Senior Implementation Strategist, Next Education Workforce
Campus: Tempe
JR121798
End Date: June 10, 2026
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree and seven (7) years of experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field; OR, any equivalent combination of experience and/or training from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.
Salary Range: $80,000–$115,000; DOE
We’re hiring a Senior Implementation Strategist to join our Implementation & Design team at the Next Education Workforce. In this role, you will help codify our model by embedding within the team to identify patterns of success across PK–12 contexts, codify core model elements, and translate them into durable, scalable resources. You will collaborate closely with implementation coaches, designers and other teammates to bridge learnings and patterns from the field to be a lead designer and refiner of materials that support implementation in real school contexts and build coherence across our broader set of offerings.
This role requires someone who can take ownership of projects, navigate ambiguity, and actively codify what works. As we learn more about effective teaming the learning design team must translate effective practices into clear, repeatable frameworks, tools, and resources. As we grow our programming and scale, this role will be crucial in building a coherent system of offerings that reinforces shared language, frameworks, and priorities sequenced intentionally over time.
The ideal start date for this position is on or before August 10, 2026.
Contribute to program codification work
Design professional learning experiences for scale
Create tools, resources, and frameworks to support implementation
Facilitate co-design processes with Implementation & Design teammates
Maintain design systems and assets
Manage projects
Pilot and refine materials
Use data to evaluate the effectiveness of content
Desired Qualifications:
5-7 years of experience designing learning experiences for adults, or equivalent experience
2 years or more of experience teaching in K-12 schools
Content Codification
Experience translating complex, evolving, or undefined ideas into clear, usable content
Demonstrated ability to synthesize learnings and patterns from the field into durable frameworks, tools, and resources:li>
Experience codifying effective practices into structured and scalable resources that can be applied across varied school contexts
Professional Learning Design
Experience designing professional learning for adult learners across face‑to‑face, virtual, and asynchronous environments
Knowledge of backward design principles to define clear outcomes and align content, activities, and tools to those outcomes
Visual Design & Usability
Strong visual communication skills, including experience creating polished slide decks, tools, templates, and facilitation materials
Demonstrated ability to design intuitive, user‑friendly resources that can be used independently by educators and leaders
Technical skills
Proficiency with design tools such as Canva, Figma, Google Slides
Experience creating multimedia instructional content such as videos, screen recordings, voiceovers, or simple animations
Experience using project management tools, ideally Asana, to manage timelines and collaborate with team members
Strong organizational skills, including file management and version control systems to support clarity across shared assets
Ownership & Initiative
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects, timelines, priorities, and tradeoffs independently
Evidence of strong judgment, initiative, and ability to move work forward
Track record of delivering high‑quality work on time and with attention to detail
Experience using feedback early and often to refine work throughout the design process without getting attached to ideas
Demonstrated ability to pilot, iterate and improve work based on evidence
Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with cross‑functional teams and various stakeholders
Commitment to shared responsibility, collaboration, and team‑based ways of working
Experience incorporating feedback and multiple perspectives in co‑design processes
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.