VP, Core Curriculum Solutions

About the role

We are looking for a highly skilled VP, Core Curriculum Solutions to revolutionize how Discovery Education creates standards-aligned content for our teachers and learners. In this role, you will own the transformation of DE's core curriculum and content from a traditional editorial operation into a modern, AI-augmented, vendor-orchestrated content production engine.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the curriculum architecture that underpins DE's K-12 core products across Science and Social Studies - ensuring coherence, standards alignment, and pedagogical integrity at scale.

• Lead AI-Enabled Curriculum Production

• Partner with DE's engineering and data teams to build or buy AI tooling that meaningfully reduces cost-per-asset and time-to-publish without compromising quality.

• Orchestrate a High-Performance Team and Vendor Ecosystem

• Translate district needs, market signals, and research into content strategy decisions, product roadmap inputs, and curriculum refresh priorities.

• Represent DE's instructional vision externally: with district partners, at conferences, and in the market.

Core Competencies for Success

• Deep expertise in K-12 core curriculum and instructional design and ability to translate that expertise into a cohesive and compelling vision - you must be credible with educators and curriculum teams.

• Genuine fluency with AI tools in a curriculum or creative production context – practical experience, not theoretical.

• Proven experience managing large, distributed vendor relationships - you have run a curriculum supply chain, not just a writing team.

• Systems thinker who can design workflows, governance structures, and quality processes at scale, with exceptional project management skills and the ability to prioritize multiple tasks across various teams.

• Track record of leading through change - you have transformed something, not just optimized it.

• Executive presence and cross-functional influence - you will operate at the VP level and need to earn trust fast.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's required; Master's or PhD in Education, Curriculum & Instruction, Educational Technology, or a related field preferred.

• Proven ability to deliver comprehensive core instructional solutions for K-12 schools. Experience with US education standards (CCSS, NGSS, and state variants).

• Demonstrable experience integrating AI into content development workflows.