Senior Director, Professional Education (Math)

• WHO WE ARE
• 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. In partnership with teachers, we transform professional learning from the ground up to dramatically improve student outcomes. We also work with school, district, and state leaders to create the instructional systems necessary to support these changes. To learn more about Teaching Lab, explore our website at www.teachinglab.org .

• OUR VALUES
• Teaching Lab seeks to fundamentally shift the paradigm of teacher professional learning in pursuit of excellent educational outcomes for every child.

Teaching Lab’s ultimate goals are:

Educators learn more than they would without us

Students learn more than they would without us, in a way that cannot be predicted by race, gender, or family income

Educators we serve say they love our approach, and they want to keep doing it to advance educational equity

All employees are expected to embrace Teaching Lab’s Values to help us achieve our ultimate goals.

Collaboration & Responsive Service

Resilient Solution-Finding

Research & Learning With Humility

Accountable Excellence

Equity & Justice

Read more about Teaching Lab’s Values here .

• Type of Vacancy: Salaried (Full-Time)
• Start Date: December 2026
• Location: NE US: While this is a remote position, we strongly prefer candidates who reside in the Northeastern United States (NY, NJ, PA, MA, CT, VT, ME, RI) due to the regional focus of this role. Applicants from other locations are still encouraged to apply.
• Department: Program
• Reports To: Chief Professional Education Officer
• Supervises: Often supervises Director(s), Program, Senior Manager(s), Program, and/or other Senior Director(s), Program. Dependent on the project, the Senior Director, Program is often a Project Leader with project team supervision responsibilities
• Travel: Remote with frequent travel
• Compensation: $125,000 to $164,889
• Areas of Expertise: Programmatic Leadership Strategy: Helping set and advance programmatic goals and strategy, including identifying partnership challenges and innovating solutions to improve teaching and learning at scale. Math Content Expertise: Serving as a content-area expert in math curriculum and instruction, applying deep knowledge of College- and Career-Ready math standards to shape programmatic decisions and build team members' content expertise. Project and Team Leadership: Leading complex, cross-project and cross-departmental initiatives, managing programmatic projects and team members across content development, state/district implementation, and coaching/facilitation.

• ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT
• The Professional Education department’s primary purpose is to design, deliver, and continuously improve teacher professional learning programs that strengthen instructional practice and drive student achievement. The team’s main functions include managing and implementing scopes of work with partners, providing coaching and professional learning for teachers and leaders, and creating research-based content and learning assets tailored to partner needs. The Professional Education department contributes to Teaching Lab’s mission by ensuring that every partnership drives measurable impact on teacher practice and student learning, advancing educational equity at scale.

• ABOUT THE ROLE
• 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.

The Senior Director is accountable for the strategic growth, financial performance, and sustainability of the NYC Solves portfolio, including developing opportunities to expand impact, strengthening and deepening partner relationships, and achieving revenue and programmatic goals. This role identifies and addresses portfolio-level opportunities and challenges, makes strategic tradeoffs, and empowers teams to execute against shared priorities in service of Teaching Lab’s mission to strengthen educator practice and improve student learning and outcomes.

• ESSENTIAL PROJECTS, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• The Senior Director, Professional Education (Math) will hold responsibilities in the following areas:

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. Manage projects such as content development, district and school implementation, and coaching, often as Project Lead or Sponsor. Serve as a math content expert, build team expertise, and support client contract renewals and business development.

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. Set the vision for coaching and professional development, including observation and feedback, shared best practices, adjunct coach training, and a monthly new hire PLC. Model people manager competencies by coaching direct reports, addressing development needs, and monitoring workloads and capacity.

Manage and model an exemplary coaching and facilitation program (10%)

Model exemplary facilitation and coaching by directly supporting a portfolio of partners, using baseline assessments to set coaching goals and managing project plans tied to scopes of work. Demonstrate strong organization, time management, and a radically responsive orientation to partner needs. Develop systems, tools, and processes that scale partnerships and impact over time.

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. Work with Program Team members to refine professional learning content and implementation, and develop team members to engage new and existing school system partners. Partner with Learning & Research to improve data collection and impact evaluation.

Perform other duties as assigned by Program department leadership and/or Executive Team.

• REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Education, Work Experience, and Knowledge

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 outside of their organization to manage workflow or deliver services

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, with demonstrated evidence of impact

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

Experience setting program/project goals, cr