Lead, Math Competition Programs - Hybrid + Relocation Bonus

Art of Problem Solving; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work week

Flexible scheduling

Medical, Dental and Vision plans

401(k) with company match

Relocation bonus

PTO Plan

Job summary

Art of Problem Solving (AoPS) seeks a Math Competition Program Lead to shape how AoPS connects students with major math competitions, from campus logistics to cross-team coordination. You will build scalable systems to track student performance and surface insights across the organization.

The ideal candidate has a strong math background, competition experience, and a track record of leading programs. This hybrid role is based at our San Diego headquarters with a salary range of $100k–$130k and

Qualifications

• Strong mathematical background from college-level coursework, high-level competition experience, or similar.
• Deep familiarity with the math competition landscape, including major contests, preparation pathways, and experiences that develop strong problem-solvers.
• Experience participating in, coaching, organizing, or leading mathematics competitions or advanced problem-solving programs.
• Demonstrated ability to build and scale operational programs, define processes, and drive cross-functional execution.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain AoPS's approach to encouraging and enabling student participation in major math competitions and own the operational execution from campus hosting logistics to cross-team coordination.
• Build and scale systems to track AoPS student performance across major external math competitions.
• Use contest participation and performance data to drive program assessment and surface insights across the organization, including student achievements, engagement trends, and opportunities to improve contest-related offerings.
• Partner with Marketing, Curriculum, and Educational Services to plan and execute AoPS's annual contest calendar, including programming, resources, and communications around key contest seasons.
• Build and maintain relationships with external contest organizations, and represent AoPS in the broader math competition ecosystem.
• Stay current on the math competition ecosystem and act as the internal resource for how the landscape is evolving.
• Over time, help shape AoPS's broader role in the academic competition ecosystem including the evolution of contest preparation sequences, community building, and partnerships with established competitions.

Skills

Mathematics background

Math competitions

Coaching/leading competitions

Operational program building

Organization & communication

Job description

Art of Problem Solving (AoPS) seeks a Math Competition Program Lead to shape how AoPS connects students with major math competitions, from campus logistics to cross-team coordination. You will build scalable systems to track student performance and surface insights across the organization.

The ideal candidate has a strong math background, competition experience, and a track record of leading programs. This hybrid role is based at our San Diego headquarters with a salary range of $100k–$130k and