What We Do At Leading Educators (LE), we know that excellent teaching is the most important driver of student success. The moment a student steps foot in the classroom, their opportunity to learn depends on how prepared their teacher is to translate complex content knowledge, standards, and their knowledge of that student into lessons that help them learn deeply and apply their thinking to the real world. That’s a big lift, and it often happens alone. As a national nonprofit, we partner with school systems to overcome persistent instructional challenges, foster intentional collaboration and adult learning by design, and ignite new possibilities through systemic solutions at the intersection of teaching, talent, and technology. We work shoulder-to-shoulder with educators at every level of the education system to strengthen their instructional and leadership practices, bring a vision for excellent instruction to life with consistency, and ensure every student reaches their full potential. Through direct support, strategic advising, innovation pilots, and best-in-class research, we help educators work toward a future where every student is ready to thrive. Learn more about our work at leadingeducators.org. Internal and External Candidate Application Deadline: 3/13/2026 Position Mathematics instruction at scale requires more than good intentions—it requires a coherent, research-grounded architecture that can be replicated consistently across diverse contexts. As the Senior Director of Mathematics Strategy and Design, you'll serve as the intellectual architect of Leading Educators' mathematics portfolio, translating the Managing Director's vision into strategy frameworks, scalable service models, and codified design systems that drive national impact. This is a strategic leadership role that operates at the intersection of research synthesis, service design, and innovation. You'll convert mathematics philosophy into formal architecture—defining quality standards, establishing instructional guardrails and non-negotiables, developing tiered service taxonomies across grade bands, and formalizing AI-integrated models into structured offerings. You'll build and maintain the intellectual property that underpins implementation, growth, and external positioning, ensuring that every element of LE's mathematics work is research-grounded, instructionally rigorous, and strategically differentiated. Beyond internal strategy, you'll be a thought leader and public voice for Leading Educators' mathematics work. You'll author flagship white papers, craft LE's core mathematics narrative, represent the organization at conferences and in external forums, and monitor national and international trends to ensure our portfolio remains on the cutting edge. Working in close partnership with the Managing Director and colleagues across Program Learning, Growth, Development, AI Strategy, Research and Data, and Marketing, you'll ensure that mathematics strategy is coherent, ambitious, and positioned for long-term growth. Do you have expertise in… - K–12 mathematics content, progressions, and instructional best practices, with deep understanding of how students learn mathematics and what research tells us about effective teaching across grade bands? - Designing and scaling service models and instructional frameworks, with proven ability to translate vision into structured, repeatable systems that can be implemented consistently across diverse contexts? - Synthesizing research and translating it into actionable strategy, with strong analytical capabilities and the ability to draw clear conclusions from field data, policy trends, and emerging research? - Operating as a strategic thought partner in complex organizations, with demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders without formal authority and navigate multi-stakeholder environments with executive gravitas? Do you enjoy… - Building intellectual infrastructure, converting philosophy into formal architecture—defining standards, establishing guardrails, and codifying systems that enable consistent, high-quality execution at scale? - Shaping organizational narrative and external positioning, authoring publications that advance thought leadership and representing your organization's vision in national conversations on mathematics instruction? - Thinking systemically about innovation and evolution, monitoring global trends in mathematics, AI, computational thinking, and emerging instructional models to identify opportunities and anticipate shifts in the field? - Applying AI strategically, selecting and optimizing AI tools to strengthen research synthesis, service design, and strategic decision-making while maintaining rigorous professional judgment? If you've answered affirmatively to these questions and meet the following prerequisites, we urge you to seize this opportunity. This role calls for the following: - Minimum of 10 or more years of experience in mathematics education, instructional strategy, curriculum design, or related fields - Deep expertise in K–12 mathematics content, progressions, and instructional best practices, with demonstrated understanding of how students learn mathematics across grade bands - Proven experience designing service models or instructional frameworks at scale, with ability to translate vision into structured, repeatable systems - Strong research synthesis and analytical capabilities, with demonstrated ability to draw clear