33 strategy and leadership jobs found in New York, NY

Location: New York City preferred; open to remote (U.S.-based) Reports to: Executive Team Status: Full-time, exempt About The Bell The Bell equips students with the tools to tell impactful stories today and the skills to thrive in the media careers of tomorrow. Through tiered journalism experiences in and beyond the classroom, we center student voices, build community, and expand access to high-quality journalism education—particularly for young people from historically underrepresented communities. Founded in 2018 in New York City, The Bell has grown into a $1M+ organization with national partnerships and an expanding footprint, including a new regional hub in Jackson, Mississippi. Our work sits at the intersection of journalism, education, and civic participation at a moment of significant transition for local news ecosystems nationwide. As newsrooms rethink how they reach new audiences and build trust, The Bell is investing in the next...

Job Description You are a motivated enrollment coach who believes every graduate deserves the opportunity to enroll in and complete a four‑year college degree. In this role you'll work directly with Brooklyn high school alumni-identifying, re‑engaging, and supporting those who haven't matriculated or who stopped out-to remove barriers and create clear pathways back to college. You'll join the cross‑regional Alumni Support team and partner closely with school staff, campus partners, families, and college offices to design and scale re‑enrollment practices that improve long‑term postsecondary outcomes. Duties & Responsibilities Alumni engagement & caseload management Build and maintain trust‑based relationships with a caseload of alumni to support their enrollment and persistence in four‑year colleges and universities. Provide individualized advising across college exploration, application, enrollment, and matriculation; co‑create personalized academic and personal...

Job Description As Senior Manager, Human Resources - Leaves Administration, you will design and lead a compassionate, compliant, and scalable leave experience that supports employees across the organization. You will shape enterprise-wide leave strategy through strong cross-functional partnerships, ensuring employees feel informed, supported, and cared for during pivotal moments in their lives. In this role, you will oversee a team and design systems that balance regulatory rigor with Uncommon's commitment to equity and employee experience. If you enjoy turning complexity into clarity and building programs that make a meaningful difference for people, this role offers the opportunity to have a lasting impact. Responsibilities Leave Strategy and Program Design Develop and execute a comprehensive leave strategy across federal, state, and internal leave programs, including family and medical leave, disability, workers' compensation, and accommodations. Design and steward a...

Job Description Uncommon Schools is seeking a Senior Director of Brand & Marketing to lead the organization's brand and marketing strategy and ensure its mission and impact are powerfully represented across all audiences. This role will harness the power of Uncommon's brand as a national leader in education, deploying best-in-class marketing across owned and paid channels to elevate awareness, engagement, and loyalty. Reporting to the Chief External Officer, you will serve as a strategic advisor to the Executive Team and lead both internal and external partners, including creative and media agencies, to deliver on ambitious growth and brand goals. You will ensure Uncommon's brand is executed with excellence today while building a flexible, forward-looking strategy that supports the organization's next chapter of growth. Responsibilities Elevate the Uncommon Brand Harness the power of Uncommon Schools' brand as a leader and innovator in public education by deploying...

Job Description: NOTE: This role is based in New York City and encourages a minimum of two days per week in the SoHo office. Some roles or teams may require additional in-office attendance if the essential functions of the role require it. THE OPPORTUNITY Scholastic For over a century, Scholastic has connected children to stories that ignite imagination, inspire curiosity, and build a lifelong love of reading. As the world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books, Scholastic champions authors and illustrators who shape culture and celebrate the power of storytelling. About the Role The Senior Vice President, Marketing is a key member of Scholastic's publishing leadership team, responsible for shaping and executing the marketing, publicity, and author event strategy for the Trade publishing division. Reporting to the Chief Marketing Officer, this leader will oversee all frontlist and backlist title marketing, author care, touring, events, and media...

For over two decades, BrainPOP has been trusted by educators and parents worldwide as a source of engaging and impactful learning experiences for all kids. With a presence in over two-thirds of U.S. districts through school and district subscriptions and an estimated annual reach of 25 million students, BrainPOP is empowering kids to take agency over their learning and excel in and out of the classroom. The company was acquired in 2022 by KIRKBI, the family-owned holding and investment company of the LEGO brand, marking a significant milestone as their first acquisition in the digital learning realm. We are thrilled to continue making learning fun and accessible with the strategic guidance and support of KIRKBI. About the Role As the Senior Demand Generation Lead, you will play a critical role in defining and executing our national and regional demand strategy. This critical role is responsible for driving qualified leads, opportunities, and long-term brand growth within the K-12...

