QUALIFICATIONS

• Proven experience as a CEO or in a senior leadership role within a SaaS start-up environment

• Proven experience casting a compelling strategic vision and elevating an organization's visibility

• Proven ability in building high performing leadership teams

• Strong track record of successfully scaling SaaS products and driving business growth

• Deep understanding of financial management, analysis and modeling

• Exceptional strategic thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills

• Demonstrated experience managing investor prospecting meetings and securing funding from investors and government sources

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, capable of engaging diverse audiences

• Deep understanding of the EdTech landscape and customer needs

• Passion for education and a commitment to improving learning outcomes through technology
   

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Strategic Vision and Leadership

• Articulate a clear company vision and mission, aligning the entire team around its goals

• Develop and execute a comprehensive business strategy to achieve market dominance

• Set key performance indicators (KPIs) and monitor progress towards achieving them

• Team Building and Talent Acquisition

• Attract, hire, and retain top talent across all departments, particularly in operations, sales, and marketing

• Foster a positive and productive company culture

• Develop and empower a strong leadership team

• Product Development and Management

• Guide product roadmap development, ensuring alignment with business strategy, market needs, and customer feedback

• Collaborate with the engineering team to prioritize features and optimize product development processes

• Monitor product performance metrics and make data-driven decisions to improve user experience

• Fundraising and Investor Relations

• Ensure the company is capitalized for growth

• Prepare and present compelling pitch decks to secure investor funding

• Manage relationships with existing investors providing regular company progress updates

• Business Development and Sales

• Collaborate with Sales team to create a strategic business development plan to identify and target potential customers, build strategic partnerships, and drive sales growth

• Collaborate with Marketing team to develop and implement effective marketing strategies to reach the target market

• Financial Management

• Oversee the company's financial health, including budgeting, cash flow management, and profitability

• Make informed financial decisions to support growth and sustainability

New Jersey City University (NJCU) seeks a dynamic and innovative scholar for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor of Educational Technology position. The ideal candidate will have a student-centered focus and a commitment to recruitment, retention, and success of all students as well as a strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. The successful candidate will contribute to the department's mission through meaningful and engaging teaching, innovative research, and service that promotes our students, department, University, and the field of education.

The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and teaching courses, including doctoral-level and dissertation supervision, advancing an active research agenda, and participating in collaborative service. We particularly encourage applicants with experience in school library media, corporate training, STEAM, or special education, and those who can contribute to an inclusive and supportive learning environment for students from diverse backgrounds. The successful candidate will demonstrate a deep commitment to the success and growth of our students and our department.

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RESPONSIBILITIES

• Teaching: Teach undergraduate, master's, and doctoral-level courses in educational technology, instructional design, assistive technology, school library media, and related areas in all modalities: hybrid, in-person and online.

• Research: Establish and maintain a robust research agenda in educational technology or related fields, with a focus on producing high-quality publications. Seek external funding to support research initiatives.

• Curriculum Development: Develop and revise curriculum to incorporate emerging technologies and trends in educational technology, with a focus on improving learning outcomes for diverse student populations.

• Advising and Mentorship: Mentor and advise undergraduate, master's, and doctoral students, in areas as diverse as answering questions from potential students, to course registration and program planning to academic career development.

• Recruitment and Retention: Actively participate in and develop initiatives that strengthen our enrollment and serve our current students.

• Service: Actively participate in departmental, university, and professional service, including committee work, outreach activities, marketing, and community engagement initiatives. Contribute to initiatives supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion. The candidate must be able to attend conferences overnight and out of state.

EDUCATION

• Earned Ph.D. or Ed.D. in Educational Technology, Instructional Design, Learning Sciences, or a closely related field by the start of the appointment.

The Senior Program Manager will be responsible for the design and deployment of core leadership training for business and product leaders across Amazon's Global Stores organization. We are looking for a highly motivated candidate who has a strong instructional design, facilitation, and negotiations training background. The ideal candidate will be someone who has built training & development programs from the ground-up and is open to trying new, innovative approaches to learning. They must excel at earning trust when working cross-functionally, possess great communication skills, demonstrate high standards, and design with the customer in mind. Successful candidates will have relevant experience in managing multiple projects and enjoy the challenge of working in a fast-paced environment to help build a great organization of talented leaders.

KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Designing and delivering leadership training for our mid-level through senior manager-level global Stores organization

• Continually striving to raise the bar on our training experiences by measuring the impact and seeking customer feedback to determine areas for improvement

• Working with and coaching senior leaders on innovation and various business leadership topics and skills

• Confidence to speak publicly and influence senior leaders as an expert in learning design

• Facilitating training experiences throughout the year with credibility

• Developing and executing evaluation strategies for programs

• Working with program and product managers across the Amazon Stores Learning & Development team to create seamless training experiences for participants

• Partnering with internal and external teams to build out development experiences with a global mindset

• Influencing key stakeholders to continually invest in training
   

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of program or project management experience

• Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements

• Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership
   

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 2+ years of driving process improvements experience

• Master's degree, or MBA in business, operations, human resources, adult education, organizational development, instructional design or related field