Associate Director, Talent and Workforce Operations

What We Do

At Leading Educators (LE), we know that excellent teaching is the most important driver of student success. The moment a student steps foot in the classroom, their opportunity to learn depends on how prepared their teacher is to translate complex content knowledge, standards, and their knowledge of that student into lessons that help them learn deeply and apply their thinking to the real world.

That’s a big lift, and it often happens alone. As a national nonprofit, we partner with school systems to overcome persistent instructional challenges, foster intentional collaboration and adult learning by design, and ignite new possibilities through systemic solutions at the intersection of teaching, talent, and technology.

We work shoulder-to-shoulder with educators at every level of the education system to strengthen their instructional and leadership practices, bring a vision for excellent instruction to life with consistency, and ensure every student reaches their full potential.

Through direct support, strategic advising, innovation pilots, and best-in-class research, we help educators work toward a future where every student is ready to thrive. Learn more about our work at leadingeducators.org.

Internal Candidate & External Candidate Application Deadline: 3/13/2026

Position

At Leading Educators, we believe that excellent teaching transforms student outcomes. Behind every exceptional educator is a well coordinated team, thoughtfully allocated resources, and systems that ensure the right people are in the right roles at the right time.

The Associate Director of Talent and Workforce Operations is a professional with deep roots in the K12 education sector or education focused nonprofit organizations and brings meaningful experience managing workforce planning, staffing allocation systems, and talent operations in mission driven environments. This leader understands the complexity of supporting a mission driven organization that serves schools and educators and knows that strong internal systems are essential for enabling our staff to deliver high quality partnership and meaningful impact for students. With this perspective, the Associate Director leads the operational systems that help ensure our teams are staffed effectively, resources are allocated thoughtfully, and leaders have the information they need to make smart hiring and workforce decisions.

In this role, you will lead the operational infrastructure that powers workforce planning and staff allocation across the organization. You will maintain workforce planning systems, monitor staffing capacity across teams and projects, and translate allocation data into insights that help leaders align talent with priorities and plan for future staffing needs.

Workforce planning is closely connected to how and when the organization hires. The Associate Director partners closely with the People Team and organizational leaders to translate staffing needs into hiring priorities, ensuring that workforce planning insights directly inform recruiting strategy and hiring decisions. This role prepares and facilitates allocation meetings with leadership, maintains workforce planning dashboards, and monitors shifts in staffing capacity as projects evolve. The Associate Director also serves as the primary owner of workforce planning and resource capacity tools and technology, ensuring these systems remain accurate, well maintained, and useful for leadership decision making.

The Associate Director also leads onboarding integration and internal transition planning, ensuring that new hires and employees stepping into new roles are successfully integrated into their teams and responsibilities. By connecting workforce planning, hiring readiness, onboarding systems, and internal transitions, this role helps ensure Leading Educators can deploy talent strategically and continue advancing our mission to support educators and the students they serve.

Do you have expertise in…

• Managing HR operations, talent operations, or workforce planning systems that support complex organizations?
• Maintaining workforce planning tools, staff allocation systems, or capacity tracking that inform hiring and staffing decisions?
• Building dashboards, reports, and tracking systems that help leaders make data informed decisions?
• Designing and executing operational cycles such as onboarding programs or performance management processes?
• Leveraging technology and AI tools to streamline workflows and improve operational efficiency?
• Supporting talent operations or workforce planning in the K12 education sector or education focused nonprofit organizations?

Do you enjoy…

• Bringing clarity and structure to complex workforce planning and staffing challenges?
• Translating staffing data into actionable insights that inform hiring and organizational decisions?
• Building systems that help organizations allocate people effectively and operate strategically?
• Designing processes that improve onboarding, transitions, and operational consistency across teams?
• Continuously improving workflows and identifying opportunities to strengthen efficiency and clarity?