Job Description You'll own budgeting, forecasting, and financial management for Uncommon's Home Office, partnering closely with leaders to turn financial insight into clearer decisions for students and schools. In this role you'll design structures and standards for budget meetings, improve financial models and processes, and support Board- and committee-level materials that shape organizational strategy. You'll work cross-functionally across Home Office teams and with school leaders to drive scalable improvements and guide resource decisions that support student outcomes. Duties & Responsibilities: Financial Planning & Analysis Own end-to-end budgeting, forecasting, and ongoing financial management for the Home Office. Maintain integrity of financial models, assumptions, and projections; identify trends, risks, and corrective actions. Prepare and contribute to Finance Committee and Board materials with strategic framing. Partnership & Decision Support...

Executive Director, New York Hiring Manager: Evan Stone, Co-Founder and CEO Location: New York, NY Job Level: 5.5 - Senior Vice President / Executive Director About Us Founded by public school teachers, Educators for Excellence is a growing movement of educators, united around a common set of values and principles for improving student learning and elevating the teaching profession. We work together to identify issues that impact our schools, create solutions to these challenges, and advocate for policies and programs that give all students access to a quality education. We do this by treating teachers as agents of change instead of subjects of change because research shows that classroom teachers are the single most important in-school factor in improving student achievement. What We Do Our Theory of Change is grounded in two long-term goals that are inextricably linked: better outcomes for our students and the elevation of the quality and prestige of the teaching...

Sr. Director / Vice President, Technology Sales Salary Range : $140K to $180K Location : New York, USA Business: B2B, Institutional Account Based Selling Offering : IT Outsourcing Geo Focus: North America Market Focus: EdTech and Publishing Role We are looking for a sales leader who will be responsible for hunting and growing new accounts for Magic EdTech in North America. The primary responsibilities will include: Hands on sales growth responsibility for technology services in North America. Be able to articulate technology solutions, proposal making, and contract negotiations for outsourcing services. Lead key account strategy and planning. Demonstrated ability to successfully connect and interface with CXOs. Develop long-term relationships with decision-makers and influencers. Operates with a sense of urgency and has a positive, winning attitude. Understand the digital learning products landscape and partner ecosystem. Grow the sales team and plan for...

Salary Range : $90K to $140K Location : New York, USA Business: B2B, Institutional Account Based Selling Offering : IT Outsourcing Geo Focus: North America Market Focus: EdTech and Publishing Role We are looking for a sales leader who will be responsible for hunting and growing new accounts for Magic EdTech in North America. The primary responsibilities will include: Hands on sales growth responsibility for technology services in North America. Be able to articulate technology solutions, proposal making, and contract negotiations for outsourcing services. Lead key account strategy and planning. Demonstrated ability to successfully connect and interface with CXOs. Develop long-term relationships with decision-makers and influencers. Operates with a sense of urgency and has a positive, winning attitude. Understand the digital learning products landscape and partner ecosystem. Grow the sales team and plan for a sales leadership pipeline. Highly process...

Grammarly offers a dynamic hybrid working model for this role. This flexible approach gives team members the best of both worlds: plenty of focus time along with in-person collaboration that helps foster trust, innovation, and a strong team culture. Grammarly team members in this role must be based in San Francisco or New York City. About Grammarly Grammarly is the world’s leading AI writing assistance company, trusted by over 40 million people and 50,000 organizations. From instantly creating a first draft to perfecting every message, Grammarly helps people at 96% of the Fortune 500 and teams at companies like Atlassian, Databricks, and Zoom get their point acrossâ€"and get resultsâ€"with best-in-class security practices that keep data private and protected. Founded in 2009, Grammarly is No. 11 on the Forbes Cloud 100, one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential Companies, one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in AI, and one of Inc.’s Best Workplaces. The...

Director, State & Strategic Partnerships About Magma Math Magma is one of the world's fastest-growing and most celebrated edtech companies, transforming math education through the power of AI. Our platform turns handwritten solutions into digital insights, empowering teachers to focus on creativity and deeper learning - while giving them real-time visibility into student progress. The result? More inclusive, engaging, and effective math classrooms for all learners. But we're not just building better tools. We're tackling one of the biggest challenges in global education: math underperformance. With 1 in 5 students globally struggling in math - a subject that forms the backbone of so many career paths - we believe the opportunity to improve outcomes at scale is massive. We're already the go-to solution in thousands of schools - and we're just getting started. As we expand rapidly across the U.S. and Europe, we're building a team as ambitious as our mission: to help...

Strategic Account Executive - School Location: Ideal candidate will reside in or close to NYC Lexia seeks a motivated, relationship-driven Field Representative to support engagement and implementation efforts in the largest K-12 districts across the U.S. This role partners closely with the District Leads, focusing on school-level sales, relationships, adoption, and usage. The ideal candidate builds trust with principals, instructional coaches, and teachers, ensuring Lexia solutions are purchased, successfully integrated into daily practice and drive measurable impact on literacy outcomes. This position is critical to acquiring new schools, deepening adoption, securing renewals, and expanding impact at the school level within strategic districts. Job Responsibilities: School Engagement & Adoption Build effective relationships with principals, instructional coaches, and teacher leaders in assigned schools Support school-level planning and ensure successful roll-out...

