LEAD School - Curriculum Director - English

Purpose of the Job:

LEAD started with a vision to provide disruptive Ed-tech solutions for all stakeholders. Since then, LEAD has grown into a team of proficient individuals striving to transform education. In line with this vision and strategy, LEAD has been continuously working on creating world class products. We are looking to hire a Curriculum Development Director to build innovative academic products that improve student outcomes and drive deeper adoption at schools. We are looking for highly competent professionals who understand what it takes to deliver quality education and are excited by the idea of transforming schools.

Key Responsibilities:

- Responsible for creating new and innovative academic products for building English language proficiency that are the best in the market.

- Responsible for bringing global research and best practices to the organization.

- Responsible for leading the portfolio team, the portfolio strategy, development and delivery of the products.

- To collaborate with multiple stakeholders to ensure that the products are of the highest quality, and work with the management as necessary to achieve the revenue targets.

- Lead development of a new multi-modal English language product for schools that builds proficiency & English communication skills.

- Lead development and growth of the Companies leading ELGA brand

Specific Responsibilities:

- Lead the English language academics team

- Lead evolution of ELGA as the best English teaching methodology.

- Create next generation products for the Indian market encompassing all types of schools, from low fees to high fees

- Manage the portfolio, including strategy development, planning, production, editorial to maintain an excellent standard of the product

- Strategy development includes competitor study in terms of pricing & GTMs, conducting surveys to understand the future requirements etc.

- Define the digital assets and assessments that will create an impact on the success of the product

- Working with the academic team and with authors and freelancers to plan editorial strategy and commission high- quality content.

- Monitor and develop the production and delivery processes and make improvements/rationalizations where appropriate. Ensure timely release of all products.

- Keep an eye on market developments & create products that are futuristic & give an edge over competition.

- Monitor in-house processes and resources and make improvements and/or rationalizations where appropriate

- Design high quality trainings for teachers and school leaders

- Coach and develop a strong team of editors and content creators into future leaders.

- Lead teacher training modules on LEAD University for ELGA and all English products to help schools implement the program

- Review and Analyse student learning progress and improve the product to achieve company goals on student outcomes

Ideal Experience Profile:

- 15+ years' experience in K-12 education industry

- Excellent academic pedigree with a preference for an alumnus of a top-tier college/university in India / abroad. A Master's degree is preferable.

- Commercial acumen and demonstrated results in building products that can be monetized.

- The candidate should have demonstrated experience in building external partnerships and conducting high quality trainings to build a strong and sustainable revenue pipeline for the business

- Experience in managing development of print & digital products through collaboration with internal departments & with external suppliers

- Experience of setting up budgets & delivering ROI on projects

- Experience of working with technology solutions

Critical Leadership Capabilities:

- This role is to identify and execute growth opportunities in our company. The leader will develop category leading products.

- They will evaluate long-term market trends, research on the leading innovation in other countries and build new innovative products.

- They will build long term product strategy and bring it to life.

- Top candidates will have excellent analytical and strategic thinking skill. They will have not only deep curriculum & pedagogy expertise, but also the ability to mobilize a team of experts. They have excellent listening and people skills, and will be proactive leaders.