including GDPR. Applicants may exercise rights such as access, rectification, erasure, and objection at any time.

Artificial intelligence tools may be used to support parts of the hiring workflow, including resume review, application analysis, response assessment, and identification of possible inconsistencies or verification signals. These tools assist the recruitment team but do not replace human judgment, and final hiring decisions are made by people.