Senior Director of Mathematics Strategy and Design

Leading Educators Careers

3d • $127,487 - $172,483 • Remote

About The 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.

Requirements

• 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
• 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

Nice To Haves

• Experience integrating AI or emerging technologies into instructional models (preferred)

Responsibilities

• Translating the Managing Director's vision into strategy frameworks, scalable service models, and codified design systems
• Defining quality standards, establishing instructional guardrails and non-negotiables, developing tiered service taxonomies across grade bands, and formalizing AI-integrated models into structured offerings
• Building and maintaining the intellectual property that underpins implementation, growth, and external positioning
• Authoring flagship white papers, crafting LE's core mathematics narrative, representing the organization at conferences and in external forums, and monitoring national and international trends
• Working in close partnership with the Managing Director and colleagues across Program Learning, Growth, Development, AI Strategy, Research and Data, and Marketing

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.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed