IXL Learning, a leading EdTech company with products used by 15 million students worldwide, is seeking a Professional Learning Specialist Lead to manage a small team of Professional Learning Specialists on the Southeast regional team within the Professional Learning Group.
As a Professional Learning Specialist Lead, you’ll lead, manage, and motivate a regional team of Professional Learning Specialists. In addition to managing a team, you will also deliver high-quality professional learning sessions (virtual and on-site) and services with a focus on supporting teachers.
You must be highly organized, focused, creative, well-spoken, and have a desire to lead and develop a collaborative, high-energy team.
This is a full time remote position for candidates living in the Southeastern United States.
WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING
- Maintain high standards of quality for the team’s work
- Provide ongoing feedback and support to a team of Professional Learning Specialists
- As part of the leadership team, you’ll support in the creation, improvement, and management of team systems and processes
- Oversee and drive team best practices, sharing knowledge and skills on effective professional development delivery and customer communication
- Organize and coordinate professional development sessions for assigned customers
- Help customers achieve educational objectives by creating learning experiences that align with school initiatives, goals, and desired outcomes
- Participate in the development and improvement of professional development materials
- Deliver high-quality live and virtual professional development sessions to customers to drive customer engagement and usage of IXL– up to 50% possible travel
- Partner with the sales team to effectively manage and grow customer relationships within the region
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
- 5+ years of educational professional development experience
- Experience teaching in a K-12 setting
- Management experience preferred
- Passionate about quality professional development
- Thoughtful problem-solver
- Exceptional presentation skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills - dynamic, enthusiastic, upbeat individual who connects well with others and has a positive, collaborative, motivating leadership style
- Organized, methodical, and detail-oriented; ability to prioritize and effectively manage multiple projects and tasks concurrently, from start to finish
- Self-starter and quick learner with a passion for improving education through technology
ABOUT IXL LEARNING
IXL Learning is the country's largest EdTech company. We reach millions of learners through our diverse range of products. For example:
- 1 in 4 students in the United States uses IXL.com
- Rosetta Stone provides an immersive learning experience for 25 languages
- Wyzant is the nation's largest community of tutors, covering 300+ subjects
- Teachers Pay Teachers (TPT) is a comprehensive marketplace for millions of educator-created resources
Our mission is to create innovative products that will make a real, positive difference for learners and educators and we're looking for passionate, mission-minded people to join us in achieving this goal. We have a unique culture at IXL that fosters collaboration and the open exchange of ideas. We value our team and treat one another with kindness and respect. We approach our work with passion, tenacity, and authenticity. We find it immensely satisfying to develop products that impact the lives of millions and we are eager to have you join our team.