Senior Manager, Program (ELA Coach Development

New York, NY

Teaching Lab is a nonprofit organization with a mission to fundamentally shift the paradigm of teacher professional learning. We envision a world where teachers and students thrive together in communities that enable life-long learning and meaningful lives. In partnership with teachers, we transform professional learning from the ground up to dramatically improve student outcomes. We also work with school, district, and state leaders to create the instructional systems necessary to support these changes.

To learn more about Teaching Lab, explore our website chinglab.org.

Teaching Lab seeks to fundamentally shift the paradigm of teacher professional learning in pursuit of excellent educational outcomes for every child.

• Educators learn more than they would without us
• Students learn more than they would without us, in a way that cannot be predicted by race, gender, or family income
• Educators we serve say they love our approach, and they want to keep doing it to advance educational equity

All employees are expected to embrace Teaching Lab’s Values to help us achieve our ultimate goals.

• Resilient Solution-Finding
• Research & Learning With Humility
• Equity & Justice

Read more about Teaching Lab’s Values here.

Salaried (Full-time).

Start Date:

September-October 2026.

Location:

New York, NY.

Reports To:

Director, Program. Supervises:
Manager(s), Program. Travel:
On-site with some remote work. Compensation: $90,500 to $119,380. Areas of Expertise:
Coach Development:
Developing coaches on the following skills:
Facilitation of professional learning, developing goals for coaching cycles based on student data, determining and implementing coaching actions that drive toward cycle goals, using quantitative and qualitative student data to assess progress toward cycle goals and adjusting coaching in response. Instructional Design:
Designing and facilitating effective and engaging professional learning experiences for educators as well as internal coaching staff.

The Program department’s primary purpose is to design, deliver, and continuously improve teacher professional learning programs that strengthen instructional practice and drive student achievement. The team’s main functions include managing and implementing scopes of work with partners, providing coaching and professional learning for teachers and leaders, and creating research-based content and learning assets tailored to partner needs. The Program department contributes to Teaching Lab’s mission by ensuring that every partnership drives measurable impact on teacher practice and student learning, advancing educational equity at scale.

The Senior Program Manager’s primary responsibility is to implement high-quality programmatic services and manage complex projects that drive impact on educator practice and student learning. Along with flex team members, system-level leaders, and cross-functional colleagues, the Senior Program Manager will also hold responsibilities in the following areas:

• Designing and facilitating professional learning content, services, and tools/resources
• Serving as a content expert and, when needed, taking on project leadership roles
• Managing project plans, contracts, and invoices to ensure accurate, timely delivery of services
• Collaborating across departments and, when applicable, supporting team members through coaching or people management

The Senior Program Manager's role is a mid-level position with some management responsibilities. This role is essential to ensuring the successful delivery of programmatic goals and the long-term sustainability of Teaching Lab’s partnerships. Success in this position requires strong collaboration, organizational skills, adaptability, and a commitment to advancing excellent teaching and learning.

• Five (5) or more years combined experience working in PK-12 education, with a minimum of two years experience teaching PK-12 students from traditionally underserved backgrounds with demonstrated evidence of impact
• Three (3) or more years combined experience working with…