Director, Transformation

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August 12

☕ Washington – Remote

Although this job is listed in Washington, this company may be open to hiring remote in other states.

💵 $154k - $178k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

👔 Director

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Great Minds

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Great Minds is an educational company dedicated to developing high-quality instructional materials for students and teachers. It offers comprehensive curricula in mathematics, English language arts, and science, designed to build deep and enduring knowledge. Great Minds' products, such as the Eureka Math², Wit & Wisdom, and PhD Science, aim to advance equity in classrooms by engaging all learners. The company supports educators with professional learning resources and customizable teaching materials that align with state standards and focus on building essential skills and knowledge. Great Minds is committed to making educational opportunities accessible to every student and provides resources to help educators tailor instruction to meet diverse classroom needs.

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2007

📚 Education

📋 Description

• Job Purpose: The Director, Transformation will accelerate Great Minds towards our strategic objectives as a key part of the Transformation Office and will define, launch, and lead high-velocity key initiatives that deliver capabilities critical to accelerating organizational growth or scale strategies. • Responsibilities: Support senior Great Minds executives in defining 6 - to 12 - month transformation objectives, crafting roadmaps, performing critical analyses, and leading implementation of major change programs. • Create compelling cases for change through storytelling, targeted analytics, and facts for leadership, and the organization. • Shape key transformation initiatives via written briefs and generate value creation models to support and scope investment cases. • Lead all stages of a transformation workstream including defining the workplan, identifying and performing necessary analyses, developing recommendations, and collaborating with business stakeholders to support implementation. • Work side-by-side with internal teams and partners toward initiatives to drive lasting change and results and get hands-on in designing and building new tools, systems, and ways of working. • Act as a change leader across Great Minds and provide training, coaching, and leadership development to ensure leaders are intentionally and actively building their capacity to change and achieve greater effectiveness. • Work in partnership with Analytics teams to develop monitoring plans that measure solution effectiveness after launch. • Use facts and data to facilitate high-bar, data-driven inspection and decision making. • Apply methods of rapid-cycle hypothesis testing and proof-of-concepts to build and scale new tools, systems, processes, and ways of working.

🎯 Requirements

• Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience in professional services, management consulting, or internal consulting role influencing senior leaders with 5 years of leadership experience • Experience working in a transformation or project-based environment and supporting cross-functional transformation programs from concept to completion • High intellectual curiosity and the ability to excellently navigate ambiguous environments and unfamiliar domains • Strong engagement and consulting skills; ability to build strong relationships and work effectively across all levels in a highly matrixed environment • Ability to work autonomously with strong bias for action, with attention to detail and exceptional organizational skills • Exceptional business acumen and ability to shape transformation initiatives • High discretion, confidentiality, and executive presence and strong interpersonal and communication (both written and verbal) skills across technical and non-technical audiences • Deep analytical capabilities and demonstrated ability to use diagnostic skills to identify the business problem and recommend appropriate interventions that improve business results • Willingness to dive deep into processes and ‘roll-up sleeves’ to drive results