Special Projects Lead, Academic and Pedagogical Excellence

Amplify; Northern (KY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Amplify seeks a Strategic Projects Lead to work directly with the Chief Academic Officer, guiding the Academic & Pedagogical Excellence (APEX) team and serving as a force multiplier across the Product organization.

You will lead high-priority cross-functional projects, coordinate quarterly goals, and ensure leadership stays focused on critical work while maintaining a culture of innovation and pedagogical excellence.

Qualifications

• Experience: 12+ in a high-growth environment (Strategy, Ops, Chief of Staff, or Senior Project Management) with a Bachelor’s degree; or 8 years of experience with a Master’s degree; or 5 years of experience with a PhD; or equivalent overall experience.
• K-12 Context: (Preferred) Knowledge of the realities, needs, and aims of school systems and individual classrooms.
• Tooling: Proficiency with a range of workplace productivity software and tools.

Responsibilities

• Operations & Coordination: Strengthen collaboration between APEX and partner teams by building strong relationships with key individuals. Oversee the quarterly goal-setting process, coordinating with other product teams. Ensure that APEX team leaders know priorities, decisions, and deliverables. Alert the CAO to emerging blockers and risks to team progress. Help to establish a culture of excitement about innovation, improvement, and pedagogical excellence within the team.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Project leadership

Relationship building

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

PhD

Tools

Productivity software

Office suite

Job description

About Amplify

Amplify helps teachers bring delight and rigor to students every day. We have become a leader in K-12 literacy, biliteracy, math, and science by building inspiring teaching and learning experiences based on research. The Amplify Classroom platform combines curriculum, assessment, and supplemental learning into one coherent high-quality instructional system. A pioneer in education since 2000, Amplify has developed deep relationships in states and districts by partnering with educators to drive implementation quality and improved outcomes. Today, Amplify serves more than 18 million students and teachers across all 50 states and on six continents. For more information, visit Amplify.com.

Job Description:

As the Strategic Projects Lead, you will work directly with the Chief Academic Officer in ensuring the success of the Academic & Pedagogical Excellence (APEX) team. This high-impact role requires leadership, strategic thinking, and operational excellence. You will be the "force multiplier" for the APEX team, building relationships across the Product organization, leading high-priority surge projects, managing the operational rhythm of the department, and ensuring the leadership team stays focused on the most critical work. You will know our products well and have strong market awareness, helping the team stay ahead of market trends and competitors’ moves. You will be a standard-bearer for the APEX team’s high standards, love of excellence, delight in productive creativity, and belief in the transformative power of education.

Responsibilities:

• Operations & Coordination: Strengthen collaboration between APEX and partner teams by building strong relationships with key individuals. Oversee the quarterly goal-setting process, coordinating with other product teams. Ensure that APEX team leaders know priorities, decisions, and deliverables. Alert the CAO to emerging blockers and risks to team progress. Help to establish a culture of excitement about innovation, improvement, and pedagogical excellence within the team.

• Project Leadership: Lead and manage high-priority, cross-functional projects from inception to completion, ensuring deadlines are met, resources are allocated effectively, and outcomes align with business objectives.

• CAO Support. Work with the CAO to plan and track the CAO’s major deliverables. Co-create meeting cadence, purpose, and agendas. Run team operations when the CAO is externally engaged. Serve as a thought partner to the CAO, synthesizing complex information to assist with decision-making.

• External Footprint. Attend external conferences or meetings with the CAO (approximately bimonthly) to gain a deeper understanding of the issue landscape and strengthen Amplify’s connections to influential organizations. Coordinate with the Government Relations team to help determine priorities for external work and thought leadership.

Who You Are:

• Strategic. You can prioritize among conflicting demands. You can think both short-term and long-term.

• Proactive. You take initiative and take first cuts at solutions.

• Interpersonal. You can initiate and cultivate strong working relationships. You can relate to a wide range of stakeholders with tact, diplomacy, and emotional intelligence. You can influence events and decisions in a matrixed organization even without formal authority.

• Operational. You are extremely strong in execution, organization, responsiveness, and attention to detail.

Basic Qualifications:

• Experience: 12+ in a high-growth environment (Strategy, Ops, Chief of Staff, or Senior Project Management) with a Bachelor’s degree; or 8 years of experience with a Master’s degree; or 5 years of experience with a PhD; or equivalent overall experience.

• K-12 Context: (Preferred) Knowledge of the realities, needs, and aims of school systems and individual classrooms.

• Tooling: Proficiency with a range of workplace productivity software and tools.

Amplify is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Amplify makes employment decisions based on qualifications and merit, and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability status, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic or status.

Amplify is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities, including disabled veterans. If you have a disability and need an accommodation in connection with the application or hiring process, please email [e-mail].

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