Curriculum & Learning Specialist

Curriculum & Learning Specialist Full Description Curriculum & Learning Specialist New York or San Francisco Employment Type: Full time Location Type: Hybrid Department: Customer Success Overview Kira is transforming how people learn by using AI to empower teachers to deliver personalized learning at scale. We're backed by top investors and driven by a team that is deeply passionate about using technology to change education. The Curriculum & Learning Specialist works to design courses, produce training materials, QA content, and deliver professional development. This is a role for someone who loves making high-quality educational content, enjoys teaching adults, is enthusiastic about using AI-powered learning tools to improve student outcomes and save teachers time, and wants to grow into a broader customer-facing and strategic function over time. What you'll do: Curriculum Development and Content Creation Design and build courses aligned to customer contract requirements using Kira's AI-powered course creation tools and instructional design best practices Support large-scale course builds including domestic curriculum and international programs Conduct QA review for all customer-facing courses prior to release, including contractor-produced content, ensuring alignment with Kira's instructional standards Develop lesson plans, vocabulary lists, pacing guides, and standards crosswalks that help districts use Kira's platform for their own curriculum needs Design content with localization and multilingual audiences in mind, particularly for LATAM and international government partners Professional Development Support and Delivery Develop and maintain training materials, facilitator guides, agendas, and speaker notes for PD sessions across domestic and international accounts Produce contractor-ready materials that allow Kira's growing facilitator network to deliver sessions independently without sacrificing quality Co-facilitate in-person and virtual PD sessions during initial engagements, progressing toward independent facilitation for assigned accounts over time Own follow-up commitments from PD sessions, communicating resolution promptly to the customer and assigned Customer Success Manager (CSM) Travel to facilitate in-person PD sessions as needed Quality Assurance and Standards Alignment Review all customer-facing courses and training materials prior to delivery, flagging instructional gaps, alignment issues, or platform inconsistencies Understand when AI is useful, and when a human eye is necessary. Maintain and update standards crosswalk documentation as course content and state requirements evolve Ensure all curriculum reflects a 'teaching with Kira' lens - designed for whole-class instruction, real classroom contexts, and meaningful engagement, not just platform onboarding Support the Advanced Placement Computer Science Principles course update process to meet current College Board standards Reporting and Documentation Maintain up-to-date records of training activity, curriculum deliverables, and session outcomes in HubSpot Report training delivery metrics (sessions, participants, completion rates, qualitative feedback) to CS leadership for customer and partner reports Contribute to annual PD calendar development and summer planning What we're looking for: Former educator: K-12 classroom experience is required, not preferred Strong instructional design background, ideally in K-12 and/or higher education Genuine curiosity about AI-powered tools and how they can support real classroom outcomes Ability to manage multiple deliverables, communicate proactively, and work independently in a distributed, fast-moving team Computer science or STEM education background Spanish language fluency Experience designing curriculum for multilingual, international, or non-traditional learner audiences Familiarity with AI-powered course creation tools or a demonstrated ability to learn new EdTech platforms quickly Experience writing facilitator guides or contractor-ready training materials A 'teaching with technology' orientation - always asking what will actually work in a classroom, not just what looks good on a slide deck Comfortable operating in ambiguity and building structure where none exists yet Willing to handle the 'repeat' work (the foundational trainings, the QA passes, the contractor materials) with care and craft, while growing toward more strategic responsibilities over time Eager to learn how a fast-scaling EdTech company operates and contribute beyond a narrow functional lane What We Offer $90,000 - $110,000 OTE salary + meaningful equity Medical, dental, vision and life insurance, including a medical insurance plan with 100% coverage of employee. Daily lunch credit through DoorDash in office + free DashPash to use anytime for work or personal use. Wellhub Membership: 100% company-paid access to premium gym networks (Orangetheory, SoulCycle), 60+ wellness apps (Headspace, MyFitnessPal, Apple Fitness+), and 1:1 coaching sessions spanning fitness, mental health, nutrition, and sleep. 401(k) matching Pet friendly office. Equal Employment Opportunity Employer At Kira, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Kira believes that diversity and inclusion among our employees are critical to our success as a company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. Selection for employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. Background Check Kira will make a conditional job offer in line with local, state and federal laws, and a subsequent criminal, education, and employment history background check will then be issued. #J-18808-Ljbffr TrulyHired