Director, Learning Experience Design — Math (Remote)

Cambium Learning Group; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

ExploreK12 is seeking a Director of Learning Experience Design Math to shape the pedagogical vision across our math portfolio. You will lead a high‑visibility team, collaborate with literacy and science leaders, and blend data insights with creative intuition to improve product outcomes and student learning experiences.

You will guide learning science implementation, ensure standards alignment, and champion culturally responsive pedagogy while scaling content development, including AI-assisted

Qualifications

• 8+ years in learning experience design or educational content development.
• 3+ years leading or managing teams in an iterative, fast-paced product development environment.
• 3+ years of K-12 classroom teaching experience (or equivalent applied experience).
• Demonstrated experience using data, analytics, and co-design to guide product iterations and design decisions.
• A proven track record of conceptualizing and launching highly engaging, interactive digital learning experiences.
• Deep knowledge of national/state academic standards, the K-12 competitive landscape, and experience managing external vendors or large-scale content pipelines.
• Leadership experience within an EdTech company or modern educational publishing house.
• Experience designing specifically for digital platforms.

Responsibilities

• Creative Product Innovation & Differentiation Champion Product Taste: set a high benchmark for efficacy, creativity, usability, and fun that arises from exploring mathematical principles and solving problems.
• Translate Vision to Artifacts: work with the team to develop engaging instructional artifacts (scopes, sequences, prototypes) that reflect learning science, standards alignment, and equity-driven, culturally responsive pedagogy.
• Drive Discovery: partner with Product Management, Engineering, Creative Services, and others to design initiatives in partnership with end users, refining our solutions based on real teacher and student feedback.
• Content Leadership – Create Learning Experiences: coach and support your team in producing gamified student-facing solutions and teacher-directed learning experiences.
• Champion Formative Research: establish robust frameworks for content creation, gathering feedback to inform and improve resources.
• Leverage Learning Science: create learning design briefs, logic models, and support post-release research to prove our products work.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: partner with Marketing and Go-to-Market teams to ensure our product narratives authentically reflect our learning philosophy and market-leading positioning.
• Culture & Operational Leadership – Nurture Talent: manage, coach, and inspire LXD team members, fostering an inclusive culture focused on collaboration, pedagogical excellence, and innovation.
• Scale with Precision: manage capacity planning, project budgets, and external vendors; optimize workflows for multi-format content creation, including the innovative use of AI tools.

Skills

Learning experience design

Team leadership

K-12 teaching experience

Data analytics in product design

Digital learning design

EdTech industry experience

Content development

Job description

ExploreK12 is seeking a Director of Learning Experience Design Math to shape the pedagogical vision across our math portfolio. You will lead a high‑visibility team, collaborate with literacy and science leaders, and blend data insights with creative intuition to improve product outcomes and student learning experiences.

You will guide learning science implementation, ensure standards alignment, and champion culturally responsive pedagogy while scaling content development, including AI-assisted