Academic Operations Lead

About Primer

Fixing our K-12 education system is a civilizationally-important problem. We believe that all of our problems — including the ones that dominate the headlines — are downstream of education.

We have a simple thesis on how to solve it: empower 1,000’s of educators to launch microschools in their communities.

We believe the historical tradeoff between price (tuition) and quality is a false dichotomy.

PrimerOS automates and eliminates much of the costs of traditional schools. Microschools have a structural advantage — asset-light real estate — which means much lower capex and opex. You put it together, and you get something that’s never existed before: a world-class education that’s accessible to normal American families and can rapidly scale.

About the Role

As the Academic Operations Lead, you will set operational excellence standards across all 23 Primer microschools. You will be the architect, implementer, and evaluator of all the operational components and systems that enable the school to run smoothly (think IT, legal support, real estate needs, systems and processes). Every day you will wake up with the primary goal to ensure the schools’ operations support and align with Primer’s three commitments.

Responsibilities

• Manage operations budget for each campus 

• Maintain 12 month operations calendar

• Create and implement crisis management plans and solutions to recurring problems

• Oversee the planning and execution of non-academic components of school day (i.e. space use, visitor protocol, crisis management, organization online and in person, etc.)

• Manage a variety of third-party vendors and contractors

• Develop scalable systems to implement across campuses (i.e. ticket system)

• Execute staff, parent, and student onboarding with thoroughness and excellence 
  

Qualifications

• College degree or 10+ years experience in similar roles

• Experience managing teams across multiple geographies

• Big Picture Thinking: Ability to view a problem from a macro organization-wide perspective, then dive into the details

• Demonstrated strong decision making and communication skills

• Flexibility: Ability to work in a changing environment; Preferred experience in a high-growth environment or start-up

• Execution: Proven track record of taking a project from initial idea to complete resolution of problem with attention to detail and ongoing performance reviews

• High Work Capacity: Organized beyond comprehension with the ability to keep multiple work streams moving forward 

• Proactive by nature

If this sounds like you, fill out the application below with a bit about yourself and we’ll take it from there! If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to email us at [email protected].