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$140,000–$155,000/yr
US 5w PTO

  • Lead the development of an organizational intelligence capability rooted in classroom resource needs.
  • Translate research into compelling narratives for fundraising, partnerships, and thought leadership.
  • Oversee impact measurement and learning frameworks to inform strategy and decision-making.

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  • Lead rigorous evaluation and external validation including RCTs, quasi-experimental studies, and partnerships with credible validators.
  • Build impact intelligence systems and data quality by embedding measurement across the learner journey and strengthening data pipelines.

The African Leadership Group is a family of mission-aligned institutions building a pipeline of ethical, entrepreneurial talent through education and career pathways. With over $1.7 billion raised and 373,000+ graduates across 50+ countries, they aim to develop 3 million leaders by 2035.

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  • Lead the Frontier Team to explore and pressure-test new ideas before they become roadmap commitments.
  • Collaborate across marketing, brand, product, technology, and content to vet and hand off promising opportunities.
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Continued is an EdTech leader dedicated to empowering professionals and enhancing careers. They are a medium-sized, 100% virtual company with a tight-knit culture driven by curiosity and love of learning.

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  • Define and deliver the strategic roadmap for the Insights function, aligning priorities with Lumin Digital's business and product objectives.
  • Lead cross-functional analytics and research programs to identify high-value opportunities and optimize customer experiences.
  • Build, scale, and develop a high-performing multidisciplinary team of data scientists, analysts, and researchers.

Lumin Digital is a trailblazer in digital banking solutions, empowering credit unions and banks with cutting-edge cloud-native experiences. The company fosters a culture of trust, respect, and boldness, with a collaborative, innovation-driven team.

$115,000–$132,000/yr
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  • Define long-term strategy and P&L for Professional Learning Services to drive customer retention and revenue.
  • Build and scale the Professional Learning team, developing future leaders and aligning structure to support growth.
  • Establish content strategy grounded in research and adult-learning best practices, partnering with Product and Marketing.

Newsela is a leading education technology company delivering integrated, AI-powered solutions for K-12 classrooms to unlock student engagement and drive meaningful learning outcomes. As a fully remote company, it focuses on employee well-being, professional growth, and inclusive benefits.

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  • Manage day-to-day project operations as principal investigator or project director, ensuring deliverables are on time and within budget.
  • Design and implement rigorous applied research studies, including aligned research questions, methodologies, and analytic plans.
  • Lead proposal development and build strong client and stakeholder relationships.

American Institutes for Research (AIR) is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization that conducts behavioral and social science research and delivers technical assistance to address pressing challenges. Founded in 1946 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, AIR employs a multidisciplinary team of economists, data scientists, public health experts, clinicians, and policy researchers, fostering a collaborative and evidence-driven culture.

$145,000–$160,000/yr
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  • Serve as a strategic partner to the CEO and senior leadership team, leading high-priority initiatives and complex cross-functional projects.
  • Translate ambiguous problems into structured workplans, analyses, and recommendations, driving work from concept through execution.
  • Own the operating rhythm of executive leadership and build scalable systems to track priorities, decisions, and progress.

ILO Group is a women-owned education strategy and policy firm that supports school districts and states in executing high-priority initiatives. The team works alongside educators, experts, and government partners, and also powers partnerships including Women Leading Ed and The Forum for Educational Leadership.

US 4w PTO

  • Own the Foundation's strategy and planning operating rhythm, including annual planning and progress monitoring toward OKRs.
  • Serve as the central coordinator for planning leads across functions to ensure alignment and enterprise-level decisions.
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KIPP Public Schools is a national network of tuition-free public charter schools that prepares students with the skills and confidence to create the future they want. The KIPP Foundation supports 279 schools, nearly 16,500 educators, and nearly 210,000 students and alumni.

$159,800–$243,100/yr
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  • Shape research strategy and run mixed-methods studies for multiple product pods, including integrating a recent acquisition.
  • Connect research to Thumbtack's demand growth strategy and develop frameworks that guide executive decision-making.
  • Use AI fluently across the research lifecycle, build reusable AI tooling, and influence product strategy at leadership level.

Thumbtack helps millions of people confidently care for their homes through an app that provides personalized guidance, AI tools, and a hiring experience connecting homeowners with 300,000 local service businesses across the U.S. The company is a large, established platform focused on home improvement and maintenance.

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  • Lead a significant grantmaking portfolio, setting strategy and prioritizing high-impact funding opportunities.
  • Combine rigorous evidence review, cost-effectiveness modeling, and strong grantee relationships to decide what to fund.
  • Communicate externally about our work and mentor other team members.

