Senior Content Manager - ELA, Humanities, and Test Prep

ABOUT KHAN ACADEMY Khan Academy is a nonprofit with the mission to deliver a free, world-class education to anyone, anywhere. Our proven learning platform offers free, high-quality supplemental learning content and practice that cover Pre-K - 12th grade and early college core academic subjects, focusing on math and science. We have over 155 million registered learners globally and are committed to improving learning outcomes for students worldwide, focusing on learners in historically under-resourced communities. OUR COMMUNITY Our students, teachers, and parents come from all walks of life, and so do we. Our team includes people from academia, traditional/non-traditional education, big tech companies, and tiny startups. We hire great people from diverse backgrounds and experiences because it makes our company stronger. We value diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging as necessary to achieve our mission and impact the communities we serve. We know that transforming education starts in-house with learning about ourselves and our colleagues. We strive to be world-class in investing in our people and commit to developing you as a professional. THE ROLE Our US content team includes the curriculum developers who design the curriculum and develop the courses, lessons, videos, articles, and practice questions on Khan Academy. Khan Academy’s Test Prep and Humanities courses reach millions of learners each year. In the years ahead, as we increase the depth and breadth of the courses we offer across grades K-14, we’ll be integrating AI into many of the learning experiences we build: our AI-powered tutor and teaching assistant, Khanmigo, is a critical component of the company’s strategic vision. We’re looking for an innovative team leader responsible for coaching and developing our team of Test Prep and Humanities content creators (currently 3 people, with more contractors to join this year) and providing the support that allows them to do their best work. In this role, you’ll also be responsible for working with organizational leadership to set our short- and long-term strategic vision of Khan’s Test Prep and Humanities offerings, and then working with your direct reports and contractors to implement that vision—through clear definitions of project success, realistic project plans, and efficient processes. Content is an integral part of Khan Academy’s overall product, so this role requires a collaborative and cross-functional mindset. By co-creating Test Prep and Humanities offerings alongside Product and Program Managers, Designers, Engineers, and Marketers, you’ll ensure Khan Academy launches cohesive offerings that are engaging and efficacious for our learners. Because we partner with a number of schools, foundations, and organizations, you’ll need to be relationship-driven and comfortable representing Khan Academy’s ELA, Humanities, and Test prep offerings to external audiences. WHAT YOU BRING Growth mindset • You have a true passion for education and a desire to change the world for the better. • You have an entrepreneurial mindset, including a high tolerance for ambiguity, a penchant for experimentation, and a bias towards action. • You’re kind, collaborative, and a team player; people love working with you. • You believe that generative AI holds the potential to elevate human intelligence and learning. Strong execution • You’re a strong communicator, and you can deliver effective and inspiring feedback to direct reports on how to make great ideas and content even better. • You have a proven track record of independently driving complex projects end-to-end. • You’re adaptable to a fast-paced environment, and open to learning new tools and tech. • You understand instructional design, you have deep teacher and learner empathy, and you know how to ensure our learning experiences are user-friendly and pedagogically effective. You have experience creating and solving problems for a variety of user personas for K-12 and beyond (eg, history teacher, reading student, different grade levels). • You’ve project managed processes and editorial workflows for content creation and publication, preferably in an online-first, education platform. Background/experience • Bachelor’s degree + Master’s degree or equivalent (or higher). • You have an intuition for when the content in an area you’re less familiar with could benefit from more clarity, simplification, or research. • You have successfully coached and grown teams, including 2+ years direct management experience with teams of writers, teachers, or content creators, including data-driven evaluations. • 2+ years standards-aligned instructional and/or assessment design experience in ELA, Humanities, and/or Test Prep, combining disciplinary expertise, pedagogical research, learner empathy, balancing standards alignment with the realities of today’s classrooms. • 2+ years experience teaching at the K-12 or university level. • You have a history of working cross-functionally