strategic conclusions from field data, policy trends, and emerging research - Exceptional written communication skills with experience producing executive-level publications, briefs, and thought leadership documents - Demonstrated ability to operate in complex, multi-stakeholder environments, with proven capacity to influence senior leaders without formal authority - Strong strategic judgment and independent decision-making capabilities, with ability to lead high-stakes decisions with clear framing and firm recommendations - Experience integrating AI or emerging technologies into instructional models (preferred) - AI Fluency at the Expert level—demonstrating deep understanding of how AI can be applied strategically within your function, selecting and optimizing AI tools, guiding others in effective use, and understanding tradeoffs, risks, and system implications - Ability to travel extensively for organizational retreats, programming, partnership meetings, and professional development; must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States Travel Requirements - This is a remote position requires moderate travel - National travel for org retreats, programming, job related travel, or professional development - Outside of the above mentioned travel, this person will work from a home office that must be located anywhere within the U.S. Questions? We’re here to help. If you have questions about this role or about our hiring process at any point, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at talent@leadingeducators.org. This inbox is monitored regularly, and we aim to respond within two business days. To ensure your question receives a thoughtful and timely response, we kindly ask that you refrain from emailing individual staff members or members of our HR team directly. The best way to connect with us is always through talent@leadingeducators.org. Why Work at Leading Educators? Imagine being part of an organization where your ideas and perspectives are highly valued. At Leading Educators, we believe in fostering individual strengths, encouraging personal growth, and embracing innovative ideas. If you thrive in a remote working environment, with the added excitement of travel, we're the perfect fit for you. By joining us, you become part of a powerful community of peers nationwide. Regardless of your location, you possess the power to make a significant impact on both students and teachers who rely on us daily. Join Leading Educators and become an integral part of driving progress in education. Learn About Our Mission & Values: Mission: Leading Educators partners with school systems to sustain the teaching, leadership, and conditions for every student to succeed in school and in life. Values: - Build on strengths: We affirm and begin with the unique and collective talents, experiences, and wisdom of ourselves and others. - Continuously learn: We develop ourselves and others. We apply new learning and deepened self-awareness to our relationships and practices. - Prioritize people: We build trust and reflect on the impact of different perspectives and experiences. - Champion success for all: We re-imagine structures, habits, and mindsets to ensure every learner has access to evidence-based learning opportunities. Use of Artificial Intelligence in Hiring - We use artificial intelligence–enabled tools throughout our hiring process, from the moment a candidate applies through the offer stage, to support administrative tasks and the initial review of candidate materials. These tools help us organize, analyze, and surface relevant information efficiently, but they do not make hiring decisions. - All candidate materials—including applications, resumes, assessments, and interview feedback—are reviewed and evaluated by people. All hiring decisions, including interview selection, advancement, and offers of employment, are made by humans. - We use AI solely as a support tool to assist with early-stage reviews and process efficiency. We do not use AI in ways that discriminate based on protected characteristics, nor do we use ZIP codes or similar data to target or exclude protected groups. Our hiring practices are designed to be fair, consistent, and aligned with equal employment opportunity standards. Benefits - Compensation: - If hired for this position, the base salary range is $127,487 to $172,483 per year. Most new hires enter the range at a specific point based on their qualifications and the role level. For this position, the standard starting salary is $149,985, which is based on meeting the minimum requirement of 8 years of relevant experience. - If you have more than 8 years of directly relevant experience, your starting salary may be adjusted higher within the range, up to a maximum starting salary of $159,627. This approach ensures that candidates with additional experience beyond the minimum are recognized in the initial salary offer. - Benefits: - 100% paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for individual employees. Additional premium costs are covered 60% by Leading Educators for partners and dependents on medical, dental, and vision plans. - 4% matching 401k plan, Flexible Spending Accounts for medical, childcare and commuter expenses, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP). Benefits are valued at or above $9,000 for employees. - Time Off: - First three years of employment, full time staff accrue 22 days a year. - Five additional days are accrued after the third and sixth year of employment. - Leading Educators also offer 16 additional paid days off for various holidays, including three floating holidays staff may use at their discretion. Equal Opportunity Employment Leading Educators is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations. Apply: https://leadingeducators.org/careers/opportunities #LI-CN1

