Program Manager, Strategic Initiatives

About Schoolhouse

Schoolhouse.world is a non-profit startup founded by Sal Khan that is scaling free, peer-to-peer tutoring to students across the world. Leveraging the power of teaching as a form of learning, we have already reached over 100K learners from 150+ countries, with plans to grow the platform to millions.

Our team has a mission to explore the important role of human connection in an educational landscape that’s being rapidly disrupted by AI, and discover new models where the two can work hand-in-hand.

About the Vision

• Teen Helps 52-Year-Old Man Earn His High School Diploma

• The Power of Peer Tutoring

• Schoolhouse’s Public Roadmap

The Role

We’re looking for an entrepreneurial, strategic, and execution-focused Program Manager to lead the design, delivery, and scale of our next generation of programs at Schoolhouse.world.

You’ll be joining at a critical inflection point. Our flagship SAT Bootcamp has achieved strong product-market fit, reaching tens of thousands of learners. Now, we’re building toward the future by testing and validating new program models that can drive similar impact at scale. You will help us identify what comes next.

As the lead for our College Admissions Workshops and Khan Academy Learning Labs, you’ll be responsible for driving these programs toward product-market fit, including defining and refining the value they offer to learners, and identifying scalable paths to growth.

This is a role for a generalist who thrives in ambiguity, moves fast to validate new ideas, and is passionate about building educational experiences that change lives.

This role reports to the Head of Programs. Candidates must be based in the U.S.

What You’ll Do

Program Design & Strategy

• Own the vision, direction, and success of multiple programs, including College Admissions Workshops and Khan Academy Learning Labs.

• Drive each program toward scale and efficacy, with a focus on quickly validating product-market fit.

• Form hypotheses about where and how programs can grow and lead small-scale experiments to validate those ideas.

• Set success metrics and drive rapid cycles of testing, learning, and iteration.

Program Operations & Management

• Oversee the day-to-day operations of each program, ensuring seamless delivery and high-quality learner experiences.

• Build scalable systems on top of the Schoolhouse platform and volunteer infrastructure to support growth.

• Work across teams to coordinate execution, including product, engineering, marketing, and community.

• Conduct data analysis to inform program direction and improvements.

Partnerships & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Manage strategic partnerships that extend the reach and success of our programs, including with Khan Academy, Coalition for College, and BigFuture.

• Partner closely with the product and engineering team to develop new program features and ensure programs are integrated into a cohesive platform experience.

• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to design impactful curriculum and training, leveraging AI features and augmentation.

• This role may include managing 1-2 interns or contractors supporting program operations.

About You

Qualities

• You are a generalist and see yourself as part entrepreneur, part program manager, part product thinker, and part marketer.

• Are energized by big-picture strategy but willing to roll up your sleeves to get the job done.

• You thrive evaluating tradeoffs to identify the highest-leverage opportunities and to avoid getting stuck in low leverage work.

• You enjoy making evidence-based recommendations on when to double down, pivot, or sunset an initiative.

• You are passionate about educational impact and love building things that work.

• You love learning new skills and are excited about upleveling with AI.

Skills & Experience

• You have experience in strategy, product, or program management at an early-stage organization.

• You have experience working in or around education, especially with students, tutors, schools, or curriculum design. This can include related social impact fields (e.g. mentorship, training, or workforce development).

• You have exceptional organization skills and bring structure to ambiguous, fast-changing environments.

• You communicate clearly, build alignment, and know how to tell a compelling story.

Nice to Have

• You have familiarity with tutoring, peer-to-peer learning, or curriculum-based support models.

• You have experience leading partnerships or collaborating with external stakeholders to grow programs.

• You have experience with marketing and growth.

About working at Schoolhouse

• Fully remote with flexible hours (with meetings in US Pacific Time)

• Competitive salary, with the range for this role being $141-$165K

• Comprehensive benefits (health, dental, vision, and life insurance options)

• Work-from-home stipend and professional development stipend

• HSA, 401(k) plans available

• Semesterly retreats and monthly regional meetups (we’ve got folks all over with clusters in NYC, Seattle, and the Bay Area)

• An opportunity to make direct impact on education at a global scale

Interview Process Overview

• A 30 minute intro call with the Hiring Manager (Head of Programs)

• A paid take-home project (max 2 hours of work)

• A 45 minute panel interview with a live walkthrough of your take-home project

• We’ll conduct reference checks to learn more about your work experience and strengths

• A 30 minute panel-style discussion with team members to give you insight into cross-functional work at Schoolhouse

We are committed to building an inclusive and equitable platform for learners across the world, and it’s important that our core team reflects these principles as well. We strongly encourage people from historically marginalized groups to apply. Even if you don’t meet all the criteria listed, we welcome your application—your unique experiences and perspectives might be just what we need.