Senior Director of Curriculum

About the role

Location: Remote, United States
Role Type: Full-Time
Reporting to: Chief Product Officer
Total Compensation: $165,000 to $239,000 per year

Responsibilities

• Lead CodePath’s long-term curriculum strategy and transition to a modular, flexible architecture that supports AI-native skills, rapid iteration, and multiple delivery models
• Own the curriculum product roadmap, maintaining 12-month visibility into new courses, major revisions, and portfolio investments
• Maintain and evolve a comprehensive course catalog across Web Development, Mobile Development, Cybersecurity, Technical Interview Prep, Foundational CS, and AI-native offerings
• Lead the design and launch of new courses aligned to emerging industry needs, particularly in AI-native engineering and applied AI workflows
• Oversee ongoing maintenance, revision, and improvement of existing courses to ensure relevance, rigor, and student impact
• Ensure curriculum combines rigorous learning science with real-world engineering practice, clear career pathways, and applied experiences including open-source and industry-aligned projects
• Build, manage, and develop a high-performing curriculum team, including full-time staff and external contractors
• Establish clear processes for curriculum planning, development, QA, feedback, and continuous improvement
• Partner with senior leadership to forecast hiring needs and scale curriculum capacity in line with organizational growth
• Partner closely with Learning to ensure curriculum translates effectively into classroom delivery, aligned pedagogy, and student experience
• Collaborate with Engineering to align curriculum with tooling, content systems, and delivery infrastructure within the CodePath Platform
• Represent CodePath externally with university partners, employers, funders, and at industry events, clearly articulating curriculum quality and rigor

Qualifications

• Strong software engineering background with the technical credibility to shape CS and AI-native curriculum
• Demonstrated excellence in curriculum design, computer science education, or instructional leadership
• Experience owning end-to-end technical curriculum used by thousands of learners, from design through iteration and measurable outcomes
• Experience or excitement to incorporate an AI-first curriculum process/tooling that accelerates and improves quality
• Proven ability to lead and develop teams, including managing full-time staff and contractors
• Deep understanding of the computer science degree journey and the gap between academic preparation and industry expectations
• First-principles thinker with evidence-based curriculum expertise, high ownership, and a bias towards action grounded with disciplined execution