Senior Manager, ELA Assessment Content

About Khan AcademyKhan 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 COMMUNITYOur 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.
THE ROLEWe're seeking a talented and versatile senior manager for ELA assessment content to join our Assessments team.
As a senior manager, you will contribute to the development of new, innovative K-12 ELA assessments and lead a team of other ELA content creators.
The ideal candidate will possess deep knowledge of ELA, particularly early high school ELA, state standards, assessment development best practices, and managing others, and have a passion for teaching and learning.
What you'll do:
Lead a team of ELA content creators and act as a player and coach.
Contribute to the creation of K-12 assessments, leveraging your subject matter expertise.
Innovate with new activity types made possible by advances in AI technologies.
Guide a team in the design of test blueprints and test items, and the maintenance of item banks.
Ensure adherence to timelines and deliverables.
Provide guidance on improvements in our content and item management systems.
Ensure alignment of items with state standards content and with item development best practices.
Strengthen empathy for learners, especially for learners from historically under-resourced communities, and set up bias mitigation processes in assessment development.
Act as an editorial expert by reviewing content, participating in the maintenance of existing content, and working with partners.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams - product, design, and engineering - in creating more complex, interactive assessments for our students.
Liaise with the District Success team to ensure seamless training on and adoption of K-12 assessments in districts.
WHAT YOU BRINGProven ability to lead other content creators in ELA.
Deep pedagogical expertise and expertise in state and national standards.
5+ years classroom experience teaching early high school ELA.
Experience in K-12 assessment development, including blueprint creation and item development.
Experience supervising and leading others.
Proven cross-cultural competency skills demonstrating self-awareness, awareness of others, and the ability to adopt inclusive perspectives, attitudes, and behaviors to drive inclusion and belonging throughout the organization.
Excellent communication skills (oral and written), as well as an eye for detail.
Excellent time management skills.
Motivated by the Khan Academy mission "to provide a free world-class education for anyone, anywhere.
"Interest in using new AI tools as assistants in content creation.
A focus on a positive assessment experience.
A growth mindset that is curious and energized to innovate and create something new for our students.
A bias to action.
PERKS AND BENEFITSWe may be a non-profit, but we reward our talented team extremely well! We offer:
Competitive salaries.
Ample paid time off as needed - Your well-being is a priority.
Remote-first culture - that caters to your time zone, with open flexibility as needed, at times.
Generous parental leave.
An exceptional team that trusts you and gives you the freedom to do your best.
The chance to put your talents towards a deeply meaningful mission and the opportunity to work on high-impact products that are already defining the future of education.
Opportunities to connect through affinity, ally, and social groups.
And we offer all those other typical benefits as well:
401(k) + 4% matching & comprehensive insurance, including medical, dental, vision, and life.
The target salary range for this position is $151,200 - $167,000 USD / $204,318 - $225,668 CAD.
The salary offered will depend on internal pay equity and the candidate's relevant skills, experience, qualifications, and job market data.
Exceptional performers in this role who make an outsized contribution can make well in excess of this range.
We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or Veteran status.
We value diversity, equity, and inclusion, and we encourage candidates from historically underrepresented groups to apply.
As part of this commitment, Khan Academy will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process.
If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact .
@khanacademy.
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Job Type:
Full-time positionLocation:
Mountain View, California, United StatesExperience Level:
Advanced (5-10 yrs)#