Career Bootcamp Lead

Role Description

We're hiring a Career Bootcamp Lead to lead the strategy, execution, and growth of CEA's Career Bootcamp.

• Take ownership of a program that helps accomplished professionals identify high-impact career opportunities.
• Build on a strong foundation developed in 2025 through extensive user research and piloting.
• Lead the next stage of the bootcamp's growth as it transitions from discovery to scale.
• Have the autonomy to answer important questions about achieving cost-effective impact at scale.
• Inherit a working program with existing content, infrastructure, and evidence about effectiveness.
• Combine product thinking with hands-on execution, managing contractors and building a team.

Key Responsibilities

• Product scaling:
  • Achieving ambitious growth targets for the Career Bootcamp.
  • Developing a marketing plan to attract promising participants.
  • Building capacity for sustainable growth.
  • Maintaining quality and cost-effectiveness as it scales.
• Product delivery and improvement:
  • Refining the bootcamp to increase sign-ups and participant satisfaction.
  • Iterating on messaging and marketing.
  • Designing and running experiments with clear success criteria.
  • Making evidence-based decisions on iterations and scaling.
• Product strategy:
  • Setting the strategic direction of the bootcamp.
  • Refining the target audience and user needs.
• Team management:
  • Coordinating contractors for successful delivery.
  • Building and leading a team as impact grows.

Qualifications

• A product-development mindset.
• Impact focus aligned with effective altruism principles.
• Execution velocity in building and testing offerings.
• Strategic thinking skills with a track record of actionable strategies.
• Content creation skills for high-quality writing and editing.
• Strong interpersonal skills for engaging diverse stakeholders.
• Scout mindset & reasoning transparency.
• People management potential.
• Career advising judgement with understanding of impact-focused careers.
• (Bonus) Experience with scaling online courses or career advising products.
• (Bonus) Experience in making a career pivot.

Requirements

• This is a full-time, remote position.
• Preferred time zones: US Pacific Time to CET.
• Start date: July 2026 (TBC/flexible).
• Reports to: Courses Project Lead.

Compensation

• US: total compensation package of $131,988, including a base salary of $119,989 and a 10% unconditional 401k contribution.
• UK: total compensation package of £79,402, including a base salary of £72,184 and a 10% pension contribution.
• Other locations: Compensation based on UK salary structure adjusted for local costs.

Benefits

• Private health insurance.
• Flexible work hours.
• $6,000 / £5,000 annual professional development allowance.
• $6,000 / £5,000 mental health support allowance.
• Extended parental leave.
• Ergonomic equipment.
• 25 days of paid vacation.
• Travel required: 3-6 trips annually, including international events.

Evaluation Plan

• Application Review.
• Test task.
• Screening Interview (20min – Outcapped).
• Final interviews (2, one culture-fit, one with Jamie).
• 1 day work trial (task based).
• Reference checks.

Company Description

The Centre for Effective Altruism (CEA) stewards the movement of people putting effective altruism principles into practice to solve the world's most pressing problems.