Director, Content Strategy and Development (Mountain View)

We are seeking a Content Strategy and Development Director to lead content strategy and production teams. Youll work closely with our business leaders and cross-functional teams to develop and execute new content strategy while maintaining and growing our library of millions of learning resources. Youll work at both a strategic and tactical level, turning data, research, and intuition into high-quality, engaging content that millions of teachers and students will want to subscribe to.

This role is based in our Mountain View, CA office and is hybrid in office Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.

What Youll Do:

• Design and execute content strategies for Test Prep, K-12, and College segments, ensuring high-quality, impactful educational resources that align with company goals.
• Lead, mentor, and inspire global content development teams, improving productivity and quality, while guiding them through roadmap creation and setting stretch goals.
• Partner cross-functionally with marketing, product, and engineering teams, ensuring that content initiatives are aligned with business objectives and support the overall strategy.
• Own large-scale projects such as revamping college curriculum models, building AI-powered teacher resources, expanding the content library at Study.com.
• Manage POs and budgets for all segments, ensuring efficient use of resources, while balancing large-scale content production with high-quality outputs.
• Act as both a strategic visionary and hands-on leader, diving into execution when needed while maintaining a long-term perspective.
• Continuously push the boundaries of content creation, fostering a culture of urgency, innovation, and high performance within teams.
• Drive the enhancement of Test Prep and other content segments, optimizing for SEO while maintaining authenticity and high standards.
• Leverage data insights, user research, and learning science to identify content gaps and optimize resources for better learner outcomes.
• Own decision-making and execution in balancing learning science and scalability to ensure educational impact without sacrificing search engine optimization.
• Integrate AI tools like ChatGPT in content creation workflows, driving operational efficiency and increasing content quality across teams.
• Anticipate future education and ed tech trends, ensuring our content remains innovative, competitive, and learner-focused.

What Youll Bring to the Role:

• Minimum 10 years of experience leading global teams, driving large-volume educational or digital content development, preferably within the ed tech industry
• Ability to inspire productivity and quality, meet stretch goals, and improve overall performance
• Proven track record of being both a hands-on manager when required and a strategic leader working with cross functional teams and leadership
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams, ensuring content strategies align with broader marketing, product, and engineering goals.
• Deep understanding of one or more educational segments (Test Prep, K-12, or College) with proven success in these areas.
• Ability to lead projects such as revamping college curriculum, improving test prep content, and developing innovative tools for teachers.
• Strong proficiency in leveraging AI tools for content operations, including integrating tools like ChatGPT into workflows.
• Expertise in managing content at scale while balancing detailed, high-quality output and SEO best practices.

The salary range for this position is $150,000-$190,000 per year. Pay and is dependent upon factors including skills, work experience, business needs, and market demands.