Director, Partnerships New York City, New York / San Francisco GTM - Partnerships / Full-time / Remote About Kiddom Kiddom is a groundbreaking educational platform that promotes student equity and growth by uniting high-quality instructional materials with dynamic digital learning. Through unparalleled curriculum management functionality, Kiddom empowers schools and districts to take ownership of their curriculum - resulting in learning experiences tailored to meet the unique needs and goals of local communities. Kiddom's high-quality curriculum is layered with robust teacher and leader data insights to drive the continuous improvement of instructional decisions, school/district programming, and professional learning. As Kiddom's Director, Partnerships, you will drive the identification, evaluation, and execution of organizational alliances that expand Kiddom's impact and market position. You'll combine market and landscape analysis with operational excellence to...

Democracy Prep educates responsible citizen-scholars for success in the college of their choice AND for lives of active citizenship. In close partnership with families, we empower young people with the skills and values to flourish as community leaders who will strengthen our American democracy and change the world! Democracy Prep Public Schools (DPPS) is a tuition-free high-performing public charter school network operating in New York, NY, educating over 3,000 students, preK-12th grade, on 10 campuses. DPPS is executing a five-year Strategic Plan to govern its growth, quality assurance, staffing, and sustainability. In the strategic plan, DPPS is building on past successes and ensuring strong academic outcomes at each of our schools. Our scholars are current advocates, future voters, and blossoming leaders in their communities. The Chief Operating Officer serves as the primary operational leader for our ten schools across New York City. The Chief Operating Officer ensures that...

About the Opportunity Reporting to the CEO, the Chief Schools Officer will be a critical member of the senior leadership team and is responsible for ensuring a 100% renewal rate for all schools across the DPPS multi-state network. The Chief Schools Officer will be charged with leading the work that ensures all Democracy Prep schools are delivering on their promise to students and families by running high-performing schools that provide a transformational education. The Chief Schools Officer sets direction for our schools and is fully responsible for principal management and the implementation of school functions and programs. The Chief Schools Officer is also responsible for driving the school culture vision for the network and is ultimately accountable for network-wide school culture metrics, including scholar suspension and attrition rates. The Chief Schools Officer is responsible for ensuring Democracy Prep meets or exceeds school culture benchmarks as outlined in our...

Staff Engineer - Guided Study Pearson Learning Studio Overview Pearson Learning Studio is seeking a Principal Engineer to lead the technical vision and architecture for our Guided Study platform. This role is designed for a deeply technical leader who thrives at the intersection of modern web architecture and emerging AI technologies, particularly agentic AI systems. You will serve as a hands-on technical authority, driving architectural decisions, mentoring senior engineers, and shaping next-generation AI-powered learning experiences. Key Responsibilities Technical Leadership & Architecture Define and drive the architecture for scalable, high-performance web applications supporting Guided Study experiences. Lead system design discussions and make strategic technology decisions across frontend, backend, and AI components. Architect and implement AI-powered workflows using agentic AI frameworks and LLM-based systems. Design and optimize data pipelines and...

Head of Engineering / Senior Lead Job Summary As Head of Engineering / Senior Lead, Emerging Technology & Software Engineering , you will own the engineering vision and execution for AI-driven experiences within the Pearson Learning Studio (XL+) platform â€" an AI-first courseware ecosystem layering advanced intelligence on top of a modernized, domain-driven services architecture. You will lead a global, metrics-driven organization of ~100 engineers and data scientists across multiple scrum teams, shaping the delivery of next-generation learning experiences including Student AI Mentor , Personalized Insights & Recommendations , and analytics powered by Learner Models, Knowledge Graphs, and shared platform services . This role is for a grounded, low-ego leader who wins through trust, clarity, and execution â€" someone who builds strong teams, partners deeply with product and business leaders, and consistently turns emerging technology into real-world...

Executive Director, Learning Science and Applied AI Job Level : Any Job Type : Full-Time/Regular Date Updated : 02/10/2026 Years of Experience : Not Applicable Will this position have direct reports? : No Salary : TBD Job Description About ETS: ETS is a global education and talent solutions organization enabling lifelong learners worldwide to be future-ready. For more than 75 years, we've been advancing the science of measurement to build benchmarks for fair and valid skill assessment across cultures and borders. Our worldwide impact extends through our renowned assessments including TOEFL®, TOEIC®, GRE® and Praxis® tests, serving millions of learners in more than 200 countries and territories. Through strategic acquisitions, we've expanded our global capabilities: PSI strengthens our workforce assessment solutions, while Edusoft, Kira Talent, Pipplet, Vericant, and Wheebox enhance our educational technology and assessment platforms across critical...