Chief Learning Officer

Bezos Academy • Seattle, WA

95d • $271,000 - $462,000

About The Position

We seek an innovative educational leader with the drive to break barriers, question the status quo, and support both the school and the product/scalable solutions arms of our organization to provide early childhood educational experiences that leave measurable lifelong impacts on children. As the Chief Learning Officer at Bezos Academy, you will lead an enterprise-wide, multi-disciplinary team which includes curriculum, instructional excellence, special education, continuous improvement, and impact evaluation, all focused on child learning outcomes. Reporting directly to the President, you will serve as a key member of the senior executive team. In this position, you will ensure every Bezos Academy preschool delivers on our Montessori-inspired curriculum for all learners, including multi-lingual learners and children with special needs. You will champion a culture of continuous improvement, using child outcomes data to validate our curriculum, instructional practices, and approach to child support and interventions. Alongside top school leadership, you hold ultimate accountability for ensuring all graduates of Bezos Academy preschools are ready for kindergarten and positioned to thrive as lifelong learners. Beyond our schools, you will serve as an educational expert and advisor, ensuring that products and solutions we deliver are developmentally appropriate, informed by child development research and best practices in early childhood education. You will work with product and technology teams to integrate cutting-edge learning science into tools and solutions under development. Above all, you will work to ensure our solutions and products effectively address the biggest challenges and opportunities in early childhood education.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Fifteen or more years of relevant experience, including at least ten years of managing interdisciplinary teams.
• Track record of hiring, managing, and developing diverse, high performing teams.
• Proven ability to use data to drive significant improvements.
• Expertise in child development, curriculum, and evidence-based instructional best practices.
• Exceptional analytical skills to identify and solve complex problems.
• Fluency in tools and methods for assessing child learning and development.
• Proven ability to build effective relationships across lines of difference.
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.

Nice To Haves

• Higher degree in a relevant field (e.g., curriculum, instruction, child development).
• Significant subject-matter expertise in early childhood curricula.
• Demonstrated ability to operationalize cross-organizational strategy.
• Experience advising on educational products and technology.
• Comfort with research science and statistical methods.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams through ambiguity and change.

Responsibilities

• Lead an enterprise-wide, multi-disciplinary team focused on child learning outcomes.
• Ensure every Bezos Academy preschool delivers on the Montessori-inspired curriculum for all learners.
• Champion a culture of continuous improvement using child outcomes data.
• Hold accountability for ensuring all graduates are ready for kindergarten.
• Serve as an educational expert and advisor for product and solution development.
• Work with product and technology teams to integrate learning science into tools.
• Build relationships with stakeholders and use data to make timely decisions.

Benefits

• 15 paid days of vacation.
• 4 days of paid personal time off.
• 7 paid days of sick (care) time.
• 9 paid holidays.
• 5 paid days off for an organization-wide winter break.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Disability insurance.
• 401(k) plan with a 4% employer contribution match.
• Paid parental leave.
• Employer-matched flexible spending account for dependent care.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree