⁠⁠People Ops Associate Manager

We are looking for a strategic and hands-on leader to own our end-to-end teacher hiring and development efforts. This role is critical in ensuring we attract, hire, and grow high-quality educators who drive strong student outcomes and long-term retention.

You will work closely with Academic and Operations teams to align hiring with classroom needs, while building scalable systems for recruitment, assessment, and teacher development.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the full-cycle teacher recruitment process, from sourcing to onboarding
• Build and maintain a strong pipeline of qualified teacher candidates
• Design and continuously improve hiring frameworks, including assessments, interviews, and demo teaching standards
• Ensure hiring quality meets academic standards and retention targets
• Oversee recruiters and hiring-related roles to ensure efficient execution
• Develop and implement teacher training and development programs (both pre-service and in-service)
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Academic and Operations teams to align hiring with classroom needs
• Track and analyze hiring performance, teacher quality, and development outcomes using data
• Drive continuous improvement in teacher capability to support retention and student success

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Psychology, Education, or a related field
• +5 years of experience in recruitment, talent management, or people operations. Background spanning both Education/Academic and HR is highly preferred
• Strong experience in teacher recruitment, hiring, and/or training & development
• Experience in startup or edutech environments is a strong advantage
• Solid understanding of hiring frameworks, assessment methods, and talent quality standards
• Data-driven mindset with experience tracking hiring and performance metrics
• Strong stakeholder management skills and ability to collaborate cross-functionally