Senior Director Subject Matter Group

LearningMate; United States; Remote; USD 117,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading education technology firm is looking for a Director/Senior Director of Subject Matter Group to lead SME resources globally. This role involves strategic planning, resource optimization, and ensuring quality in educational content across diverse markets. Ideal candidates bring extensive experience in education management and a passion for digital learning solutions.

Benefits

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Disability insurance

Qualifications

• 12-15 years of experience in SME management or related field.
• Experience in digital learning and curriculum development.
• Strong understanding of global cost structures.

Responsibilities

• Manage a global cohort of Subject Matter Experts (SMEs).
• Forecast SME demand based on market trends.
• Drive strategic planning and innovation in EdTech.

Skills

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Education

Graduate or Master’s degree in education or STEM subjects

Job description

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Director/Senior Director, Subject Matter Group (SMG)

Location: Remote (USA)

Type: Full Time

Hours: 40 hours/week

Reports to: Global Head of Content Competency

Are you a visionary leader with a global mindset and a strong network in education and e-learning? LearningMate is seeking an experienced professional to lead and scale our global Skill Group of Subject Matter Experts (SMEs). This high-impact opportunity is ideal for someone who thrives in complexity, understands market trends in education, and is passionate about shaping effective talent models for global education content and service delivery.

What You’ll Do

• Maximize SME resource utilization. You will build and manage a global cohort of SME’s across a wide range of subjects, supporting content creation for K-12, Higher Education, and Corporate courses.
• Forecast SME demand based on education market trends, institutional hiring behaviors, and anticipated needs.
• Source and onboard talent across all learner levels, spanning regions such as India, the US, South Africa, the UK, the Philippines, and more.
• Optimize cost efficiencies by negotiating competitive rates, and intelligently sourcing/managing these resources across diverse markets.
• Play a pivotal role in strategic planning, driving innovation in EdTech. Create and implement a global roadmap to anticipate future SME demand and drive proactive hiring.

About the Work

The Subject Matter Group focuses on digital learning and content services. This role sits within the Content/EdTech Competency department and is pivotal in reshaping how LearningMate acquires, manages, and scales SME talent. You will collaborate closely with senior leaders across delivery, presales, sales, and project teams to transform our sourcing function into a strategic, globally coordinated initiative. This work has a direct impact on project quality, cost efficiency, and LearningMate’s ability to remain competitive in an evolving EdTech market.

Who You Are

• You have 12-15 years of experience in SME management, instructional design leadership, client management, academic services, or a similar field.
• Your background includes digital learning instructional design, curriculum development, or e-learning.
• You have experience building SME teams or networks in global or multi-region environments.
• You have demonstrated success in forecasting SME needs and managing large-scale resource networks.
• You possess a strong understanding of global cost structures and pricing dynamics across regions such as the US, UK, India, South Africa, and the UK.
• You have proven experience in the cross-utilization of SME resources and demand forecasting.
• You have exceptional analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the EdTech industry and familiarity with digital learning trends
• Experience working across both K–12 and Higher Education learning domains
• Firsthand experience as a SME, such as content development or academic product creation
• Graduate or Master’s degree in education, STEM subjects, instructional design, business, or a related field

Why Join Us?

Join a global leader in education technology with a mission to make learning more accessible, effective, and engaging. In this high-impact role, you’ll have the rare opportunity to build and lead a strategic function from the ground up. You will shape how we identify, manage, and scale subject matter expertise across the globe. You’ll drive smarter resourcing, elevate the quality of our SME engagements, and play a pivotal role in transforming how we deliver learning solutions. If you’re ready to make a tangible difference in a fast-growing, globally connected organization, this is your moment.

Who We Are

LearningMate is a Straive group company that focuses on the needs of next-generation learners. For over two decades, we’ve built a strong foundation of learning design, progressive technology, digital media, and engineering solutions to connect today’s learners, educators, administrators, policymakers, and content creators with the information, tools, and solutions they need to succeed. With consulting offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, South Africa, and India, LearningMate serves a global clientele, including education publishers, EdTech companies, K–20 schools, universities, government agencies, non-profits, corporate learning departments, and education consortia.

LearningMate, Double Line, and Straive are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to building a diverse team and an inclusive environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Project Management and Strategy/Planning

• Industries

  E-Learning Providers, Technology, Information and Media, and Education

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