Director of Strategic Projects

Summary

Join Zearn, a nonprofit educational organization, as the Director of Strategic Projects. Partner with the VP of Strategy and Executive Leadership Team to lead high-visibility projects, refine operational processes, and scale experiments impacting math achievement. This role requires a top-tier management consulting background and involves designing and leading experiments, evaluating implementation processes, and developing strategic plans. You will work closely with various teams to achieve measurable impact and contribute to Zearn's long-term strategic vision. The position is remote and offers a competitive compensation and benefits package.

Requirements

• Possess a strong foundation in data analysis expertise, communication mastery, strategy & execution, and change management skills
• 5+ years of experience at a top-tier management consulting firm, preferably with experience in education or nonprofit contexts
• Proven track record of managing multiple complex workstreams with autonomy
• Experience leading teams and providing coaching and feedback

Responsibilities

• Design and lead high-priority experiments to drive deeper implementation and impact of Zearn
• Evaluate and codify existing implementation processes and deployment models (e.g., training and coaching)
• Define shortlist of high-potential experiments that could inflect implementation beyond experience to date
• Work closely with partnerships, academic and product teams to support the delivery and intervention to partners
• Reflect and evaluate the experiments to determine continued areas of improvement
• Lead experiments that don’t naturally fit into a function until proven
• Play a leading role in Zearn’s strategic planning process, helping to set in-year goals, initiatives, and target metrics across teams
• Partner with VP of Strategy to finalize 10-year strategic vision and develop communication plan for Board, Funders, and full Zearn team
• Drive annual strategic planning process to build multi-year and annual operating plans (e.g., linking product and GTM roadmaps)
• Translate internal operating plans to external facing multi-year business plans that will be used to pitch and engage funders
• Define and manage cross-functional initiatives that support Zearn’s long-term and in-year strategic priorities (as output from annual planning process)
• Drive continuous improvement of how Zearn operates as a business by identifying opportunity areas and working with relevant teams/stakeholders to address them

Benefits

• Compensation range of $135,000-$185,000 per year
• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans
• Short- and long-term disability
• Life insurance
• 401K matching
• Parental leave
• Generous Holiday policy
• Flexible PTO policy
• Collegial and passionate culture
• Potential to positively impact the lives of millions of children