COO, EdTech & AI Transformation Leader

Stanley House Consulting; United States; On-site; USD 250,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Stanley House Consulting is seeking a commercially minded, mission-driven Chief Operating Officer (COO) – Education, EdTech & AI Transformation to lead operational strategy and scalable delivery across a growing learning organization.

You will align people, processes and platforms to drive learner outcomes, educator effectiveness and strong financial discipline, while delivering data-informed transformation across a multi-site, technology-enabled education platform.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience as a COO or equivalent.
• Proven track record in strategic and operational transformation.
• Experience scaling multi-site operations and service delivery.
• Experience leading digital transformation and AI adoption.
• Strong program/project/portfolio management and PMO capabilities.
• Commercial and financial acumen with budgeting and P&L awareness.
• Strong people leadership and executive communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise operational strategy and operating-model design.
• Translate growth strategy into roadmaps, governance, and KPIs/OKRs.
• Drive transformation across education delivery, tutoring operations and customer operations.
• Lead scaling of multi-site operations and technology-enabled service delivery.
• Sponsor AI-enabled learning initiatives and partner with technology, data and education stakeholders.
• Establish governance for data quality, analytics and information security.
• Build dashboards and performance metrics to improve decision-making and capacity planning.
• Improve learner outcomes, educator productivity and customer satisfaction through data-informed execution.
• Lead cross-functional program management, delivery assurance and change management.
• Coach and lead operational leaders and delivery teams.
• Oversee budgeting, forecasting and financial management; contribute to P&L where relevant.
• Collaborate with CEO and board on growth strategy, international expansion, and due diligence where applicable.
• Support integration activities (M&A, systems, partner) as needed.
• Strengthen risk controls, governance and compliance across the organization.

Skills

Strategic operations

Executive leadership

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Data-driven decision-making

KPI development

OKRs

Change management

Budgeting & forecasting

Stakeholder management

Job description

Stanley House Consulting is seeking a commercially minded, mission-driven Chief Operating Officer (COO) – Education, EdTech & AI Transformation to lead operational strategy and scalable delivery across a growing learning organization.

You will align people, processes and platforms to drive learner outcomes, educator effectiveness and strong financial discipline, while delivering data-informed transformation across a multi-site, technology-enabled education platform.