This description is a summary of our understanding of the job description. Click on 'Apply' button to find out more. Role Description We are hiring an Associate, Media Strategy to support several key media channels for one of our largest accounts. This is a role responsible for developing media strategies & campaign plans and supporting projects across multiple stakeholders. The Associate, Media Strategy will also be responsible for pulling reports, internal project management/timelines and ensuring day to day meetings run smoothly. Reporting to the Media Strategy Manager, the Associate, Media Strategy will ensure partner satisfaction via the stewardship of media strategy, campaign planning, vendor management, and communications between internal & external teams. - Assists with multiple concurrent projects and campaigns, ranging from smaller tactical assignments to activating complex, integrated campaigns. - Coordinates, activates and communicates relevant project information to the Media Ops team to ensure that the outcome addresses the partner’s business requirements. - Supports projects by managing timelines, sharing campaign reporting, and working collaboratively to meet partner deliverables. - Assists in proofing and compiling materials for internal and partner meetings. - Updates and manages internal and partner facing communications to share progress and challenges in a timely and succinct way. - Facilitates workflows, deadlines, and deliverables among C&C team and vendors. - Maintain budget tracking documentation for multiple campaigns or initiatives. - Support media finance processes by pulling actuals for prior month or quarter and consolidating planned totals for future months. - Assist in RFP process by drafting and sending RFPs, reviewing responses and summarizing plans for clients. - Manages projects with grace and humility, ensuring all stays on point, on budget, and on time. - Consistently surfaces opportunities to add value to partners beyond immediate deliverables. Qualifications - 1-2 years of experience in media planning or strategy, performance marketing, or media buying. - Proven experience working on a complex or enterprise client. - Prior experience in part of the retail media ecosystem, Walmart (WMC & Scintilla), Sam’s Club (MAP), Target (Roundel), Albertsons, Programmatic (TTD, StackAdapt), Social (Meta, TikTok), Google or Amazon. - Understanding of media planning fundamentals. Prior experience with third party planning tools (GWI, Nielsen, Comscore, Resonate) a plus. - Familiarity with media measurement approaches such as Marketing Mix Modeling, Multi-Touch Attribution, brand lift studies, or incrementality testing. - Proven track record sending RFPs to media vendors to develop holistic media plans, based on an overarching client strategy. - Experience working with both self service and managed service media campaigns. - Strong data literacy — able to interpret performance trends, work with analytics partners, and translate data into clear strategic insights. - Excellent communication and storytelling skills — both written and verbal — with an ability to influence internal teams and client stakeholders. - Exceptional project management skills and attention to detail, experience working with project management software (Asana, Monday.com, Trello). - Experience leveraging AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity) to enhance productivity and data insight clarity. - Adept at building strong relationships with internal teams, clients and other partners. - Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Finance, or a quantitative/analytical field (e.g. Economics, Statistics, Data Science, STEM); an advanced degree is a plus. Requirements - Prior experience in part of the retail media ecosystem, Walmart (WMC & Scintilla), Sam’s Club (MAP), Target (Roundel), Albertsons, Programmatic (TTD, StackAdapt), Social (Meta, TikTok), Google or Amazon. - Understanding of media planning fundamentals. Prior experience with third party planning tools (GWI, Nielsen, Comscore, Resonate) a plus. - Familiarity with media measurement approaches such as Marketing Mix Modeling, Multi-Touch Attribution, brand lift studies, or incrementality testing. - Proven track record sending RFPs to media vendors to develop holistic media plans, based on an overarching client strategy. - Experience working with both self service and managed service media campaigns. - Strong data literacy — able to interpret performance trends, work with analytics partners, and translate data into clear strategic insights. - Excellent communication and storytelling skills — both written and verbal — with an ability to influence internal teams and client stakeholders. - Exceptional project management skills and attention to detail, experience working with project management software (Asana, Monday.com, Trello). - Experience leveraging AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity) to enhance productivity and data insight clarity. - Adept at building strong relationships with internal teams, clients and other partners.

Role Overview The Director of Content Strategy is responsible for defining and executing Fantasy Life’s company-wide content strategy, ensuring content drives growth, engagement, and revenue while remaining scalable, disciplined, and performance-driven. This role owns content performance and manages the content operating budget, ensuring resources are allocated efficiently to support sustainable growth and profitability. The Director of Content Strategy oversees content strategy across written, premium, social, video, and Guillotine Leagues content. They are accountable for KPIs, sponsorship integration, and distribution strategy, and manage the Video team from a strategic and performance standpoint, while dedicated video leadership oversees day-to-day production and execution. This is a senior leadership role designed to bring focus, structure, and accountability to how content is created, distributed, and monetized across the business. Core Responsibilities Content Strategy & Ownership - Own the end-to-end content strategy across Fantasy Life and Guillotine Leagues. - Define content priorities, franchises, and formats aligned with business goals. - Ensure all major content initiatives are built around full-time creators and scalable formats. - Maintain consistent voice, tone, and quality standards across all branded content. - Oversee Guillotine Leagues content strategy with a focus on: - - Growing the platform - Increasing user engagement - Enhancing the overall user experience through content Performance, KPIs & Analytics - Own content KPIs across all formats and platforms, including: - - Engagement and audience growth - Conversion to premium Product - Sponsorship and branded content performance - Platform-specific benchmarks (written, social, video) - Use performance data to guide content decisions, prioritization, and investment. - Establish clear expectations and accountability for teams and creators. Sponsorship & Branded Content Integration - Oversee the strategy and execution of branded and sponsorable content. - Partner closely with Sales to ensure content supports advertiser and partner objectives. - Ensure integrations are thoughtful, high-quality, and scalable. - Balance monetization opportunities with editorial integrity and audience trust. - Ensure branded content has a distinct look, feel, and promotion strategy. Video Strategy Oversight (Not Production) - Provide strategic leadership and performance oversight for video content. - Set expectations for: - - Output and cadence - Platform-first optimization - Audience growth and engagement - Alignment with content franchises and sponsorship goals - Partner with the Video Lead, who owns production, showsheets, and execution. - Ensure video content supports broader business objectives, including content licensing. Distribution & Promotion Strategy - Own how content is packaged, prioritized, and distributed across platforms. - Partner with Social and Marketing to ensure content reaches the right audience in the right format. - Ensure platform-specific optimization across social, video, and owned channels. - Treat distribution as a core part of content success—not an afterthought. Budget & Resource Ownership - Own the content operating budget in partnership with Finance. - Make tradeoff decisions to balance quality, scale, and profitability. - Ensure content strategy improves margins and efficiency over time. - Oversee contractor usage and resource allocation to support sustainable growth. Team Leadership & Operations - Lead and manage full-time writers, editors, and content support staff. - Establish clear output expectations for in-season and offseason production. - Guide contractor strategy and usage, including decisions around retention and replacement. - Improve processes to eliminate bottlenecks and competing deadlines. - Lead organizational change required to improve focus and performance. Cross-Functional Collaboration - Work closely with - - Sales on sponsorship strategy and promotion - Marketing and Social on distribution and growth - Product to align content with tools, features, and user behavior - Analytics to ensure performance clarity and accountability - Serve as the connective tissue between content creation and business outcomes. Ideal Background - Senior content leader with experience scaling digital media or creator-led brands. - Strong understanding of content monetization and sponsorship integration. - Proven ability to manage teams against clear KPIs. - Comfortable operating at the intersection of content, revenue, and analytics. - Strategic, decisive, and execution-oriented.

