Senior Manager of Curriculum

Subject

Austin (TX)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 170,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

Subject is seeking a Senior Manager of Curriculum to steward and scale a research-grounded pedagogical framework across all K–12 subjects. This leader reports to the Director of Education and guides subject area curriculum managers.

You will partner with leadership to evolve frameworks, translate research into classroom-ready practice, and drive standards-aligned courses across states while preserving subject-specific excellence.

Qualifications

Master's degree in education, curriculum development, instructional design, educational leadership, or a related field.
12+ years in K–12 education, with at least 8 years in curriculum development, instructional leadership, or curriculum/content strategy.
Proven success building and managing teams of educators and curriculum professionals at scale.
Deep pedagogical knowledge across multiple K–12 subject areas and state standards frameworks.
Strong familiarity with UbD, 5E, and learning sciences research; ability to translate research into practice at scale.
Experience managing curriculum development across multiple states and maintaining alignment with state standards.
Commitment to accessibility and inclusive curriculum design.

Responsibilities

Partner with the Director of Education to evolve the pedagogical framework across all K–12 subjects.
Lead curriculum managers to develop standards-aligned courses and ensure quality.
Oversee curriculum roadmap, ensuring on-schedule delivery and rigorous standards.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align strategy with operational capabilities.

Skills

Curriculum leadership

Team management

Pedagogical knowledge

State standards knowledge

Project management

Education

Master's degree in education or related field

12+ years K–12 education

Cross-subject curriculum expertise

Tools

UbD & 5E frameworks

Learning sciences research

AI-assisted curriculum

Job description

Reports To: Director of Education, Education Department

Travel: Occasional, but up to 25%

Compensation: Competitive salary, commensurate with experience and expertise

About Subject

Subject is an AI-powered education company redefining what learning looks like. We partner with districts and schools nationwide to deliver cinematic, video-first courses that combine storytelling with superintelligence. Our AI copilots personalize learning for every student, offer real-time suggestions for teachers, and integrate directly with SIS and LMS systems. From dynamic dashboards to instant translation and adaptive support, Subject is transforming classrooms into immersive, data-informed learning experiences.

Our courses are built by educators, for educators. The Curriculum team designs and authors every Subject course from scope through platform release, working alongside our production, quality assurance, and state solutions teams to deliver standards-aligned courses at national scale.

Position Overview

Subject is seeking an exceptional educational leader to serve as Senior Manager of Curriculum, stewarding and scaling Subject's research-grounded pedagogical framework (UbD, 5E, learning sciences) across all K–12 curriculum. This role reports to the Director of Education and manages subject area curriculum managers.

You’ll partner with the Director of Education to evolve and operationalize Subject's proven framework while leading curriculum managers to develop compelling, standards-aligned courses across all K–12 subjects. This requires deep pedagogical knowledge across multiple subjects, fluency translating research into practice at scale, expertise navigating state standards across multiple states, and the leadership to unify subject experts around one vision while honoring subject-specific excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Curriculum Strategy & Framework Stewardship: Partner with the Director of Education to evolve Subject's pedagogical framework across all K–12 subjects. Establish and maintain consistent quality norms (quality built in from start, problem-first instruction, backward design, authentic assessment, purposeful vocabulary) while guiding each subject to define its own distinct pedagogy. Own the curriculum roadmap and drive continuous improvement in efficiency without compromising rigor.
Team Leadership: Build, mentor, and lead subject area curriculum managers. Establish clarity of expectations, authority, and accountability. Create a culture of intellectual rigor and collaborative problem-solving. Be accountable for team performance, growth, and delivery of all curriculum on schedule and to quality standards.
Curriculum Excellence & Research Integration: Ensure all K–12 curriculum meets Subject's standards for pedagogical soundness (grounded in UbD, 5E, and learning sciences research), intellectual rigor, content accuracy, and student engagement. Stay current with emerging pedagogical research and translate it into practice. Lead innovation in how AI amplifies human expertise across curriculum.
Cross-Functional Partnership & Execution: Collaborate closely with Director of Education, subject curriculum managers, Project Manager, Assessment Manager, Instructional Team, Custom Solutions, Quality, and Production teams to align curriculum strategy with operational capabilities. Engage with classroom stakeholders to gather feedback, identify gaps, and iterate. Ensure standards alignment, accessibility, and compliance across all states.

Required Qualifications

Master's degree in education, curriculum development, instructional design, educational leadership, or a content discipline (math, ELA, science, social studies), or closely related field. Appropriate experience may be substituted.
12+ years in K–12 education, with at least 8 years in curriculum development, instructional leadership, or curriculum/content strategy. Demonstrated expertise across multiple subject areas.
Proven success building and managing teams of educators and curriculum professionals at scale.
Deep pedagogical knowledge across multiple K–12 subject areas: how students learn, evidence-based instructional approaches, barriers to understanding, and what actually works in practice.
Strong familiarity with Understanding by Design (UbD), 5E learning cycle, and learning sciences research (Dewey, Piaget, Vygotsky, Bruner, Marzano, Hattie, Webb); demonstrated ability to translate research into practice at scale.
Deep knowledge of Common Core and state standards frameworks across multiple subjects and states; extensive experience managing curriculum development across multiple states and understanding state adoption processes.
Ability to think systemically about curriculum coherence across subjects—how concepts and skills build across disciplines and grades.
Strong project management, operational discipline, and communication skills; ability to set strategy while ensuring execution.
Experience in fast-growing or startup environments; demonstrated comfort with ambiguity, rapid change, and competing on both quality and speed.
Commitment to accessibility and inclusive curriculum design.

Preferred Qualifications

Prior experience as curriculum director, chief academic officer, or head of curriculum in a school district, charter, or edtech company.
Experience developing curriculum for digital, blended, or video-based learning environments at scale.
Track record with AI-assisted curriculum development or emerging educational technologies.
Contributions to the field through writing, speaking, research, or professional leadership in curriculum or pedagogy.
Background in assessment design, data-informed curriculum practice, and translating research into practice.

Who You Are

You understand the research foundations of how people learn and how great curriculum is designed. You know the work of Wiggins, McTighe, Dewey, Piaget, Vygotsky, Bruner, Marzano, Hattie—not as names in a bibliography, but as frameworks that shape your thinking. You can translate these ideas into curriculum that actually works in classrooms.

You're grounded in the history of K–12 education across multiple subjects. You understand what has been tried, what has succeeded, what has failed and why. You draw from that knowledge to make principled strategic choices. You have worked across multiple state standards frameworks and understand how to maintain consistency within variation.

You are a strategic partner with bias toward action and results. You can work alongside the Director of Education to shape and evolve a proven framework and ensure it gets executed with excellence and fidelity. You move fast without sacrificing quality or pedagogical integrity. You're relentless about finding ways to do more, better, faster. You understand that speed, quality, and rigor are all non-negotiable.

You think systemically. You see connections across subjects, understand how decisions in one area affect others, and are energized by the challenge of creating coherence across complexity while honoring each subject's distinct identity. You have the wisdom to know when to push hard for consistency and when to trust subject‑area experts to interpret the framework in their field.

You're excited by the opportunity to revolutionize online education through research‑based curriculum and AI that amplifies human expertise.

Direct Reports

Subject area curriculum managers across all K–12 subjects (including but not limited to: Math, ELA, Science, Social Studies, electives, and additional subjects as the curriculum portfolio expands)

Key Cross-Functional Partnerships