Chief of Staff, Content

Coursera Sourcing; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 180,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

RSU equity

Bonus

Job summary

Coursera is seeking a Chief of Staff to join our team as a strategic integrator for the Chief Content Officer, connecting strategy with execution across the Content organization. This role ensures scalable operating systems, driving alignment, accountability, and results across multiple teams.

We expect a highly experienced, data-driven leader with exceptional communication skills to design governance models, improve planning, and allocate resources effectively.

Qualifications

• 12-15 years in a business or executive management role.
• In-depth experience driving results in a Content organization.
• Extremely versatile, dedicated to efficient productivity.
• Experience defining, planning, and driving top-level strategic initiatives.
• Excellent communicator in written and verbal form.
• Demonstrated experience organizing and directing multiple teams and departments.
• Proven track record of data-driven approach to complex decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Manage and continuously improve the CCO Org operating rhythm, including timely review and action of KPIs.
• Partner with executive-enabling function - People, Finance, Administration - to drive CCO's strategic change and improvement initiatives org-wide.
• Drive the strategic and operational planning system for the CCO organization, defining and continuously improving processes that enable the CCO to effectively and efficiently manage their large team with ongoing visibility into results and impact.
• Oversee a portfolio of strategic projects, structuring and driving to completion complex, ambiguous initiatives, steering large, cross-functional projects, and building consensus with senior leadership across the organization.
• Lead employee engagement strategy, in collaboration with People Business Partner, crafting initiatives that foster a positive, inclusive, and dynamic work environment. Plan and execute internal communications within the team, ensuring that all team members are informed, aligned, and motivated.
• Create cross-functional connections between the principal’s org and adjacent functions to accelerate decision-making and remove friction.
• Facilitate strategic meetings, ensuring alignment and clarity on objectives, and drive follow-through on action items. Represent the CCO in certain cross-functional meetings and projects, advocating for their priorities and ensuring alignment with overall company strategy.
• Build and develop relationships with the CCO's direct reports and other individuals in critical roles - providing an unbiased ear - to understand the need and opportunities in existing ways of working and helping define new strategies to address

Skills

Strategic leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive communication

Data-driven decision making

Project management

Organizational design

Stakeholder management

Education

MBA or similar

Job description

Coursera and Udemy are now one company, bringing together two mission-driven brands to create the world's most powerful platform for turning learning into progress. Together, we help more than 300 million learners and 12,000+ enterprise customers build the skills they need for a world being reshaped by AI. Read more about the combined company by visiting our blog .

AI is transforming how people learn, work, and grow, and the need for new skills has never been greater. Coursera brings trusted content and credentials from leading university and industry partners, while Udemy brings a dynamic skills marketplace and global network of real-world experts. By combining these strengths, we can connect more people and organizations to the skills they need, when they need them.

Shape what comes next

By joining our team, you'll have the opportunity to reshape how the world learns and applies skills and help millions of people participate in the new economy. Bring your ideas, expertise, and perspective to meaningful work that can make a difference at global scale.

Location:

Coursera + Udemy lets you choose the best way to work, whether it's from home, an office, or a collaboration space. We're a globally distributed team that comes together intentionally for collaboration, complex problem-solving, and key milestones - creating opportunities for teams to come together.

Job Overview:

We are looking for a Chief of Staff to join our team and serve as a strategic integrator for the Chief Content Officer, operating across a major function or business domain to connect strategy and execution. This role ensures that the Content organization scales effectively, translating company strategy into a cohesive operating system that drives alignment, accountability, and results across multiple teams.

At Coursera, we're evolving how we operate to enable sustained growth and agility. The Chief of Staff plays a central role in that evolution, designing and improving the frameworks that underpin performance, including planning, governance, decision-making, and resource allocation. Operating at the intersection of strategy and operations, this role enables the executive and leadership team to deliver Coursera's goals with greater clarity, speed, and discipline.

Objectives of this role:

• Translate company strategy into functional operating systems that connect priorities, plans, and execution across teams
• Drive cross-functional alignment within and adjacent to the Content organization, ensuring shared accountability for results
• Design and evolve frameworks that bring structure, discipline, and visibility to planning, goal-setting, and performance tracking
• Enable high-quality decision-making through data, narratives, and governance models that clarify tradeoffs and resource allocation
• Ensure organizational readiness and adaptability, balancing scale with speed as Coursera continues to evolve
• Strengthen the leadership system within the Content org, increasing focus, follow-through, and clarity across teams

Responsibilities:

• Manage and continuously improve the CCO Org operating rhythm, including timely review and action of key performance indicators (KPIs)
• Partner with executive-enabling function - People, Finance, Administration - to drive CCO's strategic change and improvement initiatives org-wide
• Drive the strategic and operational planning system for the CCO organization, defining and continuously improving processes that enable the CCO to effectively and efficiently manage their large team with ongoing visibility into results and impact
• Oversee a portfolio of strategic projects, structuring and driving to completion complex, ambiguous initiatives, steering large, cross-functional projects, and building consensus with senior leadership across the organization
• Lead employee engagement strategy, in collaboration with People Business Partner, crafting initiatives that foster a positive, inclusive, and dynamic work environment. Plan and execute internal communications within the team, ensuring that all team members are informed, aligned, and motivated
• Create cross-functional connections between the principal’s org and adjacent functions to accelerate decision-making and remove friction
• Facilitate strategic meetings, ensuring alignment and clarity on objectives, and drive follow-through on action items. Represent the CCO in certain cross-functional meetings and projects, advocating for their priorities and ensuring alignment with overall company strategy
• Build and develop relationships with the CCO's direct reports and other individuals in critical roles - providing an unbiased ear - to understand the need and opportunities in existing ways of working and helping define new strategies to address

Required Qualifications:

• 12-15 years in a business or executive management role
• In-depth experience driving results in a Content organization
• Extremely versatile, dedicated to efficient productivity
• Experience defining, planning, and driving top-level strategic initiatives
• Excellent communicator in written and verbal form
• Demonstrated experience organizing and directing multiple teams and departments
• Proven track record of data-driven approach to complex decision-making

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Business Administration or similar field
• Experience with data analysis
• Experience with budget management
• Consulting experience with a focus on operations management
• Proven success in a project management role
• Nimble business mind with a focus on developing creative solutionsStrong project reporting skills, with a focus on interdepartmental communication

Compensation:

This role is available in the following US Pay Zones:

US Zone 1: $188,480 - $235,600
US Zone 2: $180,120 - $225,150
US Zone 3: $167,200 - $209,000
US Zone 4: $155,420 - $194,275
At Coursera, we offer competitive, zone-based pay aligned to your location, experience, and role level across four U.S. pay zones. Our total rewards package goes beyond salary, with comprehensive health and wellness benefits, bonus and RSU equity programs, and global perks designed to help you grow and thrive wherever you are.

• US-Z1: Bay Area
• US-Z2: NYC and Seattle Metro
• US-Z3: CA, WA, NY, NJ, CO, CT, DC, GA, IL, MA, MD, OR, RI, TX, VA
• US-Z4: AK, AZ, DE, FL, HI, ID, IN, IA, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NV, NH, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, UT, VT, WI

Posting Date: 9/16/2026

Application Window:

We anticipate the application window will be open until 10/16/2026. Based on business needs, this opportunity may remain posted beyond or closed before the anticipated application window.

If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, please contact us at [e-mail].