Description Sprout Social is hiring a Sr. Director of Strategic Operations and Program Management to build and lead a critical new function that drives execution excellence across the company’s highest priority initiatives. Why join Sprout’s People team? Sprout’s People team champions a strong, inclusive culture by ensuring teams have the talent, programs, and operating support they need to achieve ambitious goals. Our work sits at the intersection of strategy, execution, and organizational effectiveness, partnering closely with leaders to turn priorities into meaningful, measurable outcomes. About the Role Sprout Social is building an enterprise PMO to bring greater rigor, clarity, and accountability to how our most important cross-functional initiatives are executed. Reporting to the Chief People Officer, you will serve as the operational engine behind Sprout’s top company-wide priorities. You will translate strategy into action by designing the infrastructure, operating rhythms, and decision frameworks that ensure initiatives move from planning to results with speed and focus. This is not a traditional PMO role centered on schedules and status reporting. You will act as a trusted advisor to executive leaders, pressure testing initiative design, identifying and removing blockers, and helping leaders make informed trade-offs. You will be equally comfortable building frameworks from scratch and rolling up your sleeves to drive progress day to day. From day one, you will operate at both the strategic and operational levels, shaping how initiatives are scoped and prioritized, surfacing systemic issues that slow execution, and serving as a thought partner to senior leadership on where the organization should focus next. What You’ll Do Build and scale the enterprise PMO - Establish the operating model, core rituals, and tooling to manage Sprout’s top six cross-functional company priorities - Create clear, lightweight visibility into progress, risks, dependencies, and decisions needed without unnecessary bureaucracy - Design measurement and reporting systems that provide genuine insight into initiative health and execution effectiveness - Use data to inform prioritization and resource allocation by analyzing effort versus impact, velocity, and cross-initiative dependencies - Partner closely with initiative owners to surface trade-offs, remove blockers, and accelerate decision making - Codify how Sprout executes major initiatives, iterating on what works and evolving the model as the business scales Drive execution of critical company initiatives - Own end-to-end program management for six high-stakes, cross-functional initiatives - Translate executive vision into executable plans with clear ownership, milestones, and success metrics - Track leading and lagging indicators to identify early warning signs and course correct before issues escalate - Provide portfolio-level oversight by identifying patterns across initiatives, distinguishing systemic issues from one-off challenges, and advising on sequencing, integration, and resourcing - Anticipate dependencies and conflicts across initiatives and run effective operating rhythms to maintain momentum - Distill complex, multi-threaded work into clear updates, decisions needed, and next actions for senior leaders Partner on strategic planning and organizational effectiveness - Partner with the CPO and executive leadership team on annual and long-range strategic planning - Connect company strategy to day-to-day execution, ensuring leaders and teams have a clear line of sight to priorities and outcomes - Identify organizational friction points and capability gaps that slow execution, and design interventions that improve velocity - Develop frameworks and tools that strengthen decision making and execution effectiveness across the organization - Evolve from managing the initiative portfolio to helping shape it by making recommendations based on capacity, dependencies, and strategic value Manage and develop the function - Hire, coach, and develop one direct report to support program management execution - Build a scalable operating model and determine when additional program management capacity is needed as the company grows What You’ll Bring - 12+ years of experience in strategy, operations, program management, or management consulting, including 5+ years in a leadership role - Proven track record leading complex, cross-functional, high-stakes initiatives from strategy through execution - Deep experience building programs, operating rhythms, and execution frameworks in ambiguous, fast-moving environments - Strong analytical and quantitative skills, including designing measurement frameworks and translating insights into action - Exceptional communication skills and executive presence, with the ability to partner credibly with C-suite leaders Preferred qualifications - Experience in high-growth technology or SaaS environments - PMO or program management certification (PMP, PgMP) - MBA or relevant graduate degree - Experience in organizational design, change management, or organizational effectiveness - Background in management consulting, internal strategy, or enterprise PMO roles - Experience supporting executive or board-level strategic planning How You’ll Grow Within 3 months: - Build strong relationships with senior leaders and initiative owners - Take ownership of major initiatives already in flight - Establish core success metrics and operating rhythms for the PMO Within 6 months: - Provide consistent, high-quality portfolio visibility and insights to executive leadership - Lead planning and prioritization cycles with a clear execution lens - Establish the PMO as a trusted partner in how Sprout executes strategy Within 12 