Vice President of Operations

Kiddom • Full-time • Hybrid in San Francisco, California, United States • $225,000 - $275,000 / year • 2w ago

Fast Facts

Join Kiddom as the Vice President of Operations and lead strategic initiatives to scale operations and enhance efficiency in the K-12 education sector.

Responsibilities: Oversee diverse business operations, collaborate with cross-functional teams, manage vendor logistics, and develop policies to enhance efficiency and profitability.

Skills: 10+ years of operational leadership experience in SaaS or education technology, exceptional leadership skills, and understanding of K-12 curriculum standards.

Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related field; MBA preferred; experience in managing large-scale logistics; passion for education.

Location: San Francisco, CA; remote work options may be available.

Compensation: $225000 - $275000 / Annually

About Kiddom

Kiddom is a groundbreaking educational platform that promotes student equity and growth by uniting high-quality instructional materials with dynamic digital learning. Through unparalleled curriculum management functionality, Kiddom empowers schools and districts to take ownership of their curriculum – resulting in learning experiences tailored to meet the unique needs and goals of local communities. Kiddom’s high-quality curriculum is layered with robust teacher and leader data insights to drive the continuous improvement of instructional decisions, school/district programming, and professional learning.

The VP of Operations will shape, execute, plan, direct, coordinate, and oversee various business operations of teams within Kiddom. As the leader of the Operations team you will help Kiddom execute large-scale market expansion into the domestic K-12 core curriculum market. The complexity of our operational needs require the leader in this role to oversee a wide range of interdepartmental operations and initiatives to allow for scale. Whether it is the refining of process related to our delivery of content, budget and cost optimization, or project tracking related to key strategic market expansion this role will be a key driver in helping Kiddom succeed in the market. You will partner with cross-functional leaders in Finance, Talent, GTM and R&D to create pragmatic and smart solutions that align with Kiddom’s operating plan. This is a unique opportunity to impact the future of education by scaling a sustaining large scale business in a domain ripe for improvement.

You will...

Collaborates with executive leadership to develop and meet company goals while supplying expertise and guidance on operations projects, process improvement, success measurement, operational performance tracking, and business systems.
Collaborates with cross functional teams: Content, PDE and GTM teams to ensure delivery and fulfillment of print products.
Lead operations for our print and kit, logistics and warehousing, and scale up of a diverse reliable supply chain.
Program management across different business units for large scale sales opportunities such as state adoptions and direct work with large district customers to deliver solutions.
Own Internal ops and programs across teams to increase efficiency, decrease variability and enhance profitability.
Ensures team decisions and functional execution are aligned with operating plans and the organization's overall business plan and vision.
Builds, communicates, and implements operations-related policies, practices, standards, and to ensure effective and consistent support to our business execution.
Review and align cost estimates and sizing for project proposals.
Presents periodic performance reports and metrics to the CEO and other leadership.

What we're looking for...

10+ years of operations experience, with at least 5 years in leadership roles within SaaS, education technology, or related fields.
Proven track record of developing and scaling high performing business initiatives.
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Logistics, Engineering, or other industry-related field required; MBA preferred.
Exceptional leadership skills with a history of building and empowering high-performing teams.
Hands-on experience managing vendors, large-scale logistics, and regulations and risk
Maintains knowledge of emerging efficiency solutions and trends in operations management.
Passion for education and a commitment to empowering educators and students through innovative solutions.
Deep understanding of K-12 curriculum standards and how they translate into digital tools for instruction and assessment (Nice to Have)

$225,000 - $275,000 a year

Salary range is dependent on geography, past experience, seniority, and demonstrated role related ability during the interview process.

What we offer

Full time permanent employees are eligible for the following benefits:

-Competitive salary

-Meaningful equity

-Health benefits: medical (various PPO/HMO/HSA plans), dental, vision, disability and life insurance

-10 paid sick days per year

-Unlimited vacation time policy (subject to internal approval). Average use 4 weeks off per year.

-Paid family leave for eligible employees

COVID Vaccination Policy

Kiddom policy requires employees to be vaccinated before they visit an office or attend company events..

We have remote roles but in certain positions where office attendance is deemed to be essential to the role, offers of employment shall be conditional upon proof of vaccination.