GiveWell is a research organization that identifies and funds cost-effective giving opportunities, focusing on global health and well-being. Our work is funded by tens of thousands of donors and we've grown from directing $1.5 million in 2010 to more than $400 million in 2025.

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  • Drive catalytic growth opportunities by identifying large-scale funding and co-creating enterprise bets with funders.
  • Lead end-to-end leadership of big bets, orchestrating cross-functional work across teams to unlock step-change revenue.
  • Engage with major philanthropies and strategic partners, cultivating new relationships and creating tailored engagement strategies.

Raising The Village works with last-mile communities to implement solutions that raise incomes, sustain impact, and chart sustainable pathways out of ultra-poverty within 24 months. To date, they have supported more than two million people in Uganda, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, with a team in North America.

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  • Design and analyze experiments, pilots, and performance evaluations to support confident decision-making.
  • Build dashboards and reporting for leaders on operational performance, customer outcomes, and organizational health.
  • Identify trends, opportunities, and risks through multi-source data analysis and deliver actionable recommendations.

Assured provides large insurers with software solutions for modern claims processing, from self-service claim-filing to backend fraud detection. The company is a dynamic, collaborative engine powering claims for some of the largest insurers globally.

$144,189–$203,561/yr
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  • Synthesize insights across analytics teams to connect findings to business strategy and drive decision-making.
  • Create executive-ready communications including decision briefs, presentations, and strategic memos.
  • Establish standards for analytics storytelling and ensure critical insights reach the right audiences.

Calendly is a scheduling platform that helps millions of people automate meetings. They are a growing company focused on product growth and innovation, with a collaborative culture that values learning and impact.

France

  • Serve as primary technical and instructional partner for 4-5 lab schools, providing coaching and build support.
  • Co-design and implement AI-powered learning tools with school leaders to meet classroom needs.
  • Define quality standards and contribute insights to improve internal tools and learning frameworks.

Partner company seeks a Senior Learning Engineer for a high-impact role at the intersection of education, AI, and instructional design, supporting a network of lab schools. This remote-first organization offers a competitive compensation package and a flexible work environment.

US Canada

  • Partner directly with senior client stakeholders to carry out complex research programs.
  • Design learning agendas, run studies, interrogate data, and deliver strategic recommendations.
  • Shape the Keplar software suite as a power user, influencing platform and agent development.

Keplar is an end-to-end consumer insights platform built around a voice-AI interviewer that conducts real-time, dynamic conversations with consumers. Founded in 2022 and backed by Kleiner Perkins, Keplar serves leading brands with a lean, high-performance team.

$70,000–$80,000/yr
US Unlimited PTO

  • Facilitate partner learning experiences by delivering prepared educational content clearly across live and online formats.
  • Contribute to learning design and content by applying templates to build and maintain training materials.
  • Execute against education plans by owning assigned training tasks and delivering high-quality work on time.

Ellevation develops world-class software to help educators serve English Learners (ELs) in K-12 school districts. They are a fast-growing, mission-driven technology company partnering with over 2,000 school districts and more than 2 million ELs, operating independently after merging with Curriculum Associates in 2021 to accelerate impact.

$119,989–$119,989/yr
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  • Lead strategy, execution, and growth of CEA's Career Bootcamp to help professionals identify high-impact career opportunities.
  • Scale the program by testing paid advertising and partnerships, while refining content and delivery to double graduates in 2026.
  • Manage contractors and build a team, setting strategic direction based on data and evidence.

The Centre for Effective Altruism (CEA) stewards the movement of people putting effective altruism principles into practice to solve the world's most pressing problems. CEA has grown from 42 to 66 core staff and runs programs that inspire talented people to help others.

US

  • Lead and mentor a team of BI analysts and developers, driving data-driven decision-making across the organization.
  • Develop executive dashboards and self-service analytics using modern BI tools, partnering with cross-functional teams.
  • Implement AI-assisted analytics to accelerate dashboard development and automate insights.

Horizon3.ai is a cybersecurity company that provides autonomous pentesting and assessment operations via its NodeZero platform. The company is a fast-growing remote team of former special operations cyber operators and engineers, fostering a culture of respect, collaboration, and ownership.

$113,600–$113,600/yr
US UK

  • Build and strengthen relationships with creators in the Design & Technology community, driving engagement and retention.
  • Develop category-specific educational resources and serve as the face of Kickstarter in the category.
  • Contribute to strategic outreach, event representation, and cross-functional collaboration to meet growth targets.

Kickstarter is the leading crowdfunding platform for creative projects across film, games, music, art, design, and technology. The company is committed to investing in the growth of its team, treating employees as whole people, and empowering them with autonomy.