Director, AI Learning Experience & Innovation

At Leading Educators (LE), we know that excellent teaching is the most important driver of student success. The moment a student steps foot in the classroom, their opportunity to learn depends on how prepared their teacher is to translate complex content knowledge, standards, and their knowledge of that student into lessons that help them learn deeply and apply their thinking to the real world.

That’s a big lift, and it often happens alone. As a national nonprofit, we partner with school systems to overcome persistent instructional challenges, foster intentional collaboration and adult learning by design, and ignite new possibilities through systemic solutions at the intersection of teaching, talent, and technology.

We work shoulder-to-shoulder with educators at every level of the education system to strengthen their instructional and leadership practices, bring a vision for excellent instruction to life with consistency, and ensure every student reaches their full potential.

Through direct support, strategic advising, innovation pilots, and best-in-class research, we help educators work toward a future where every student is ready to thrive. Learn more about our work at leadingeducators.org.

Leading Educators is seeking a Director, AI Learning Experience & Innovation to lead the design and delivery of AI Accelerators—cohort-based learning experiences that empower organizational leaders to identify real-world challenges, develop AI-enabled solutions, and refine those solutions through rigorous user feedback. In this role, you'll architect the full learning journey for each cohort, from designing engaging, practical learning opportunities to orchestrating a cross-functional team of coaches and technical mentors. You'll translate strategic priorities into thoughtfully executed learning experiences that respond to the unique needs of different partners and participants, operating with the credibility and composure of an experienced consultant managing high-stakes client relationships.

This is a role for a builder—someone with direct, hands-on experience creating with AI tools, grounded in adult learning design, who is energized by building something new rather than following an established playbook. You'll contribute to the continued evolution of the Accelerators model by adapting learning experiences to meet partner needs, drawing on participant feedback and implementation insights to inform improvements, develop useful resources, and make thoughtful design and delivery decisions. Because Accelerators regularly puts LE in front of senior leaders—superintendents, nonprofit CEOs, and other senior decision-makers—this role carries external-facing weight, requiring you to operate with the credibility and composure that comes from experience managing high-stakes client relationships.

You'll work shoulder-to-shoulder with participating teams, organizational leaders, and executive sponsors across education and social-impact organizations, building trusted relationships while adapting your engagement strategies to different stakeholder roles and organizational contexts. Reporting to the Senior Director of Innovation, New Learning Models, you'll own end-to-end session design, direct the delivery team, resolve ambiguity independently, and exercise sound judgment within established goals and priorities—collaborating with leadership when decisions may affect scope, resources, or partner commitment.

• Designing and facilitating cohort-based learning experiences or similarly structured group learning environments for adult professionals?
• Building with AI tools hands-on—not just understanding them, but actually creating something tangible with them and articulating that process to others?
• Managing the operational execution of programs or initiatives, including coordinating teams of contributors (coaches, facilitators, contractors) toward shared delivery outcomes?
• Translating ambiguous or still-forming strategy into concrete, well-sequenced learning experiences and delivery plans that adapt as new information emerges?

• Working in environments where the outcome isn't yet defined and pivoting quickly when direction changes without losing momentum or quality?
• Building trusting relationships across diverse stakeholders—from senior leaders to peers to cross-functional collaborators—and reading what isn't being said in the room?
• Using participant feedback and evidence to test, refine, and improve programs, then documenting effective approaches for future implementation?
• Reflecting on your own ways of working and adapting your personal habits and style to fit new or unfamiliar situations?

• Ability to travel nationally for organizational retreats, programming, donor meetings, and professional development
• Must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States
• Outside of the above mentioned travel, this person will work from a home office that must be located anywhere within the U.S. 

If you have questions about this role or about our hiring process at any point, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at talent@leadingeducators.org. This inbox is monitored regularly, and we aim to respond within two business days. To ensure your question receives a thoughtful and timely response, we kindly ask that you refrain from emailing individual staff members or members of our HR team directly. The best way to connect with us is always through talent@leadingeducators.org.

• Build on strengths: We affirm and begin with the unique and collective talents, experiences, and wisdom of ourselves and others.
• Continuously learn: We develop ourselves and others. We apply new learning and deepened self-awareness to our relationships and practices.
• Prioritize people: We build trust and reflect on the impact of different perspectives and experiences.
• Champion success for all: We re-imagine structures, habits, and mindsets to ensure every learner has access to evidence-based learning opportunities.

• We use artificial intelligence–enabled tools throughout our hiring process, from the moment a candidate applies through the offer stage, to support administrative tasks and the initial review of candidate materials. These tools help us organize, analyze, and surface relevant information efficiently, but they do not make hiring decisions.

• All candidate materials—including applications, resumes, assessments, and interview feedback—are reviewed and evaluated by people. All hiring decisions, including interview selection, advancement, and offers of employment, are made by humans.

• We use AI solely as a support tool to assist with early-stage reviews and process efficiency. We do not use AI in ways that discriminate based on protected characteristics, nor do we use ZIP codes or similar data to target or exclude protected groups. Our hiring practices are designed to be fair, consistent, and aligned with equal employment opportunity standards.

Leading Educators is an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

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