Manager of Business Operations, Newsela
$90-100k
+ Stock Options
Online platform for education content
Job no longer available
Online platform for education content
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
$90-100k
+ Stock Options
201-500 employees
Company mission
To provide meaningful classroom learning for every student.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years operational experience
- Strong planning, organization, communication, and quantitative analysis skills. Ability to learn quickly and work in a fast-paced environment
- Experience in Education/EdTech preferred but not required
- Experience with Jira is preferred, but not required. Experience with Gsuite and Google Sheets
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Manager, Business Operations on the Product Operations and Development Team
- Reporting to the Senior Director, Product Operations & Development, you will be responsible for creating and managing effective and efficient operations processes, frameworks, and tools that drive our Product deliverables
- The Manager, Business Operations will be responsible for creating and managing effective and efficient operational processes, frameworks, and tools to drive execution across the Product, Content, and broader organization
- This role will lead process standardization, business operations strategy, budget management, and project execution to optimize efficiency and scalability
- This role will manage a team that ensures alignment between operational processes, budget priorities, and business goals
- You will also act as a cross-functional partner, working with Finance, Product, and Content leaders to standardize processes, enhance reporting, and drive key operational efficiencies
- You will develop, implement, and optimize processes and operational workflows that improve efficiency across Product and Content teams
- You will craft, edit, and own team KRs, goals, and KPIs towards expected outcomes
- You will manage design, data analysis, and recommendations for Content Production team experiments and retros
- You’ll also manage the Content budget in collaboration with Finance and lead the annual production budget review and planning for Content
- You will own and operate a team budget to drive decisions and strategically allocate resources
- You’ll standardize project management best practices to drive consistency across teams
- You will independently manage major, high-impact cross-functional projects; lead alignment conversations across key stakeholders including Content, Product, Tech, Marketing, Customer Success, and Sales
- You’ll oversee strategic project execution, tracking key milestones, deliverables, and outcomes
- You will build, edit, and present decks on key initiatives including Content Production Team outputs, Assessment Suite Performance, and Custom Content Creation
- You’ll create and own documentation aligning key stakeholders on high-impact decisions
- You’ll drive cross-functional action to ensure quality outputs
- You will be accountable for managing budget tasks for Content team for each Sprint
- You will initiate and facilitate ROI discussions on top Content projects with leadership
- You’ll manage and coach a growing team of operations managers and project managers. Includes hiring, mentoring, and coaching team development
- You will foster a culture of continuous improvement and accountability
- You’ll lead training, department-level presentations and enablement sessions, and provide feedback on peers' work
Our take
While textbooks have been standard issue in classrooms for centuries, digital instructional materials are now more prevalent. Newsela offers a learning platform that curates and rewrites news articles, historical speeches, and scientific papers to help accelerate learning.
The platform is available in both English and Spanish and includes quizzes, exercises, and writing prompts to help engage students at any level. Millions of teachers and K-12 students use the platform, which has proved extremely popular so far.
In 2021, the company reached unicorn status. Since then, research has shown that Newsela is 70% more effective at promoting reading skills compared to an average summer reading program. This demonstrates the value it brings to the space, and places it well for continued expansion and innovation.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
16% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Feb 2021
$100m
SERIES D
Mar 2019
$50m
SERIES C
Total funding: $172.2m
Company benefits
- Healthcare (pets included)
- Continue your learning - on us!
- Discounts and resources to stay healthy
- Commuter savings (trains/bikes)
- Generous time off for your most important job — maternity, paternity, and adoption
- Unlimited time Off
Company HQ
Theater District, New York, NY
Leadership
Dan Cogan-Drew
(Co-Founder & Chief Academic Officer)A qualified teacher with extensive and varied experience. Recent roles include Director of Programs at EDUCATION CONNECTION and Director of Digital Learning at Achievement First Public Charter Schools.
Matthew Gross
(Co-Founder & Director)Former CEO of the company. Co-founded and was CEO at Grouper Education. Was also a Board Member at New Classrooms, Executive Director at Regents Research Fund and VP at PENCIL.
Pep Carrera
(CEO)Board Member at Follett Higher Education. Was CEO at Nearpod, President at ProQuest, and President and COO at VitalSource Technologies.
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