Director of Curriculum

Summary

Join Kiddom, a leading educational platform, as the Director of Curriculum. Lead a team of Subject Matter Experts in developing tech-powered, standards-aligned, and research-based learning experiences. Foster a collaborative culture, ensuring alignment with company goals and best practices. Develop high-quality curriculum content for digital learning products, ensuring alignment with state and national academic standards. Collaborate with product teams to integrate curriculum with technology, enhancing classroom engagement. Stay current with educational trends and emerging technologies. Establish and oversee curriculum quality control processes. Monitor and analyze curriculum effectiveness through data-driven insights and user feedback. Innovate the usability of HQIM for maximum implementation in various classroom settings. Provide consistent project updates to stakeholders.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Education, Curriculum & Instruction, or a related field
• 7+ years of experience in curriculum development, instructional design, or educational publishing, with at least 3 years in a leadership role
• Strong knowledge of K-12 academic standards, instructional best practices, and digital learning trends
• Passion for improving education equitably and strong empathy for educators
• Experience managing a team of educators, instructional designers, or subject matter experts
• Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally with product, technology, and marketing teams
• Excellent communication, coaching, and leadership skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a data-driven approach to curriculum effectiveness

Responsibilities

• Foster a collaborative, high-performance culture, ensuring team members are aligned with company goals and instructional best practices
• Lead the development of high-quality, research-based curriculum content for digital learning products
• Ensure alignment with state and national academic standards, as well as best practices in instructional design, assessment and pedagogy
• Collaborate with product teams to integrate curriculum with technology in ways that enhance classroom engagement and efficacy
• Stay current with educational trends, instructional strategies, and emerging technologies to inform curriculum decisions
• Establish and oversee processes for curriculum quality control, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and effectiveness
• Monitor and analyze curriculum effectiveness through data-driven insights, user feedback, and research-based evaluations
• Innovate usability of HQIM to allow for maximum implementation in a variety of classroom settings
• Provide project updates on a consistent basis to various stakeholders regarding strategy, adjustments, and progress
• Perform other assigned tasks as needed to meet project deadlines and deliverables

Preferred Qualifications

Preference for experience with one or more HQIM programs offered by Kiddom

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Meaningful equity
• Health benefits: medical (various PPO/HMO/HSA plans), dental, vision, disability and life insurance
• 10 paid sick days per year
• Unlimited vacation time policy (subject to internal approval). Average use 4 weeks off per year
• Paid family leave for eligible employees