Curriculum Development Director, Spanish

Fully Remote, Remote Worker - N/A, Editorial

Job Type: Full-time

As the Curriculum Development Director-Spanish, you are responsible for leading curriculum design, editorial development, maintenance, and instructional quality across Wayside's Spanish titles and programs. This role ensures that curriculum development aligns with portfolio priorities, market needs, and organizational goals while upholding high standards of instructional integrity and proficiency-based language learning.

Reporting to the VP of Product Development, the Director leads Spanish curriculum planning, instructional design, and development, exercising judgment and accountability for curriculum decisions and outcomes. The role partners with the VP of Product Development on portfolio strategy, market opportunities, business cases, and investment priorities, aligning Spanish curriculum leadership with the broader world language portfolio.

The Director leads external contractors, freelancers, development vendors, and assigned team members, setting direction and maintaining accountability for curriculum quality, timelines, and delivery. Working across the organization, the Director partners with Product Management, Project Management, Production, Sales, Marketing, and Professional Learning to connect curriculum needs with digital experiences, customer expectations, and business goals. People management responsibilities evolve as the curriculum development team grows.

• Provide leadership and direction across Spanish editorial resources, including contractors, freelancers, vendors, and assigned internal team members.
• Set clear expectations for quality, scope, timelines, and deliverables across curriculum development and maintenance work.
• Provide instructional and editorial guidance, feedback, and course correction to ensure outcomes meet established standards.
• Recommend and manage team and contractor plans; monitor capacity, workload distribution, and sequencing to support curriculum priorities and effective resource use.
• Select and onboard development partners and manage assigned employees through coaching, feedback, and performance expectations.

• Lead Spanish curriculum strategy and development planning, working with cross-functional teams to translate business priorities, customer evidence, and digital considerations into actionable curriculum plans.
• Lead instructional design and develop program architecture, scope and sequence, proficiency progression, assessments, and teacher supports; engage curriculum and cross-functional partners to strengthen instructional approaches.
• Lead development and maintenance of all current Spanish titles and programs across print and digital formats.
• Drive continuous curriculum improvement using customer feedback and instructional evidence to strengthen the overall product experience and customer satisfaction; partner with the Product Management Team on improvements that involve the digital experience.
• Ensure materials meet high-quality instructional standards and support meaningful communication, interculturality, accessibility, differentiated learner needs, and practical teacher implementation.

• Lead strategic curriculum initiatives involving Editorial, Instructional Development, Product Management, Project Management, Production, Creative Services, Marketing, and external partners.
• Create and manage end-to-end curriculum and editorial plans, including scoping, estimation, timelines, and dependency management.
• Lead the Spanish curriculum development roadmap and sequencing, aligning curriculum priorities with portfolio goals, customer…