Director, Program Strategic Initiatives & Ops

Director, Program Strategic Initiatives & Ops (Full-Time)

Position reports to:
Managing Director (MD), Operations

Final date to receive applications:
Applications are due on Friday, September 11, 2026, by 11:59 PM ET.

Location:

The Michigan team's office is in Detroit. The role will require on-site work with educators in communities across Michigan 3-4 times per month, on average.

What You'll Do

Teach Michigan, powered by TFA Detroit, seeks an exceptional operator to bring strategy to life through operational excellence. This role serves as a key driver of execution across Teach Michigan's educator development strategy, ensuring strategic initiatives, participant experiences, and cross-functional priorities are planned, coordinated, and delivered with quality, consistency, and impact.

As a strategic operations leader, you will design and manage the systems, processes, and infrastructure that enable educators, school leaders, alumni, district partners, and communities to experience Teach Michigan at its best. From statewide convenings and leadership development experiences to district engagements, learning walks, and proof point school initiatives, you will ensure complex work is executed seamlessly while strengthening collaboration across teams and partners.

This role extends beyond operations. You will build scalable systems, leverage data to inform decision-making, and continuously improve how Teach Michigan plans, coordinates, and delivers its work. By connecting people, processes, technology, and strategy, you will help increase organizational effectiveness, strengthen participant experiences, and accelerate progress toward Teach Michigan's 2030 goal.

What You'll Be Responsible For

Strategic Initiative Operations & Execution (40%)

• Lead operational planning and execution for Teach Michigan's strategic initiatives, ensuring educator, alumni, school leader, district, and partner experiences are delivered with excellence and aligned to organizational priorities, annual goals, and long-term impact.
• Develop and manage project plans, implementation strategies, timelines, operational workflows, and communication plans that translate organizational priorities into coordinated action.
• Design and continuously improve operational systems, tools, dashboards, and processes that strengthen execution, increase efficiency, reduce organizational friction, and support scalable implementation across Michigan.
• Leverage operational, participant, and stakeholder data to monitor implementation, evaluate progress, identify opportunities for improvement, and support data-informed decision-making.
• Anticipate operational risks, proactively solve challenges, and ensure complex initiatives are executed on time, within scope, and with a consistently high-quality stakeholder experience.

Program & Experience Operations (40%)

• Own end-to-end operations for Teach Michigan's core learning experiences, leadership development opportunities, site visits, learning walks, district engagements, alumni activations, and statewide convenings.
• Coordinate logistics, communications, vendor relationships, budgets, materials, and stakeholder engagement to deliver seamless, high-quality participant experiences.
• Develop repeatable operational playbooks, planning tools, and scalable processes that improve consistency, quality, and execution across programs and experiences.
• Continuously improve participant experiences by leveraging educator, stakeholder, and partner feedback to strengthen operations and increase overall impact.
• Partner closely with internal teams and external partners to ensure experiences are coordinated, aligned, and reflective of Teach Michigan's commitment to excellence.

Strategic Initiatives & Regional Priorities (20%)

• Advance Teach Michigan's 2030 goal by leading and contributing to cross-functional initiatives that strengthen educator development, organizational effectiveness, and statewide impact.
• Partner across program, district partnerships, research and learning, external affairs, development, and team operations to operationalize strategic priorities and ensure seamless execution across functions.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen systems, improve collaboration, and increase organizational effectiveness through innovation and continuous improvement.
• Lead or contribute to strategic planning, organizational priorities, and enterprise-wide initiatives that extend beyond the primary scope of the role.
• Contribute leadership and operational capacity to regional priorities, including Empower Ed Weekends, leadership retreats, strategic planning, fellow selection, and other organization-wide initiatives as organizational needs evolve.

Your Experience

Competitive candidates will have the following characteristics and experiences:

Previous Experience

• Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience in operations, program management, project management, strategic initiatives, or a related field.
• Demonstrated success leading complex projects or initiatives from planning…