Managing Director - Internal Learning, Culture, And Development

This is a full-time, remote position anywhere in the contiguous United States, with national travel expected up to 50%.

What You’ll Do

At Instruction Partners, our work is only as strong as our people. The Managing Director of Internal Learning, Culture, and Development shapes how team members learn, lead, and grow together in service of schools, educators, and students. The Managing Director of Internal Learning, Culture & Development operates at an organization-wide strategic level, setting direction and making decisions that shape how people develop, lead, and work together across the organization. The role moves beyond coordinating or delivering individual learning initiatives to designing and stewarding integrated systems that build organizational effectiveness. It requires the ability to identify emerging organizational needs, translate complex data and insights into strategic direction, and lead innovation through continuous improvement.  The role reports to the Executive Director of People and Culture and partners with senior leaders to lead initiatives, establish scalable systems, and build the leadership capacity and shared practices needed to advance organizational priorities.

Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership

• Champions the multi-year vision and direction for organizational learning, leadership growth, and workplace culture to support staff flourishing and team effectiveness  
• Translates organizational vision into cohesive division-level learning strategies, aligning resources and priorities across teams to meet evolving organizational needs
• Identify opportunities to strengthen the integration of leadership development, core capability learning, and organizational culture practices to create a cohesive team

Leadership Development

• Steers the design and continuous evolution of comprehensive people-manager learning pathways that cultivate reflective, values-aligned leadership across the organization
• Coaches leaders to coach others, cultivating an environment of continuous learning and high-quality feedback
• Nurtures consistent leadership capacity by translating organizational expectations into practical routines, reflection tools, and supportive team practices 
• Collaborate with cross functional teams to align and coordinate org-wide and team-specific professional learning for organizational coherence
• Cultivates ongoing learning loops by gathering team reflections and practical evidence to guide the refinement of leadership development offerings   

Organization-Wide Learning and Capability Development

• Shapes the strategic direction for organization-wide learning experiences that cultivate shared knowledge, mindsets, and core capabilities  
• Guides the design and implementation of accessible, engaging learning systems that reflect adult learning principles and connect directly to everyday work
• Anticipates change and adapts learning infrastructure, embracing innovative approaches that support staff growth through times of transition  

Advance Organizational Culture and Effectiveness

• Synthesizes team experience and engagement data to understand and address key organizational dynamics  
• Communicates insights and strategic recommendations to senior leadership, fostering shared understanding and informed decision-making  
• Partners across teams to build routines, rituals, and practices that foster collaboration, mutual trust, and shared purpose  

Measure Impact and Drive Continuous Improvement

• Establishes scalable systems and indicators to understand how learning initiatives translate into daily practice and positive team experience
• Evaluates organizational trends and feedback with a systemic lens to celebrate growth, identify gaps, and guide future priorities  
• Applies evidence of impact and ongoing team feedback to refine learning strategies and support sustainable organizational health  

Candidate Qualifications and Traits:

• 12+ years of leadership experience, preferably in the education or non-profit space, with 5+ years of senior leadership experience leading in talent, human resources, and team culture  
• Organizational Learning Strategy: Deep expertise in setting and steering organizational learning and capability development strategies that align individual professional growth with mission and core values
• Leadership and Manager Development: Advanced knowledge of adult development and coaching models, with demonstrated skill in designing systems that build leadership capacity and support leaders in coaching others
• Organizational Culture and Team Experience: Comprehensive understanding of the conditions that nurture safety, trust, and belonging across remote, mission-driven teams 
• Adult Learning and Instructional Design: Mastery of adult learning principles and human-centered design, with the ability to create engaging, practical learning experiences that translate seamlessly into daily work
• Data-Informed Continuous Improvement: Demonstrated expertise in synthesizing qualitative and quantitative employee experience data to diagnose organizational needs, assess program effectiveness, and inform strategic priorities
• Cross-Functional Alignment: Proven ability to communicate vision and priorities clearly across diverse audiences, fostering shared understanding, navigating ambiguity, and building alignment across teams

Instruction Partners provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Instruction Partners complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Compensation:

The salary for this role is $166,000. Detailed information about the organizational compensation philosophy can be found here. Competitive benefits and private retirement investment options are available, as well as a generous vacation policy. See our detailed benefits package here: Benefits in Brief Overview. Additionally, Instruction Partners participates in E-Verify. Please see the E-Verify “Notice of Participation” and the Department of Justice “Right to Work ” posters for more information.

Our Mission: 

We strengthen instructional leadership in schools, school systems, and states to ensure teachers have the support they need to improve learning experiences and learning outcomes for students— with attention to students of color, students experiencing poverty, multilingual learners, and students with disabilities.

Our Vision:

All students experience an excellent education that prepares them to contribute to their community, achieve economic security, and pursue their dreams.