Senior Director, Quality Coaching – Technology Innovation and Impact

Strada Education Foundation

. Lead Strada Education Foundation's Quality Coaching Technology Innovation strategy and portfolio .

Posted 10/6/2026full-timeWashington • Washington • United StatesSenior💰 $143,800 - $168,250 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading technology-enabled career coaching initiatives, with a strong focus on strategic oversight, project management, and partnership development. Capable of translating complex analyses into actionable recommendations while fostering a collaborative and inclusive environment.

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Education Technology LeadershipTechnology-Enabled Strategy DevelopmentProject Management ExpertiseCross-Functional Initiative LeadershipRelationship Management

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Hard Skills

Strategic Initiative LeadershipTechnology AssessmentPortfolio ManagementData AnalysisImpact MeasurementAI Practices KnowledgeOutcome DefinitionGrant OversightInvestment StrategyPilot Development

Soft Skills

Emotional IntelligenceCommunication SkillsCollaborationJudgmentCoaching

Industry Keywords

Career CoachingWorkforce DevelopmentPhilanthropyStudent SuccessInnovationContinuous ImprovementEquitable PathwaysHuman-Connected CoachingLearning AgendaPartnership Development

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead Strada Education Foundation's Quality Coaching Technology Innovation strategy and portfolio
Define priorities, use cases, investments, partnerships, measures of success, and pathways to scale
Advance the learning agenda concerning technology's role in augmenting human-connected coaching and career navigation
Establish quality standards and technical benchmarks for technology-enabled career coaching tools
Assess career navigation technology ecosystems, solutions, capabilities, gaps, and emerging opportunities
Translate research, investments, pilots, and field learning into practical frameworks and scalable approaches
Serve as the subject-matter leader on technology and AI across Quality Coaching
Partner with Research, Strategy & Innovation, Impact Investments, Learner Engagement, and external partners
Analyze complex strategic questions and provide decision-ready recommendations to senior leaders
Lead cross-functional initiatives through influence and establish roles, decision rights, and accountability
Represent Strada with researchers, funders, policymakers, education leaders, and technology providers
Provide strategic oversight for grants, contracts, impact investments, impact measurement, and learning
Manage and develop the Quality Coaching Project Manager
Provide project-management leadership across Quality Coaching, including planning, progress monitoring, budgets, risks, dependencies, and decision points
Strengthen portfolio execution, shared learning, organizational health, employee engagement, inclusion, belonging, and continuous improvement
Support colleague development through coaching, feedback, and knowledge sharing

Requirements

What you’ll need

At least 8 years of progressively responsible experience in education technology, innovation, career coaching, student success, workforce development, philanthropy, strategy, and consulting
Significant responsibility for independently leading complex strategic initiatives
Experience developing and executing technology- or AI-enabled strategies
Experience translating innovative ideas into practical pilots, partnerships, investments, and scalable approaches
Strong portfolio leadership and execution skills
Experience overseeing complex portfolios, grants or investments, project-management systems, and progress monitoring
Ability to frame and analyze complex questions, synthesize qualitative and quantitative information, assess alternatives and tradeoffs, and translate analysis into actionable recommendations
Exceptional synthesis, writing, communication, and presentation skills
Experience preparing memos, analyses, recommendations, presentations, and board-level materials for technical and nontechnical audiences
Experience defining measurable outcomes and learning questions and using evidence to inform strategy, investment, adaptation, and scale
Experience managing and developing staff and leading complex, cross-functional work in distributed leadership and matrixed environments
Experience managing consultants, grants, vendors, and external partnerships
Knowledge of responsible AI practices, including privacy, accessibility, transparency, student agency, data interoperability, evidence, and the role of human relationships in coaching and career navigation
Strong relationship management, judgment, and emotional intelligence
Commitment to equitable pathways to opportunity and alignment with Strada's guiding values
Commitment to a collaborative, inclusive, and mission-driven culture
Advanced degree is nice to have, not required

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Generous PTO and paid holidays
401(k) retirement plan with employer contributions
Paid parental leave
Wellness reimbursement
Professional development resources
Travel: 15–20%