If you've answered affirmatively to these questions and meet the following prerequisites, we urge you to seize this opportunity. This role calls for the following:

• 5 to 7 or more years of experience in HR operations, talent operations, workforce planning, or program operations roles managing complex operational systems
• 3 to 5 years of experience executing workforce planning processes, staffing allocation management, or talent operations within a K12 education organization or education focused nonprofit environment
• Demonstrated experience managing workforce planning processes, staff allocation systems, resource planning tools, or operational capacity tracking across teams or projects
• Proven track record designing and executing large operational cycles such as onboarding programs, performance management processes, or organizational review cycles
• Strong experience building and maintaining operational dashboards, reports, or tracking systems that support leadership decision making
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex workflows involving multiple stakeholders, shifting priorities, and detailed operational coordination
• Exceptional attention to detail with the ability to maintain high levels of accuracy across multiple systems and operational processes
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present operational data and insights clearly to leadership and diverse audiences
• Proficiency using technology and AI tools to improve operational workflows, documentation, reporting, or internal process efficiency

Travel Requirements

• This is a remote position requires 8+ amounts of trips a year.
• National travel for org retreats, programming, job related travel, or professional development 
• Outside of the above mentioned travel, this person will work from a home office that must be located anywhere within the U.S. 

Questions? We’re here to help.

If you have questions about this role or about our hiring process at any point, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at talent@leadingeducators.org. This inbox is monitored regularly, and we aim to respond within two business days. To ensure your question receives a thoughtful and timely response, we kindly ask that you refrain from emailing individual staff members or members of our HR team directly. The best way to connect with us is always through talent@leadingeducators.org.

Why Work at Leading Educators? 

Imagine being part of an organization where your ideas and perspectives are highly valued. At Leading Educators, we believe in fostering individual strengths, encouraging personal growth, and embracing innovative ideas. If you thrive in a remote working environment, with the added excitement of travel, we're the perfect fit for you. By joining us, you become part of a powerful community of peers nationwide. Regardless of your location, you possess the power to make a significant impact on both students and teachers who rely on us daily. Join Leading Educators and become an integral part of driving progress in education. 

Learn About Our Mission & Values:

Mission: Leading Educators partners with school systems to sustain the teaching, leadership, and conditions for every student to succeed in school and in life.

Values:

• Build on strengths: We affirm and begin with the unique and collective talents, experiences, and wisdom of ourselves and others.
• Continuously learn: We develop ourselves and others. We apply new learning and deepened self-awareness to our relationships and practices.
• Prioritize people: We build trust and reflect on the impact of different perspectives and experiences.
• Champion success for all: We re-imagine structures, habits, and mindsets to ensure every learner has access to evidence-based learning opportunities.

Use of Artificial Intelligence in Hiring

• We use artificial intelligence–enabled tools throughout our hiring process, from the moment a candidate applies through the offer stage, to support administrative tasks and the initial review of candidate materials. These tools help us organize, analyze, and surface relevant information efficiently, but they do not make hiring decisions.

• All candidate materials—including applications, resumes, assessments, and interview feedback—are reviewed and evaluated by people. All hiring decisions, including interview selection, advancement, and offers of employment, are made by humans.

• We use AI solely as a support tool to assist with early-stage reviews and process efficiency. We do not use AI in ways that discriminate based on protected characteristics, nor do we use ZIP codes or similar data to target or exclude protected groups. Our hiring practices are designed to be fair, consistent, and aligned with equal employment opportunity standards.

Benefits

• Compensation:
  •  If hired for this position, the base salary range is $87,243 to $111,037 per year. Most new hires enter the range at a specific point based on their qualifications and the role level. For this position, the standard starting salary is $99,140, which is based on meeting the minimum requirement of 5-7 years of relevant experience.
  • If you have more than 7 years of directly relevant experience, your starting salary may be adjusted higher within the range, up to a maximum starting salary of $104,239. This approach ensures that candidates with additional experience beyond the minimum are recognized in the initial salary offer.
• Benefits:
  • 100% paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for individual employees. Additional premium costs are covered 60% by Leading Educators for partners and dependents on medical, dental, and vision plans. 4% matching 401k plan, Flexible Spending Accounts for medical, childcare and commuter expenses, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP). Benefits are valued at or above $9,000 for employees.
• Time Off: 
  • First three years of employment, full time staff accrue 22 days a year. 
  • Five additional days are accrued after the third and sixth year of employment.
  • Leading Educators also offer 16 additional paid days off for various holidays, including three floating holidays staff may use at their discretion.

Equal Opportunity Employment 

Leading Educators is an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

Apply: https://leadingeducators.org/careers/opportunities

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