Senior Manager, Program (Middle School ELA Leadership Coaching)

WHO WE ARE Teaching Lab is a nonprofit organization with a mission to fundamentally shift the paradigm of teacher professional learning. We envision a world where teachers and students thrive together in communities that enable life-long learning and meaningful lives. In partnership with teachers, we transform professional learning from the ground up to dramatically improve student outcomes. We also work with school, district, and state leaders to create the instructional systems necessary to support these changes. To learn more about Teaching Lab, explore our website at www.teachinglab.org . OUR VALUES Teaching Lab seeks to fundamentally shift the paradigm of teacher professional learning in pursuit of excellent educational outcomes for every child. Teaching Lab’s ultimate goals are: Educators learn more than they would without us Students learn more than they would without us, in a way that cannot be predicted by race, gender, or family income Educators we serve say they love our approach, and they want to keep doing it to advance educational equity All employees are expected to embrace Teaching Lab’s Values to help us achieve our ultimate goals. Collaboration & Responsive Service Resilient Solution-Finding Research & Learning With Humility Accountable Excellence Equity & Justice Read more about Teaching Lab’s Values here . Type of Vacancy: Salaried (Full-Time) Start Date: September 2026 Location: New York, NY Reports To: Director, Program Supervises: Manager(s), Program Travel: On-site with some remote work Compensation: $90,500 to $119,381 Areas of Expertise: Leadership Coaching: Coaching school or district leaders to maximize time, talent, and curricular resources that support the delivery of high-quality 6-8 ELA instruction. Client Management: Managing the execution of a partner’s scope of work, coordinating service delivery between team members and external partners through skilled communication and strong organizational skills, time management, and workflow management. ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT The Program department’s primary purpose is to design, deliver, and continuously improve teacher professional learning programs that strengthen instructional practice and drive student achievement. The team’s main functions include managing and implementing scopes of work with partners, providing coaching and professional learning for teachers and leaders, and creating research-based content and learning assets tailored to partner needs. The Program department contributes to Teaching Lab’s mission by ensuring that every partnership drives measurable impact on teacher practice and student learning, advancing educational equity at scale. ABOUT THE ROLE The Senior Program Manager’s primary responsibility is to implement high-quality programmatic services, lead complex project work, and support school and district leaders in improving educator practice and student learning. Along with Program team members, project teams, school and district partners, and cross-functional colleagues, the Senior Manager, Program will also hold responsibilities in the following areas: Designing research-based, user-centered professional learning content, services, tools, and resources Serving as a content expert and contributing to coaching, instructional design, coach development, client partnership management, and/or project leadership Managing project plans, partner relationships, contracts, invoices, and implementation systems to ensure high-quality service delivery Collaborating across teams to support partnership impact, continuous improvement, data collection, and organizational learning The Senior Manager, Program role is a mid-level position with some management responsibilities, depending on project assignments and organizational needs. This role is essential to ensuring the effective delivery of programmatic goals, strong partner implementation, and sustained impact on teacher and student learning. Success in this position requires strong collab…