Program Manager, Educational Leadership

Title: Program Manager, Educational Leadership

Location: Seattle United States

Type: Full-time

Job Description:

Join a team dedicated to creating meaningful, student-centered learning experiences. As a Program Manager, you will play a vital role in shaping academic programs, supporting student success, and fostering a collaborative and engaging learning environment. This is an opportunity for individuals who are passionate about education, innovation, and partnership?and who enjoy making a lasting impact on students and academic communities.

Job Summary:

Program Managers play a key role in delivering an exceptional student experience by guiding and strengthening core program components, including program design, assessment, technology integration, and curriculum development. They champion student development, shape the overall learning experience, and actively contribute to academic and institutional governance.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Keep programs current and impactful by contributing to ongoing review and thoughtful enhancements that support student learning and success.
• Serve as a subject matter expert by designing assigned program components and continuously evaluating and improving curriculum.
• Actively support student learning, engagement, and persistence throughout the program journey.
• Create a welcoming and supportive learning environment by ensuring effective orientation, training, mentoring, and coaching.
• Partner with students to thoughtfully resolve course-related issues and remove barriers to success.
• Conduct quarterly check-ins with students in assigned programs and foster meaningful connections beyond the classroom.
• Contribute to academic and institutional governance through active participation on councils and committees.
• Engage with and promote professional communities to stay current in areas of expertise and bring fresh perspectives to the program.
• Teach three (3) courses per year, or the equivalent, within assigned compensation to support program quality and student learning.
• Model excellence in teaching and learning while actively supporting student growth and development.
• Complete teaching responsibilities within assigned compensation before pursuing out-of-compensation teaching opportunities.

Requirements:

Minimum Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skills, and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• An earned master's degree from an accredited institution in Educational Leadership or related fields.
• Minimum of 3 years of successful experience as a school principal.
• Proven experience in teaching, preferably teaching adults in both in-class and online modes of educational delivery.
• Ability to address student academic-related issues and concerns in support of retention and student success.
• Ability to lead and manage in a creative and fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work comfortably with and manage virtual teams.
• Excellent oral, written and interpersonal skills.
• Skill in relating to, communicating with, and supporting diverse students, faculty, staff, and external communities.
• Ability to present a professional image on behalf of the academic school and CityU as appropriate.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products and learning management systems in support of quality teaching and learning.

Desired Qualifications:

• An earned doctoral degree from an accredited institution in Educational Leadership or related fields.
• Successful experience as a district-level program administrator, CTE teacher and/or director, and/or superintendent.
• Successful experience as a program manager of a similar Teacher and/or Administrator certification program.
• Demonstrated experience in recruiting, screening, selecting, and advising candidates for leadership preparation programs, including collaboration with district partners to ensure candidate-program fit.
• Proven ability to build and sustain District-University partnerships, including collaboration with superintendents, HR directors, and Instructional leaders to align preparation programs with district leadership needs.
• Demonstrated commitment to equity-centered leadership preparation, including experience supporting BIPOC candidates through intentional advising, mentoring, and program design.
• Experience working with state and national accreditation systems (PESB, OSPI, NELP, etc.), including evidence alignment, reporting, and continuous improvement.
• Strong background in coaching and mentoring adult professionals, including supporting candidates through role transition, leadership identity development and professional resilience.
• Demonstrated ability to lead through organizational changes, including senior management transitions, enrollment fluctuations, policy shifts and evolving certification requirements.
• Skills in designing and managing program data and tracking systems for efficiency and effectiveness.
• Skills in using artificial intelligence and other technologies to design simulations and other interactive learning experiences.

Additional Information:

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, talk, hear, and perform repetitive motions of the hands or wrists.
• The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, grasp or handle, stoop or bend, and reach.

Working Conditions:

The working conditions described here represent those an employee encounters while performing this job's essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Work is generally performed remotely. On-site participation in meetings and other CityU events hosted in the Puget Sound region required.
• Evening and weekend hours may be required.

Salary information:

$81,000 - 95,000/year DOE

Benefits Information:

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including paid holidays and paid time off; medical, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts (HSA/FSA); voluntary insurance; retirement benefits with employer matching; tuition benefits and other workplace perks such as flexible work schedules, anniversary programs, and employee recognition programs, etc.