About Kiddom
Kiddom is a groundbreaking educational platform that promotes student equity and growth by uniting high-quality instructional materials with dynamic digital learning. Through unparalleled curriculum management functionality, Kiddom empowers schools and districts to take ownership of their curriculum – resulting in learning experiences tailored to meet the unique needs and goals of local communities. Kiddom’s high-quality curriculum is layered with robust teacher and leader data insights to drive the continuous improvement of instructional decisions, school/district programming, and professional learning.
At Kiddom, we do things differently—no silos, no politics, just smart people tackling big problems in K-12 education together. We’re looking for a forward-thinking Director of Curriculum to lead our team of Subject Matter Experts in building tech-powered, standards-aligned and research-based learning experiences that truly serve all students—including those too often left behind. If you’re passionate about using AI and innovative tools to reimagine content creation and curriculum design, love mentoring teams, and want to help shape the future of learning in a collaborative, fast-moving environment, this is your moment. Bring your expertise—and your curiosity—and let’s make education better, together.
You Will...
- Foster a collaborative, high-performance culture, ensuring team members are aligned with company goals and instructional best practices.
- Lead the development of high-quality, research-based curriculum content for digital learning products.
- Ensure alignment with state and national academic standards, as well as best practices in instructional design, assessment and pedagogy.
- Collaborate with product teams to integrate curriculum with technology in ways that enhance classroom engagement and efficacy.
- Stay current with educational trends, instructional strategies, and emerging technologies to inform curriculum decisions.
- Establish and oversee processes for curriculum quality control, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and effectiveness.
- Monitor and analyze curriculum effectiveness through data-driven insights, user feedback, and research-based evaluations.
- Innovate usability of HQIM to allow for maximum implementation in a variety of classroom settings.
- Provide project updates on a consistent basis to various stakeholders regarding strategy, adjustments, and progress.
- Perform other assigned tasks as needed to meet project deadlines and deliverables
What we're looking for...
- Master’s degree in Education, Curriculum & Instruction, or a related field.
- 7+ years of experience in curriculum development, instructional design, or educational publishing, with at least 3 years in a leadership role.
- Strong knowledge of K-12 academic standards, instructional best practices, and digital learning trends.
- Passion for improving education equitably and strong empathy for educators
- Preference for experience with one or more HQIM programs offered by Kiddom.
- Experience managing a team of educators, instructional designers, or subject matter experts.
- Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally with product, technology, and marketing teams.
- Excellent communication, coaching, and leadership skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a data-driven approach to curriculum effectiveness.
Salary range is dependent on geographic location, prior experience, seniority, and demonstrated role related ability during the interview process.
What we offer
Full time permanent employees are eligible for the following benefits from their first day of employment:
* Competitive salary
* Meaningful equity
* Health insurance benefits: medical (various PPO/HMO/HSA plans), dental, vision, disability and life insurance
* One Medical membership (in participating locations)
* Flexible vacation time policy (subject to internal approval). Average use 4 weeks off per year.
* 10 paid sick days per year (pro rated depending on start date)
* Paid holidays
* Paid bereavement leave
* Paid family leave after birth/adoption. Minimum of 16 paid weeks for birthing parents, 10 weeks for caretaker parents. Meant to supplement benefits offered by State.
* Commuter and FSA plans
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
Kiddom is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, transgender status, national origin, citizenship status, uniform service member status, pregnancy, age, genetic information, disability, or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.
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