Program Manager, Faculty Planning

successacademycharterschool; New York (NY); On-site; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Success Academy is seeking a Program Manager for Faculty Planning to own the annual staffing cycle across K-12 and to drive data-driven decisions. The role requires strong analytical judgment, disciplined program management, and the ability to reconcile complex data with clear recommendations.

You will coordinate with Finance, Data & Analytics, Talent Acquisition, People Operations and Technology to align school needs with staffing plans, and you will own the faculty planning tool, delivering

Qualifications

• Strong analytical judgment and disciplined program management.
• Experience reconciling complex data and turning findings into recommendations.
• Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams and ensure follow-through.
• Comfort with automation and AI to improve processes.

Responsibilities

• Own the annual faculty planning calendar and year-round planning process.
• Refine staffing model with leadership and ensure planning tools reflect standards.
• Model staffing needs over 3–5 year horizon considering enrollment and scheduling.
• Monitor teacher utilization and classroom coverage.
• Partner with Schooling, Finance, Talent Acquisition and People Operations.

Job description

Program Manager, Faculty Planning

Thanks for your interest in Success Academy! Running a large, fast-growing, and high-performing network of public charter schools takes a village - families, children, teachers, staff and faculty, advocates, and supporters alike. We are growing fast in New York and expanding to Florida, and we would love to welcome you to our community! We work tirelessly every day to ensure children have access to a fun, rigorous, whole-child education regardless of zip code or economic status. When you join SA, you play a part in giving every student who walks through our doors a fair shot at reaching his or her potential.

About the Role

The Program Manager owns the annual faculty planning cycle and ongoing staffing analysis across K-12. The role requires strong analytical judgment and disciplined program management: reconciling complex data, turning findings into clear recommendations, and ensuring that decisions, system changes, and school-level follow-up are completed.

As Success Academy opens new schools and expands beyond New York, the Program Manager will ensure every school is staffed to deliver our school design.

The Program Manager serves as the business owner for our faculty planning tool, ensuring it gives school leaders and Network teams a reliable, shared view of staffing needs. The role also provides analysis that supports promotion cycles, performance tracking, incentive planning, and long-term talent development.

Working across school and Network teams, including Finance, Data & Analytics, Talent Acquisition, and People Operations and Technology, the Program Manager will coordinate decisions, clarify ownership and handoffs, and ensure work spanning teams has clear follow-through. The Program Manager will provide senior leadership with accurate data, analysis, options, and recommendations when staffing decisions require their approval.

The Program Manager will help reimagine how faculty planning operates, questioning established approaches, designing solutions around the needs of schools, and using automation and AI to focus team capacity on analysis, sound judgment, and solving complex problems.

This role is well suited to someone who has thrived as a program manager, internal or management consultant, or strategy, operations, or analytics professional. We seek a problem solver who brings analytical rigor and curiosity, navigates ambiguity, and takes ownership from design through execution.

Key Responsibilities

Faculty Planning and Staffing Strategy

Own the annual faculty planning calendar and year-round planning process, establishing milestones, dependencies, stakeholder responsibilities, and escalation points so staffing decisions are made in time to guide execution.

Partner with Schooling and Finance to refine our staffing model and obtain leadership alignment on proposed changes, ensuring approved staffing standards are accurately reflected in planning tools.

Model staffing and leadership needs over a 3-5 year horizon, assessing how changes in enrollment, course offerings, scheduling, and school design affect staffing needs.

Monitor teacher utilization and classroom coverage, including co-teaching classrooms, coordinate follow-up with school leaders, and track issues to resolution.

Identify capability gaps and talent shortages, and partner with Schooling and Talent Acquisition on strategies to attract, develop, and retain educators, support succession planning, and strengthen long-term talent pipelines.

Planning Tool Management

Serve as the business owner for our faculty planning tool in partnership with technology and implementation partners, translating planning needs into requirements, prioritizing enhancements, and escalating scope decisions for leadership alignment.

Test enhancements against realistic school scenarios and translate user feedback into improvements.

Develop training and guidance so school leaders understand staffing expectations and use the tool effectively, building lasting adoption.

Provide ongoing planning support to school leaders, and partner with technical teams to resolve tool issues.

Cross-Functional Partnerships

Represent faculty planning in school and Network planning, champion Success Academy's staffing standards, and ensure decisions reflect school experience and implementation needs.

Partner with school leaders and Network teams to obtain timely enrollment and course projections and review staffing implications before schedules are finalized, including content-area needs in high school.

Coordinate handoffs with People Operations and Technology so staffing changes are reflected accurately and on time in all relevant systems.

Resolve competing priorities across Schooling, Finance, and talent teams, and hold partners accountab