months: - Be indispensable to how Sprout turns strategy into results - Build systems and rhythms that materially improve execution effectiveness across the company - Continue evolving the function through innovation, insight, and strong operational leadership This timeline represents an ideal progression and may evolve based on business needs and priorities. Our Benefits Program We’re proud to regularly be recognized for our team, product, and culture. We invest in our team with a comprehensive, competitive benefits program: - Comprehensive Health & Wellness: Premium BCBSIL medical, dental (high/low plans), and vision (Eyemed) insurance for you and your eligible dependents. - Premium Mental Health Support: Full, free access to Modern Health for you and your dependents, including coaching, therapy sessions, and digital wellness resources. - Retirement Savings: 401(k) plan with a 50% company match on your first 6% of contributions (a 3% total match). - Financial Security: 100% employer-paid Life and Disability insurance for your peace of mind. - Flexible Paid Time Off: A flexible PTO policy, supplemented with additional company-wide Rest & Recharge days throughout the year. - Paid Parental Leave: Up to 16 weeks of paid leave for new parents to support you in expanding your family. - Annual Lifestyle Stipend: A $1,000 USD annual Lifestyle Spending Account to spend on your physical, mental, and financial well-being. - Work From Home Support: A one-time $550 USD stipend to set up your home office, plus a monthly $50 USD stipend for internet. - Giving Back: 16 hours of paid volunteer time annually, plus a $100 annual match for your charitable donations. - Additional Financial Perks: Access to pre-tax commuter benefits, subsidized child/eldercare (Care.com), discounted pet insurance (Figo), and no-cost personalized financial wellness support through Your Money Line. *This list is for informational purposes only. Benefit offerings are discretionary and subject to change and do not constitute a contract or guarantee of benefits. Whenever possible, Sprout wants to provide our team with the flexibility to work in the location that makes the most sense for them. Sprout maintains a remote workforce in many places in the United States. However, we are not set up in all states, so please look at the drop-down box in our application to see whether your state is listed. Few roles require an office setting. If your position requires a physical presence in a Sprout office, it will be evident in the job listing and your offer letter. Individual base pay is based on various factors, including whether you’re located in Zone 1 or Zone 2, as well as relevant experience and skills. In the United States, we have two geographic pay zones. For this role, the expected base pay ranges for new hires are: - Zone 1 (CA, NY, WA): $237,600.00-$297,000.00 USD annually - Zone 2 (All other US states): $216,000.00-$270,000.00 USD annually The listed ranges represent earning potential in this position. These ranges were determined by a market-based compensation approach; we used data from trusted third-party compensation sources to set equitable, consistent, and competitive ranges. We also evaluate compensation bi-annually, identify any changes in the market and make adjustments to our ranges and existing employee compensation as needed. Base pay is only one element of an employee's total compensation at Sprout. Every Sprout team member has an opportunity to receive restricted stock units (RSUs) under Sprout’s equity plan. Employees (and their dependents) are covered by medical, dental, vision, basic life, accidental death, and dismemberment insurance, and Modern Health (a wellness benefit). Employees are able to enroll in Sprout’s company’s 401k plan, in which Sprout will match 50% of your contributions up to 6% with a maximum contribution. Sprout offers “Flexible Paid Time Off” and ten paid holidays. We have outlined the various components to an employee’s full compensation package here to help you to understand our total rewards package. Sprout Social is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based on identity- race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex (including sexual identity), age, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, veteran or military status, unfavorable discharge from military service, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, order of protection status, citizenship status, arrest record or expunged or sealed convictions, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law. Because Sprout Social is a federal contractor, we affirmatively recruit individuals with a disability and protected veterans. Learn more about our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in our latest DEI Report. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at accommodations@sproutsocial.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. We'll do all we can to ensure you're set up for success during our interview process while upholding your privacy, including requests for accommodation. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address. For more information about our commitment to equal employment opportunity, please click here (1) Equal Opportunity Employment Poster and (2) Sprout Social's Affirmative Action Statement. Additionally, Sprout Social participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law #LI-REMOTE Sprout Social Inc. and its subsidiaries process personal data submitted through your application to assess your qualifications for employment and to inform our hiring decision and, where applicable, for required governmental reporting. For more information, please review Sprout's Global Applicant Privacy Notice.