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Nelson Education

Largest Canadian-owned K-12 curriculum content provider

Director, French Language Program & Curriculum

Product ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeToronto, ON, Canada

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree is required; a Bachelor of Education with a specialization in French, French Studies, or Francophone Studies is preferred, along with significant K–12 French-language curriculum and instructional experience.
  • Fluency in French and English is required.
  • At least 7–8 years of experience in the K–12 French-language education market, spanning teaching, product and content development, market research, and customer success.
  • Demonstrated success defining or sourcing, launching, and managing profitable products and services.
  • A proven track record of effectively engaging prospective and existing customers, partners, and other stakeholders.
  • Strong knowledge of the K–12 Francophone and French-language education sector, including FFL and FSL curricula (Core, Extended, and Immersion), and the ability to translate curriculum and pedagogical trends into engaging learning experiences.
  • Experience developing assessment strategies that support assessment for, as, and of learning and strengthen the teaching and learning cycle.
  • Understanding of the K–12 French resource landscape, including traditional resources, digital platforms, and generative AI tools.
  • Ability to plan portfolios over short-, medium-, and long-term horizons, adapt to market needs, and plan contingencies.
  • Ability to proactively identify risks and develop contingency plans.
  • Strong Francophone market connections and the ability to identify, recruit, train, mentor, and grow a French Language team of educators and subject matter experts.
  • Understanding of how research and pedagogy apply to product design, with attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy, quality, and timely delivery.
  • Experience managing, leading, and mentoring a team.
  • Strong constructive negotiation skills and the ability to articulate clearly.
  • Strong problem-solving and communication skills, and comfort with ambiguity and change.
  • SaaS business experience working with technology teams in an agile environment.

Responsibilities

  • Drive the vision, strategy, and growth of Nelson's French Language portfolios on Edwin.
  • Lead a team of internal specialists and external contributors, identify new product opportunities, set instructional direction based on French-language policy, curriculum, and market needs, and provide editorial leadership for French freelance authors, subject matter experts, and digital asset creators.
  • Own portfolio goals, budgets, competitive positioning, market feedback, and efficacy; collaborate across the business and conduct customer-facing research to inform and validate portfolio decisions.
  • Work with Content & Curriculum, Strategy, Classroom Success, Sales, Engineering, Design, and Marketing to address customer needs and develop go-to-market content strategies that grow and retain the Edwin customer base.
  • Conduct market research to identify opportunities and define products, services, and solutions that best serve customers.
  • Liaise with Content & Curriculum, Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success to identify teaching, learning, and assessment trends and challenges that shape Edwin content and grow its user base.
  • Launch French content, assessments, and features; test their performance and iterate quickly.
  • Lead subject-area content conceptualization, assessment, and instructional design by synthesizing market research, Customer Success insights, and customer experience data while balancing customer needs with curriculum outcomes.
  • Work across Content & Curriculum, Content Services, Commercial, Product Engineering, and Design teams to develop and launch new and revised content strategies and services.
  • Build relationships with Francophone authors, educators, school boards, and subject matter experts who inform product development.
  • Lead and develop an internal team of French and Francophone subject matter experts, as well as external freelance authors, subject matter experts, and educator reviewers.
  • Promote culturally relevant and responsive pedagogy and Universal Design for Learning best practices, and foster collaboration, agile development, and innovation to build a pipeline of ideas that expand and retain Edwin’s market.
  • Provide subject-area thought leadership internally and externally, including occasional travel and public speaking to school leadership, educators, ministries of education, and at internal meetings.
  • Apply an understanding of Nelson's corporate vision to the French Language portfolio strategy to optimize growth, improve product performance, and drive Edwin success metrics.

Desired Qualifications

  • A Bachelor of Education with a specialization in French, French Studies, or Francophone Studies.
  • UX and product design experience.

About the Company

Nelson Education

Largest Canadian-owned K-12 curriculum content provider

Nelson Education is Canada's largest locally owned K-12 content provider and the country’s only heritage education content provider. It creates curriculum-aligned learning materials and digital resources designed to fit Canada's classrooms. Its main product is Edwin, a digital learning ecosystem that brings curriculum-linked content, interactive tools and strong classroom support into one platform to help teachers reach every student. Nelson differentiates itself by being Canadian-owned and focusing on heritage education content, with content and tools that tailor to diverse learning styles and promote critical thinking and lifelong learning. The company aims to make learning accessible, engaging and effective for all students, guiding education toward the goal of helping each learner reach their potential.

Company size
501-1,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Toronto, Canada
Founded
1914

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